Argument supporting existence of a God

[ok doser]

i guess

that and immaturity



on an unrelated note, i have a mink running around in my front yard - up and down the dock, out into the water that's full of moving ice - tons of fun to watch

 

[Right Divider]

i guess

that and immaturity

Pride is a side-effect of immaturity (spiritually speaking).

on an unrelated note, i have a mink running around in my front yard - up and down the dock, out into the water that's full of moving ice - tons of fun to watch

I have a opossum in my back yard. Very dull... :yawn:

 

[Stripe]

I have a opossum in my back yard. Very dull.

I'll get the shotgun.

 

[glorydaz]

I'll get the shotgun.

What?

They are wonderful little marsupials.
Did you know they rid your property of fleas?

 

[Stripe]

What?

They are wonderful little marsupials.
Did you know they rid your property of fleas?

Pests. All they're good for is roadkill.

 

[ok doser]

I shoot or trap raccoons, porcupines and beaver if I see them - they're destructive.

On the other hand, minks are great - since they established a presence here about twenty years ago, I never see watersnakes around my docks where we swim.

 

[Ktoyou]

Actually, it’s been scientifically proven that if you are of European ancestry, you may have as much as 3-4% Neanderthal dna in your genome. The oldest known modern human remains are 195,000 years old.

These are facts. But if you choose to not accept them, you can make yourself believe whatever you wish. That’s the nice thing about beliefs. They don’t have to be based on facts, and any person gets to believe anything they want to.

Not me, I'm a chilly willy and that means I am from the warm parts.

 

[quip]

Christians have evidence based faith.
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Saying it doesn't make it so.

What exactly IS "evidence based faith"?
Sounds like an oxymoron...you're not in need of one if you have the other!

Which is it, evidence, faith or merely evidence OF your faith?

 

[Right Divider]

What exactly IS "evidence based faith"?

It's faith based on evidence.

Sounds like an oxymoron. Which is it, evidence, faith or merely evidence OF your faith?

:juggle:

 

[quip]

It's faith based on evidence.


:juggle:

Evidence in need of faith seems evidentiary lacking...else your faith needs an upgrade.

 

[Right Divider]

Evidence in need of faith seems evidentiary lacking...else your faith needs an upgrade.

You're a very silly person.

 

[quip]

You're a very silly person.

Well, at least we have THAT in common!

 

[Right Divider]

Well, at least we have THAT in common!

Faith not based on evidence is fantasy.

 

[quip]

Faith not based on evidence is fantasy.

Evidence based on faith is a mere cognitive bias at play.

 

[Right Divider]

Evidence based on faith is a mere cognitive bias at play.

Who has "evidence based on faith"? Not me.

 

[quip]

Who has "evidence based on faith"? Not me.

Did you not quote that you have "evidence based faith"?
Wherefore the difference?

 

[Stripe]

Did you not quote that you have "evidence based faith"?
Wherefore the difference?

:rotfl:

 

[Right Divider]

Did you not quote that you have "evidence based faith"?
Wherefore the difference?

Perhaps English is not your first language nor understandable by you.

Evidence based faith means faith based on evidence.

It is NOT evidence based ON faith. It is the exact opposite.

 

[quip]

It is NOT evidence based ON faith. It is the exact opposite.

Sure it is...by conflating the two you're using faith to retro-fit the evidence. Again, if there is sufficient evidence of your belief (onto which you hold faith), you may dispense with faith all together. Conversely, if you hold to a strong faith in your belief then there is insufficient evidence for it.

What you're doing is employing a cognitive (conformation) bias.

 

[Right Divider]

Sure it is...by conflating the two you're using faith to retro-fit the evidence. Again, if there is sufficient evidence of your belief (onto which you hold faith), you may dispense with faith all together. Conversely, if you hold to a strong faith in your belief then there is insufficient evidence for it.

What you're doing is employing a cognitive (conformation) bias.

The only one conflating here is you.