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[21:37] killer....so what do you believe
about the world??...origin of man...etc?
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[21:37] Well, I wouldn't say that I necessarily
strove to prove that god doesn't exist.
[21:38] killer...what would you say?
[21:38] lol
[21:38] I took most of the propositions out
there that god DOES exist, and I concluded that none
of them makes sense.
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[21:38] Killer...how so?
[21:38] Therefore, if none of the propositions
or beliefs make sense to me, then I am left to conclude
that the "god" thing is make believe.
[21:39] killer....do you use formal logic
at all?
[21:39] Killer...how so?
[21:39] Also, this implies that the burden
of proof does NOT lie in my 'court' (which it doesn't)
[21:40] I make no propositions about god...
I simply do not believe that a god exists.
[21:40] killer...Burden of proof is a fallcy
anyways....BOTH have it. :)
[21:40] well i gotta go for now.....good night
everyone.....God bless you....
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[21:40] killer..I am asking how you have
came to that conclussion?...by what methods of reasoning?
[21:40] Burden of proof is not a fallacy...
simply put: the person making the claim, must prove
his point. I'm not making a claim.
[21:41] you claim a god does not exist
[21:41] godkiller, are you not making a claim
that god does not exist?
[21:41] killer...nice...but not true...you
have equal burden if you have a counter prop
[21:41] My methods partially consist of showing
flaws in reasoning and logic in religious points of
view.
[21:42] Action: NedFlndrs could play that with his
paradigm as well
[21:42] Killer....can you give me an example?
[21:42] And yes, I do propose that there
is no God. However, If I claimed that there is a being
inside a rock called EBNU, and you didn't believe it...
would you have the burden of proof to DISPROVE me?
[21:43] There's no way you can prove a negative.
[21:43] porve to who?
[21:43] killer....only if I would care to
justify my prop.
[21:43] prove to who
[21:43] so the answer is yes.
[21:43] All you could successfully do is
show flaws in my logic and reasoning. You would Never,
ever be able to prove that there is no EBNU.
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[21:44] you can make all sorts of props....but
it is logical justification we are after
[21:44] By my same reasoning, I will admit
that I cannot "prove" that God doesn't exist. But, what
I concentrate on is "proving" flaws in religious logic..
like I
said.
[21:44] killer...not true...I could use all
sorts of methods besides logic
[21:45] What methods are there to prove propositions
besides logic?
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[21:45] hi
[21:45] hi
[21:45] ho.
[21:46] howdy
[21:46] Ned?
[21:47] What methods are there which can
be used to PROVE propositions... besides logical methods?
[21:47] If you count on emotional methods,
then I cannot argue with you. Emotional methods are
unreliable and logic cannot successfully be waged against
a person who relies solely on emotional reasoning.
[21:48] bye
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[21:49] is anyone there? why the sudden
stop in comm?
[21:50] net lag, perhaps?
[21:50] no, I pinged, and at least Ned is
there.
[21:50] maybe he's on the can? har
[21:51] you think he could have at least _said_
so...
[21:51] well, ignoring the atheist will not
make him go away.
[21:52] I have no animosity toward Christians.
My very best friend is a devout Christian.
[21:52] but if _he_ goes away, then what's
the point?
[21:52] I think there is always room for
good, rational discussion between anyone and everyone.
[21:52] killer, have you heard of pascal's
wager?
[21:52] (I'm the atheist)
[21:53] mess: I believe so, please enlighten
me.
[21:54] Dittos here. I'm not Christian, but
I see no reason to look down upon those who are. The
ones who scream in my face and try to pass laws saying
I can't do this or that I do look down upon - but they're
in the distinct minority.
[21:54] killer.. says: if there is no god,
it doesnt matter if we believe or not, because we will
just "wink out" when we die. but if there is a god,
and we dont believe, then we are in world of hurt
when we die.. so might as well believe
[21:54] sparg. I can agree with you, however,
they are gaining power.. such as in special interests.
[21:55] message: for a very long time, that
"Pascal's wager" prevented me from 'crossing over' so
to speak into atheism.
[21:56] message: for a very long time, I
lived in fear of being wrong... of having to face some
'powerful vengeance' after I die.
