[ExI] atheism

[*Nym*]

2010/1/7 Emlyn <emlynoregan at gmail.com>:
> 2010/1/7 Kevin Freels <reasonerkevin at yahoo.com>:
>>
>> It is quite different to say "I am convinced there is no God" than it is to
>> say "I am not convinced there is a God"
>> There is no evidence disproving the existence of God so to believe there is
>> no god is indeed a faith in itself.
>
> It is quite different to say "I am convinced there is no Flying
> Spagetti Monster" than it is to say "I am not convinced there is a
> Flying Spagetti Monster"
> There is no evidence disproving the existence of the Flying Spagetti
> Monster, so to believe there is no Flying Spagetti Monster is indeed a
> faith in itself.

I don't believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster is much easier to
defend than I believe there's no Flying Spaghetti Monster. Perhaps
christians/pastafarians are framing remarks to trap atheists into
having to backtrack in debates? Well, the ones who can actually spell
and construct sentences at least.

Just a thought..

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