tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post6323317719531117478..comments2023-11-02T09:14:47.151-05:00Comments on Bill's Thoughts: DO ATHEISTS EXIST?Bill Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573859102823530876noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-45123049939920317272014-08-17T09:23:59.238-05:002014-08-17T09:23:59.238-05:00CA:
Good response.
I do seriously doubt that d...CA:<br /><br />Good response. <br /><br />I do seriously doubt that dragons and elves exist. But, as a scientist I can not be absolutely certain that they do not. <br /><br />I have found 11th century indian artifacts in molded clay with patterns painted on the surface in the mountains of Arizona. They clearly pointed back to an intelligent craftsman.<br /><br />As I have studied time and space and matter and energy as a scientist, the explanation that a single point of nothing turned itself inside out and made all of these things in an orderly fashion doesn't satisfy me. For me, what I see points to an intelligent craftsman.<br /><br />JohnJohn Kulpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-91024515688637172542014-08-14T08:24:39.575-05:002014-08-14T08:24:39.575-05:00Hi John,
No. It means I see no good reason to bel...Hi John,<br /><br />No. It means I see no good reason to believe in God. I'm not convinced by theists arguments for its existence. <br /><br />You don't have faith dragons and elves don't exist, do you?<br /><br />Probably not.<br /><br />Can you possibly know for certain that they don't exist somewhere?<br /><br />No. <br /><br />That would make you an agnostic a-elvist.<br /><br />It's not a 'faith' claim. Given enough evidence, I would concede a god exists.Canadian Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641777092783262463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-68583591839307181262014-08-11T22:00:54.386-05:002014-08-11T22:00:54.386-05:00CA: Interesting response. Are you saying that yo...CA: Interesting response. Are you saying that your claim about what you believe (atheism) goes beyond what you claim to know (agnosticism)?<br /><br />I am a little confused. Isn't that the dictionary definition of the word "faith"?<br /><br />JohnJohn Kulpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-17023106974773625552014-07-30T09:31:12.645-05:002014-07-30T09:31:12.645-05:00Rebuttal can be found here: http://godlesscranium....Rebuttal can be found here: http://godlesscranium.com/2014/07/30/do-atheists-exist-they-sure-do/<br /><br />And John: Agnosticism is a knowledge claim and atheism is a claim about what we believe. I'm an agnostic atheist. Just because Dawkins said he's an agnostic, in no way means he's not an atheist. Canadian Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641777092783262463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-82402868376230037562014-07-21T09:41:25.707-05:002014-07-21T09:41:25.707-05:00Good post Bill.
Dawkins actually "came out&q...Good post Bill.<br /><br />Dawkins actually "came out" a few years ago admitting that he is actually an agnostic. He stated that the existence of a creator is very very unlikely, but he concluded 'That doesn't mean I'm absolutely confident, that I absolutely know, because I don't.'<br /><br />JohnJohn Kulpnoreply@blogger.com