[21:56] killer, and what made you decide to
not believe
[21:56] *sigh* Unfortunately true. Us being
a small minority, I don't think there's a lot we can
do about it except wait it out.
[21:56] but the more I thought about what
I was afraid of... the more I realized how rediculous
it all is.
[21:57] The Wager didn't for me. Figured that
if God's omniscient, he should surely be able to see
thru that kind of trick.
[21:57] I was being afraid of an unexplainable,
undescribable, supernatural, extra-universal entity
which could destroy or create at a whim.
[21:57] First of all, what I was afraid of
(by describing it) was full of contradictions.
[21:57] killer i agree. if you are believing
just because you are afraid of what might happen if
you dont believe, you are not really believing
[21:57] besides, if your reasoning and your
experience tell you there's nothing to be afraid of,
there's nothing to be afraid of, and that's that.
[21:57] back
[21:58] If something is "unexplainable" ...
by putting that label upon it, haven't I "explained"
it to an extent?
[21:58] Sorry I had to grab the dorr
[21:58] errrrr...dorr
[21:58] door
[21:58] If something is "extra-universal"
doesn't that contradict the definition of "universe"?
[21:58] killer btw... you were saying about
christians who scream in your face about atheism...
there are those atheists who torment christians (other
religious types also) as well
[21:59] well, torment is not my purpose.
Discussion is.
[21:59] killer mine too.
[21:59] it was me who said that - I can't stand
those types either. I think everybody's entitled to
a little respect.
[21:59] godkiller> well, ignoring the atheist
will not make him go away.<---------excuse me?
[21:59] killer i respect your reasoned approach
[22:00] ned: thought you clammed up there
for some reason... sorry.
[22:00] Action: NedFlndrs ignores nothing
[22:00] theology is the best philosophical
topic
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[22:00] killer...My axioms are based On formal
Logic....coupled with evidentialsim
[22:01] ism...I mean
[22:01] what, by the way, is an apologetic?
[22:01] Action: NedFlndrs (((((((((((((((((((( Bon
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[22:01] hiya Ned
[22:01] Apologetics;( from the greek word,
apologia), The word apologia means.....
[22:01] A defense or justification of one's
beliefs, attitudes, or actions.
[22:01] An Apologetic is the branch of theology
that defends the claims of Christianity.
[22:01] An apologist is a person who defends
an idea, faith, cause, or institution.
[22:01] Ned - ???? If your axioms are based
on something, anything at all - how are they axioms?
[22:01] spargel....LOL
[22:02] Getting back to what I was afraid
of in my youth: if I was afraid of an all-powerful
omnicient being... then my mind and my fear exists
in direct contradiction to any purpose of living!
[22:02] ned, i wonder where the word apology
got its current connotation
[22:02] In other words, why would an allpowerful,
allknowing creator set me up for failure?
[22:03] "i apologize for being a christian"
:)
[22:03] Eventually, my confidence my "disbelief"
led me to drop any fears of eternal retribution.
[22:03] killer some believe (i do not) that
god choose those he will allow in his fold.. there
is nothing the individual can do about it
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[22:03] message: that is the idea expressed
by all forms of christianity I know.
[22:04] Killer....killer....do you have a
choice between Good and Bad??...do you have a free-will
to do a choice between alternatives?
[22:04] in that case, why should God allow
the others to be born at all? Doesn't make much sense
to me.
[22:04] killer most christians i know believe
that god welcomes all into his flock, and those who
dont believe, etc are "lost sheep"... he waits for them
to find their way to him
[22:05] killer jesus said that at one point
[22:05] Killer....spargel....You both start
with a presupposition. A poor one I would have to say.
[22:05] spargel no it doesnt
[22:05] Petititio Principii; The fallacy
of begging the question.
[22:05] This fallacy Starts with a pressuposition
that has reasserted the conclusion of an argument in
the premise.
[22:05] So, the argument itself is circular
in the sense that it is set up so there is no other
conclusion.
[22:05] and what presupposition is that, Ned?
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[22:08] bbl
[22:08] That God...If he exists...is this
cosmic trickster...they he has somehow forced you to
feel, Or behave a certain way. As well as, that this
being would punish those for what he has created...
[22:08] Right?
[22:08] am I close?
