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Topic	How do people still believe in religion in 2017
Tropic_Sunset 07/17/17 11:54:00 PM #61:	Lokarin posted... -Komaiko54- posted... Lokarin posted... Golden Road posted... Apparently I forgot that God was proven not to exist earlier this year. Sorry about that, I'll try harder. No evidence for a negative claim is required since there's no evidence for a positive claim yet The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence That is true. One can't say definitively "There is no god because the believers in god cannot provide evidence", however - you still need an evidence AT ALL for your positive claim otherwise it can be dismissed Logically, yes, which is why I am not religious myself. But the religious tend to have confirmation bias where they SEE evidence that they want to see. I don't particularly find it compelling, mind you, but as long as it makes them happy and they aren't using religion to spread pain, I don't really care. --- "Nostalgia is a hell of a drug." -Magus 10 <cite>Tropic_Sunset posted [p:883117431] in How do peo... [t:75573553]...</cite> <quote><cite>Lokarin posted...</cite> <quote><cite>-Komaiko54- posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Lokarin posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Golden Road posted...</cite> <quote>Apparently I forgot that God was proven not to exist earlier this year. Sorry about that, I'll try harder.</quote> No evidence for a negative claim is required since there's no evidence for a positive claim yet</quote> The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence</quote> That is true. One can't say definitively "There is no god because the believers in god cannot provide evidence", however - you still need an evidence AT ALL for your positive claim otherwise it can be dismissed</quote> Logically, yes, which is why I am not religious myself. But the religious tend to have confirmation bias where they SEE evidence that they want to see. I don't particularly find it compelling, mind you, but as long as it makes them happy and they aren't using religion to spread pain, I don't really care. --- "Nostalgia is a hell of a drug." -Magus 10</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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