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Platapus · 03-29-12, 07:57 PM

Theists and non-theists will always have a hard time discussing this issue because they approach it from different viewpoints.

The theist has an apriori belief that there is a god and asks for proof that there is no god. Lacking any proof that there is no god, leads the theist to believe that their original position (there is a god) is true.

The non-theist has an apriori belief that there is no god and asks for proof that there is a god. Lacking any proof that there is a god, leads the non-theist to believe that their original position (there is no god) is true.

Each side treats the lack of contrary proof as evidence that supports their belief position. And that is simply not logical. But it does illustrate some of the difficulty that theists and non-theists have in discussing this issue.

03-29-12, 07:57 PM	#162
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,369 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Theists and non-theists will always have a hard time discussing this issue because they approach it from different viewpoints. The theist has an apriori belief that there is a god and asks for proof that there is no god. Lacking any proof that there is no god, leads the theist to believe that their original position (there is a god) is true. The non-theist has an apriori belief that there is no god and asks for proof that there is a god. Lacking any proof that there is a god, leads the non-theist to believe that their original position (there is no god) is true. Each side treats the lack of contrary proof as evidence that supports their belief position. And that is simply not logical. But it does illustrate some of the difficulty that theists and non-theists have in discussing this issue. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.