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[22:09] *thinks for a minute*
[22:09] :)
[22:09] Action: NedFlndrs thinks they have the standard
objection to the problem of evil
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[22:10] Hello Shrubbery
[22:11] hello....
[22:11] I wouldn't say it's a _presupposition_,
no. The second part is a Christian claim to be evaluated.
The first part - no, I don't think God (if he exists)
forces me to _feel_ anything. Nor do I force myself
to feel anything - it jus
t happens.
[22:11] hi
[22:11] um....i asked someone toping me in
the last channel and they kicked me out.....
[22:11] Ned and I just started a discussion
- wanna join in?
[22:12] spargel...then how is a "feeling" a
basis for a logical conclussion of a being such as
God?
[22:12] toping=to ping......
[22:12] hehhee
[22:12] so, could someone in here please
ping me?......
[22:12] back up a minute. To what "feeling" were
you referring?
[22:12] I did.......
[22:13] I don't think God (if he exists)
forces me to _feel_ anything. Nor do I force myself
to feel anything - it just happens.
[22:13] whats the virdict...?
[22:13] was that you or killer that said
he felt fear?
[22:14] No response yet
[22:14] hhmmmm
[22:14] does it matter...?
[22:14] guess not
[22:15] anyways Spargel....have you read
any apologetic material in favor of an intelligent
designer?
[22:15] I think that was killer. I came to
the conclusion that if God existed, I'd eventually
figure it out and be OK. If he didn't, I'd eventually
reach that conclusion and discover that I had nothing
to be afraid of. Either way, there'
s nothing to fear.
[22:15] so, whats a theism....?
[22:15] Spargel...how do you explain Mans
existance?
[22:15] theism=belief in God
[22:16] Sure - lots. Which design argument
did you have in mind?
[22:16] spargel....are you set in your un
belief?...Or are you still looking for answers?
[22:16] thank you...
[22:17] spargel....None...I was wondering
what texts.....I am tryin to get a feel for what you
have studied
[22:17] shrubbery - atheism is disbelief in
God's existence
[22:17] lol spargel
[22:17] so, everybody in here believes in
god then...?
[22:17] What kind of an explanation are you
looking for? The question can be answered on several
levels.
[22:17] spargels an atheist
[22:17] Action: NedFlndrs is a theist
[22:18] i'd describe my position as unlikely
to change, but still open
[22:18] Spargel....any angle..take a shot.
[22:18] yeah, i know that one...
[22:18] hi!
[22:19] what if you dont believe in anything
eccept that anythings possible....is there a name for
that...?
[22:20] shrubbery....Looney?
[22:20] lol
[22:20] I was teasin
[22:20] On one level, man exists because our
parents decided to reproduce. On another, man exists
because of a long evolutionary process that selected
a group of primates for bipedalism and intelligence.
On a third, man exists because we
haven't managed to kill
[22:20] ourselves off yet.
[22:20] spargel...how old are you?
[22:20] any more than anyone else...?
[22:21] spargel....so your an evolutionist?
[22:21] sure....snif....
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[22:22] spargel...can you please define what
you mean byman exists because of a long evolutionary
process that selected a group of primates for bipedalism
and intelligence.
[22:22] to answer your earlier question, ned
- let's see... Aquinas, Paley, Kant, a few of the more
modern apologists whose names escape me at the moment.
[22:23] i think that evolution sounds very
possible, but how can evolution acount for anything
existing in the first place?...the universe...?
[22:23] Spargel....I am curious how you justify
that enlight of the fossil records...etc etc....how
did the apes get there.....that a infinite regress
[22:23] thats an...^
[22:24] what _would_ you call that kind of
person? A skeptical idealist, perhaps?
[22:24] eh?
[22:24] 22
[22:24] im just amazed that anything exists
at all....
[22:24] 'bout yourself?
[22:24] <-------is 30
[22:25] Male....You?
[22:25] when was there an age check...?
[22:25] scroll up Shrubb
[22:25] lol
[22:26] ok...
[22:26] Action: NedFlndrs thinks he is in lagggggggggg
[22:26] darn!
[22:26] I wouldn't use that term. Most people
who the term fits don't use it. I'm simply a scientist
who thinks that evolution is the best scientific theory
of origins to date.
