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Tangle Member Posts: 9509 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8 |
Faith writes: But my point is that the Bible is full of witnessed physical evidence for God and I believe it Yeh we know you believe it but what's in you book is not evidence of anything other than someone we don't know wrote a book about some things that we do know (from real evidence) are not factually correct. We know this in the same way that you know that the book of Mormon is not evidence of real events or the Quran is not evidence of real events just because someone in a book claims to have witnessed something and someone else (who we don't know) who didn't witness it but heard it from someone else and wrote it down many years later. Can you see how this doesn't work?Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London.I am Finland. Soy Barcelona "Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved." - Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.
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PaulK Member Posts: 17825 Joined: Member Rating: 2.3 |
quote: And yet you don’t even have witness accounts of any of these things, let alone actual examples that have been investigated.(I don’t even know why you list “blood on the doorposts” since that is something the Hebrews supposedly did themselves).
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1469 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
Witness reports of evidence is speculative stuff. Don't be silly. Speculation is speculation, witness reports are witness reports.
You can't believe in something because you need it to be true. Sure you can. Lots of folks believe having a baby will fix a marriage. Not a good example. We're talking about stuff you can't witness yourself, but you can witness a baby and see for yourself if it helps the marriage. That is not what we're talking about. I ccouldn't believe in God on the basis of wanting to believe in God. I don't know how anyone else can but some say they do so I guess they can though I can't.
It's either true or it isn't.
Agreed.The problem is that there's no answer sheet that tells us which is which. As I've been saying, there are lots of witnesses reported in the Bible to miraculous PHYSICAL events that are intended to be evidence of the reality of God. That's the "answer sheet," whatever that means, for those of us who believe those accounts. If you don't you don't, but that's the point, the evidence is there, you believe it or you don't.
So, we have to figure it out. I'm talking about the Bible, I don't know what you are talking about, but the Bible reports on lots of evidence for God and you don't have to figure anything out, you either believe it or you don't.
Testing against reality works - progress is made. More progress than ever before, even. You can't test for a spiritual being. He either gives you evidence of his existence or he doesn't. If he does you either believe it or you don't. There are no tests you could do that I know of.
One would think that if there was a God with the answer sheet, then having a relationship with Him would help progress. But.. believing in God has led to the same amount of progress as not even trying - minimal progress in some areas, and large-scale stagnation in others. Believing in God for progress was tried... for hundreds (thousands?) of years. Then - testing against reality was tried... more progress in under 100 years than eons of anything previous. One more test that leads us to knowing that God does not exist - as results including God are equivalent to results including nothing at all. I don't think you have a clue what you are talking about. I'm not talking about any "answer sheet," I'm talking about evidence for the existence of God as such. Also I believe there has been plenty of progress in society, civilization, compassion, and also science as a result of Christianity over the last two thousand years. But I'm not making that argument here, I'm just arguing that the Bible reports on witness evidence for the existence of God. Believe it or not; take it or leave it.
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Stile Member Posts: 4295 From: Ontario, Canada Joined: |
Faith writes: You say you test the evidence in a TV show about a criminal investigation yourself. You have the forensic equipment for every test they make? No, you don't test any of it, you can't. You believe what they tell you about THEIR tests. They give you pictures too. Why would I need my own equipment? I just use other people's equipment. Like those found in schools. You also make it sound like I need to test things I've already tested.The good part about testing physical reality is that it's cumulative. You don't have to do it for the same thing over and over. If it takes 100N of force to lift an object 5 feet... it will take 100N of force to lift that object the same 5 feet again and again.If I also learn (by testing) that object's forces differ in the same way over various conditions (as described by certain formulas) - then I don't need to test those formulas and conditions all the time either. If I also learn (by testing) that certain tools can be used in certain ways to make the calculations on their own and display the results for us - then I don't need to test every single one after every single measurement. If I also learn (by testing) that sometimes equipment can fail and it needs to be regularly calibrated to ensure proper accuracy - then I don't need to worry about failing equipment. If I also learn (by testing) that sometimes people make mistakes or can be purposefully untruthful and that by incorporating multiple tests by various people with various backgrounds and rewarding those that 'find mistakes' - then I don't need to worry about human failures. If I also learn (by testing) that certain procedures using the tools can lead to new tools and new procedures and new information - then I don't need to test every item every time it's claimed "Stile doesn't know how it works" by someone posting messages on the internet. Cumulative testing against reality is incredibly powerful.I can tell you are not accustomed to such levels of confidence. I would recommend starting in a school or library. It adds a certain... peaceful solace... when you're able to identify how much confidence - how much knowledge - you have in various aspects of reality by learning how to physically test them as opposed to accepting "witnessed" claims.
