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Author Topic:   Atheism isn't a belief?
deerbreh
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Message 22 of 329 (234040)
08-17-2005 10:35 AM
Reply to: Message 5 by iano
08-17-2005 5:34 AM


Re: As I understand it
iano writes:
expecting natural to provide evidence for a supernatual God is a fools errant.
I wouldn't say that at all. It certainly is not a fool's errand. If one can recognize "natural" it should be quite easy to recognize "supernatural". In fact, I would say that someone who knows nature will be more likely to recognize something that is truly supernatural than someone who is less knowledgeable regarding nature. What is true is that the less knowledgeable person will be more likely to ascribe natural events to a supernatural cause. This is why the Greeks and Romans needed so many gods. We don't need a god to explain thunder and lightening because we know the natural explanation.

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