[22:27] hang on --- one question at a time!
;)
[22:27] how do you account for the existance
of anything Spargel?
[22:28] spargel....I understand the "theory".....I
am asking you to explain how it is that you have faith
in a fossil record that betrays its own premise.....The
stasis...etc
[22:29] As a species, man exists because, several
million years ago, certain primates which were more
intelligent than their neighbors and adapted more of
an upright posture did better, reproductively speaking,
than their neighbors. Don'
t ask me the details -
[22:29] biology's not my area of expertise.
[22:29] eh..?
[22:30] The apes in turn evolved from earlier
primates, and so on.
[22:30] What time is it where you are?
[22:30] are you talking to me..?
[22:31] you have some serious lag, man....
[22:31] The fossil records show stasis...that
the creatures of any group stay the same....however..."within"
the group there may be Micor evolutionary changes...but
never a fossil that shows complete
morph from fish to bird , dog to ape...ape to man...would
there not have to be plenty of mid-morph fossils to
show the transition??...Where is that archeological
evidence?
[22:31] I see that as a meaningless question.
If you want to explain something, you have to refer
to something that exists, and if it's existence you're
trying to explain, there's literally nothing you can
point to.
[22:32] <---- is 7:30 at his house pm
[22:32] What do you see as being wrong with
the fossil record? Not that that's the only evidence
for evolution, of course.
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[22:32] If you want to jump in, shrubbery,
you're welcome as far as I'm concerned.
[22:33] Who?
[22:33] are you German Spargel?...
[22:33] spargel....for Macro Evolution you
would need the hard evidence...unless you claim evolution
on a blind faith.
[22:34] isnt god blind faith...?
[22:34] unless youve seen him....?
[22:34] Spargel...is that what your saying?....that
you believe in something that lacks evidence ?
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[22:35] Shrubb...we arent talking of God
at this point...Nor have we turned to theology at this
point.
[22:35] everythink is blind faith unless
you are a witness to it...and even that isnt always
reliable...
[22:36] i know...i was trying to make a point....
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[22:36] spargel...you have a belief in a
dogma that you dont know all the "ins and Outs" of?
[22:36] evening
[22:36] shrubb....well...that would be a
red herring
[22:36] Red Herring; The fallacy of diverting
attention to an extraneous issue rather than providing
evidence for the claim. This is a rabbit trail away
from the real issue at hand.
[22:36] This fallacy deters the argument
and trys to win the argument by another unrelated issue.
It avoids the original issue all together.
[22:36] hello KAZ
[22:36] Ho Kaz
[22:37] Hi Ned and shrubbery
[22:37] You're never going to find one between
fish and bird, or dog to ape. They didn't evolve that
way. (Although, interestingly enough, dogs and bears
are distantly related!) What kind of fossil would you
be looking for? One, perhaps,
like Archaeopteryx
[22:37] which clearly shows both reptilian
and avian features?
[22:37] what exactly is the issue then...?
[22:37] What exactly is apologetics?
[22:38] lol...i didnt know what theism was....
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[22:38] hey
[22:38] theism..belief in the existance of
one God.
[22:38] you never answered my question Spargel..
[22:38] spargel...No.....I am asking for
fossils that show clear morph and can be used to prove
the MACRO evolutionary changes.....the mid state of
change from specie to specie
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[22:39] They ain't none.
[22:39] Apologetics;( from the greek word,
apologia), The word apologia means.....
[22:39] A defense or justification of one's
beliefs, attitudes, or actions.
[22:39] An Apologetic is the branch of theology
that defends the claims of Christianity.
[22:39] An apologist is a person who defends
an idea, faith, cause, or institution.
[22:39] are you still there?
[22:39] ned, defends? why?
[22:40] sorry, I am just curious. :)
[22:40] welp.....spargel...I gotta run bro....can
we meet here again?...I would love to finish this....
[22:40] S[argel?
[22:40] spargel?
[22:41] hello?
[22:41] West coast, then. Never been out there.
I'm stuck in Iowa, myself. It's been cold and wet all
day. :(
[22:42] [Spargel PING reply]: 218 secs-
[22:43] Gotta run God bless.....I come here
often spargel.......Take care....see you soon!!!!
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