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Stile Member Posts: 4295 From: Ontario, Canada Joined: |
Faith writes: Speculation is speculation, witness reports are witness reports. If you don't understand how those are the same thing, I don't know how to help you.I would recommend beginning by learning about how the human brain works (you can even start by watching a fun show called 'Brain Games' if you'd like.) Faith writes: I couldn't believe in God on the basis of wanting to believe in God. I don't know how anyone else can but some say they do so I guess they can though I can't. If this is what you meant by "You can't believe in something because you need it to be true." then I agree. Although, really... the two phrases are significantly different by my reading comprehension.
As I've been saying, there are lots of witnesses reported in the Bible to miraculous PHYSICAL events that are intended to be evidence of the reality of God. That's the "answer sheet," whatever that means, for those of us who believe those accounts. I agree that this is their intention.However - they simply fail to go beyond their "intention." The "answer sheet" in the Bible is wrong about too many things to be taken as evidence of anything.
If you don't you don't, but that's the point, the evidence is there, you believe it or you don't. If the evidence is there - then there's no need to "believe it or not."The fact that you think "you believe it or you don't" is an acceptable closing statement is enough in itself that what you think of the word "evidence" isn't actually evidence. You can't test for a spiritual being. He either gives you evidence of his existence or he doesn't. If he does you either believe it or you don't. There are no tests you could do that I know of. You also can't test for "nothing existing as spiritual beings." Interesting.
I'm just arguing that the Bible reports on witness evidence for the existence of God. Believe it or not; take it or leave it. I agree that the Bible reports on such things.It's just not evidence of anything in reality.
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1469 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
I wasn't asking you for your opinion, I was answering the ridiculous claim that we have no evidence of God, which is not true. I knew perfectly well what your opinion is. I was saying that we do have evidence and those who know God believe that evidence. You don't know God and you reject the evidence. So what else is new? Just makes you another know-it-all rejecter of the truth.
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Tangle Member Posts: 9509 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8
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Your personal belief is the revealed truth isn't it? You believe that your god has told you this.
Why has god told you a truth that is different to what he tells GDR and Phat?Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London.I am Finland. Soy Barcelona "Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved." - Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.
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Phat Member Posts: 18332 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.0 |
I recently watched an intense debate between Ben Shapiro and William Lane Craig. The transcript, auto-generated on YouTube, is fascinating.
I plan on spinning off a new topic based on this transcript and the 50+ minute dialogue between two polished speakers.Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. ~RC Sproul "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " ~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith You can "get answers" by watching the ducks. That doesn't mean the answers are coming from them.~Ringo
Subjectivism may very well undermine Christianity.In the same way that "allowing people to choose what they want to be when they grow up" undermines communism.~Stile
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Stile Member Posts: 4295 From: Ontario, Canada Joined:
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Faith writes: I wasn't asking you for your opinion... Okay.
