Rationalising The Irrational - Hardcore Theists Apply Within

Not to talk down on your beliefs or anything, but I'll see if I can find other explanations for some of the things you said. It could be that something did indeed happen, it could also be some form of mass hysteria. A few people thinking they've seen something, and this spreading throughout the group, where people, even if they didn't see something, will still be convinced they did. Personally, no. I have seen some pretty large craters though. The craters I mentioned above. I saw the evidence they left, that convinced me. Is there a chance a large meteor didn't make them? Yes, but the possibilities are endless, and so, since we know big rocks fly around in space, we know rocks from space enter our atmosphere, and we know there are pretty big craters in the ground, not to mention the KT barrier in the ground layers, I'm pretty sure large meteor's exists. No, but I'm not sure you did either. Perhaps you saw a much smaller meteor, but your mind made it out to be much bigger. Experiences are NEVER objective. Only evidence everyone can look at and examine is. Actually that's not true. There are only about 1 billion Christians (I'm assuming you are one, it's even less if you are a Jew, and slightly more when you are a Muslim), so that would mean that most people DON'T believe in the same god you do.

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First misconception: That we Atheists have "blind faith that god doesn't exist," we simply say there is no evidence for one. We require evidence from unbelievers before we too can believe in god. Believers have repeated the mantra that there is evidence so long that they believe it's true. In truth, we Atheists know it requires more "faith" to believe that creator god is the cause for our existence, than to see no reason why to believe that creator god is the cause for our existence. Once believers begin to honestly consider that god requires evidence before we believe in his existence, instead of first "asking" him for the why, and only then the god who they say is reveals/discloses himself to those who seek him. They will never see why this is not real evidence

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Seems I was wrongly informed, thanks for pointing it out. Still, John 10:10 being a Christian, that leaves 66% of the people who don't believe in his god. I don't know if John is a born again, but if he is, and your 4% stat is true, that would mean 96% percent of the world doesn't believe on god like he does. Seems there are still more people that don't believe in god like he does than there are that do, whichever way you cut it.

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Yeah well, it was actually more of a parody of John's position, which is the weirdest one of them all. He says there is empirical evidence, but you have to believe god is real before you can see it. When we then summarize his position to say that belief comes first, he says it doesn't. It's a bit weird to me, so I thought I'd have some fun.For me, yes evidence is required before I believe anything. Though I did made some mistakes by thinking "Hmm, that sounds plausible, that must be true" only to later find out I was utterly wrong. Ah well, you live and learn.

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