03 Oct '12 11:05>2 edits
Originally posted by KellyJayIs there a reason you count what people present as evidence [for the existence of "G"od], worthless? Don't you have to look at the total picture and see if there are points there?...
Is there a reason you count what people present as evidence, worthless? Don't
you have to look at the total picture and see if there are points there? Worthless
suggests to me that you've not taken anything seriously. I cannot say that what
people present to me to show me the universe is billions of years old as worthless,
but I don't have to agree if I e with, but that does not mean that
any and all things they say are, well…worthless.
Kelly
The big picture is looking at this "evidence" and assessing its likelyhood of being valid by considering what we know about the world now, and acknowledging the tendency of humans to make things up or mis-represent what has actually occured at some point. The little picture is looking at this "evidence" and accepting it (as you did) with no pause for thought whatsoever.
Worthless suggests to me that you've not taken anything seriously. I cannot say that what people present to me to show me the universe is billions of years old as worthless, but I don't have to agree if I don't buy into why the claims are being made.
The argument that the Earth is billions of years old, and the manner in which they arrived at that figure, is far more sophisticated than "God made the earth 6000 years ago [by magic!]"
It seems too easy to dismiss all things being said because someone may say or agree with a point you totally don’t agree with, but that does not mean that any and all things they say are, well…worthless.
It is easy for me to dismiss the Qu-ran (it is probably just as easy for you too)
It is easy for me to dismiss the ramblings of our friend Dasa (it is probably just as easy for you too)
It is easy for me to dismiss the writings of scientology (it is probably just as easy for you)
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It is easy for me to dismiss the accounts of UFO abductees (it is probably just as easy for you)
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It is easy for me to dismiss the Bible, or hearsay regarding events supposed to have happened in the Bible (in this case it is not just as easy for you because of bias)