I was answering the ridiculous claim that we have no evidence of God, which is not true. If it's actually not true - you haven't shown such a thing. All you've produced are 'claims' and 'intentions' of evidence.But no evidence of God. Therefore, the claim that you have no evidence of God still stands. I do agree, however, that this claim is ridiculous.It's ridiculous that people still need this specified in any form at all. As ridiculous as having to "state a claim" that there's no evidence for Santa Claus. Such things are simply understood by most people. I was saying that we do have evidence and those who know God believe that evidence. If you have to 'believe' it to accept it - it's not evidence. It's merely a claim or an intention. No one has to believe that engines can power cars.You can test the theory behind engines and cars. If you can't test it, it's not evidence.You can't test the claims and intentions in the Bible. Therefore - the claims and intentions in the Bible are not evidence. You don't know God and you reject the evidence. I don't know God because I know God doesn't exist.One of the large reasons is that whenever we look for evidence of God - we only find claims and intentions - but no evidence. Your continued repetition is providing an excellent example. I reject your claims and intentions as evidence - because such things are not evidence.Just as I would reject a spoon being called a knife. Just makes you another know-it-all rejecter of the truth. If this is your summary - I accept your label.Seems as muddled as the rest of your descriptions and I'm confident that others will see it as such upon learning of the source.
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Stile Member Posts: 4295 From: Ontario, Canada Joined: |
Thugpreacha writes: I plan on spinning off a new topic based on this transcript and the 50+ minute dialogue between two polished speakers. Would there happen to be a text-based transcript that doesn't require playing a video? I may be able to watch the video eventually - but my motivation for such a thing is rather low.If there's a text-transcript* I would be much more motivated to review it. *Heh... "text-transcript..." Is that like a "picture-image?"
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PaulK Member Posts: 17825 Joined: Member Rating: 2.3 |
I did watch most of Andrew Neil’s interview with Ben Shapiro. Shapiro came off very badly. He was reduced to (laughably) complaining that Andrew Neil was a biased leftist and finally walked out.
Craig is a professional - and skilled - debater - I’d expect him to eat Shapiro alive.
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Phat Member Posts: 18332 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.0 |
I have the raw transcript in Google Docs via a shareable link, but I need to go through the 72+pages and attribute which words to what speaker. I should have it done soon.
Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. ~RC Sproul "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " ~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith You can "get answers" by watching the ducks. That doesn't mean the answers are coming from them.~Ringo
Subjectivism may very well undermine Christianity.In the same way that "allowing people to choose what they want to be when they grow up" undermines communism.~Stile
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Tangle Member Posts: 9509 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8
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Phat writes: I recently watched an intense debate between Ben Shapiro and William Lane Craig. The transcript, auto-generated on YouTube, is fascinating. I really dislike Craig because he calls himself logical and is a philosopher but as soon as he gets onto god his logic goes to pieces. I watched the first ten minutes or so and found myself disagreeing with him but finding his answers fair and logical, then he got onto god and he talked utter shit. I saw Sam Harris debate with him and he just shrugged in disbelief that someone with an obvious training in logic would fall apart when trying to justify the existence of god. It was embarrassing to watch. His premises fail. Weird thing to watch happening to an accademic.Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London.I am Finland. Soy Barcelona "Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved." - Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.
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Phat Member Posts: 18332 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.0 |
Tangle writes: I am attempting to edit the transcript over at my new topic, (by edit I mean to attribute the raw data to the proper speaker)and I hope to get it promoted soon. I would also be interested in finding the Sam Harris debate and discussing that one at my new topic as well. Tangle, can you find a link to the Sam Harris debate which you're referred to? I really dislike Craig because he calls himself logical and is a philosopher but as soon as he gets onto god his logic goes to pieces. I watched the first ten minutes or so and found myself disagreeing with him but finding his answers fair and logical, then he got onto god and he talked utter shit. I saw Sam Harris debate with him and he just shrugged in disbelief that someone with obvious training in logic would fall apart when trying to justify the existence of god. It was embarrassing to watch. His premises fail. Weird thing to watch happening to an academic.Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. ~RC Sproul "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " ~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith You can "get answers" by watching the ducks. That doesn't mean the answers are coming from them.~Ringo
Subjectivism may very well undermine Christianity.In the same way that "allowing people to choose what they want to be when they grow up" undermines communism.~Stile
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Tangle Member Posts: 9509 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8 |
Phat writes: Tangle, can you find a link to the Sam Harris debate which you're referred to? Probably this one Sam Harris | The God Debate Craig is a dishonest debater
quote: Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London.I am Finland. Soy Barcelona "Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved." - Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.
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