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   On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:50:44 -0600, BruceS  wrote:   
   .   
   >On 09/15/2014 10:07 PM, Olrik wrote:   
   >> Le 2014-09-15 23:04, felix_unger a écrit :   
   >>> On 15-September-2014 7:54 PM, Sylvia Else wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 14/09/2014 1:57 AM, mur@.not. wrote:   
   >>>>> On Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:14:54 -0400, Olrik  wrote:   
   >>>>> .   
   >>>>>> Le 2014-09-10 14:47, mur@.not. a écrit :   
   >>>>>>> Would they be able to post at all?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> What lies?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> All of them. Of course the biggest is that there's no evidence for   
   >>>>> God's   
   >>>>> existence, when if there really was no evidence there would be   
   >>>>> nothing for   
   >>>>> anyone to believe in.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The alternative possibility is that people believe despite the absence   
   >>>> of evidence.   
   >>>   
   >>> no, ppl believe on the basis of what evidence exists, but despite the   
   >>> absence of proof.   
   >>   
   >> You must have a very special definition of «evidence».   
   >   
   >It pretty much boils down to: "People wouldn't believe it if there were   
   >no evidence.  People do believe all sorts of rubbish.  Therefore, there   
   >is evidence for said rubbish."   
   . . .   
   >Instead of "no evidence", just remind the True Believers that the   
   >evidence for *their* particular lunatic magic world   
      
   "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -   
   Arthur   
   C. Clarke   
      
   >is no better than   
   >the evidence for any of the other lunatic magic worlds in competition   
   >with theirs.   
      
       Like what?   
      
   >IOW, we accept that Yaweh the Serial Murderer is every bit   
   >as well supported as The Cat in the Hat.   
      
       The Cat in the Hat isn't supported at all. God certainly is. That's one of   
   those starting lines you people aren't mentally capable of getting as "far" as.   
      
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