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Originally Posted by BrianS
If science says that we don't know everything, then science can never say there is no God, right?
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That's right, and science isn't necessarily saying god doesn't exist...we just eliminate theories that are presented for the existence of god, one at a time, until someone is forced to come up with the "fruit/bodypart" argument on you tube (or whichever site that was). Most of us are open minded to the idea that god may exist, we just don't see any irrefutable proof of it. Which brings us to........
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Originally Posted by BrianS
Don't misunderstand faith. It is not believing something without reason. The Bible is not one book but 66 books by over 40 authors from widely varied backgrounds written over a span of 1500 years that are in complete agreement over who God is and what he requires of us. Just reading the scriptures and seeing how each author's writing, from people who never knew each other and never shared their thoughts or writings, can be used to cross reference each other without ever contradicting is certainly not a leap in the dark.
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Look back through these posts-or do the research for yourself. The bible is fraught with contradictions from book to book. So why should I believe in it? Does that not make the bible poor evidence?
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Originally Posted by BrianS
The writers of scripture are considered trustworthy about truth to this day, even by many scientists.
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Who decided them to be trustworthy? Many consider me trustworthy, but to others I am "one step above a homosexual or devil worshiper." Why should I trust "them"? Because I'm told from a very early age to do so?
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Originally Posted by BrianS
Don't misunderstand faith. It is not believing something without reason.
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I don't think most of us misunderstand faith at all. I personally don't believe faith is belief without reason. I just happen to think the reasoning is severely flawed. If anything, people misunderstand atheists. As stated earlier, most of us (myself included), are open to the idea that god exists (I'm willing to bet that includes Yariv). We have not yet been given sufficient reason to believe it-and with each passing day it seems less and less likely to occur.
I'm glad you have your faith. I take no issue with it. Your argument here just doesn't do much to sway anyone or shed any more light on this topic (assuming that was your goal).