Evidence that "Atheism" is not a sound belief

[crowTrobot]

It's my word, and billions of others who at this very minute are probably willing to die for Jesus Christ, YOU lose.

if you count willingness to die for your beliefs as a criterion for truth you are in the wrong religion.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Josephus wrote 60+ years after Jesus supposedly died.

Next?

He is an independent historian not looking to prove or disprove Christ or Christianity.

 

[magnifier661]

if you count willingness to die for your beliefs as a criterion for truth you are in the wrong religion.

I asked you and Denny the question. Are you willing to discount the historians that agree that there was a Jesus described in the Bible? I am not asking if you believe Jesus is the God in flesh.

 

[Denny Crane]

Still haven't replied about Bart Ehrman, and the other historians that agree that there was a Jesus. Are you discrediting them? Cause I can provide many more scholars in time that agree with Bart. You must discredit all of history. You do know that right?

Bart Simpson says Bart Ehrman is wrong. Why should I believe your Bart?

Seriously.

Nobody's modern day testimony means a hill of beans. Let's see some physical proof.

 

[MadeFromDust]

A lot of people committed suicide for Jim Jones, too. Doesn't make your argument anything resembling an argument.

You single me out like I'm the only one who attests to Jesus, 2.3 billion Christians alive today, 1.6 billions Muslims, most Hindus, Buddhists and people of many other religions, historians, and MOST sane atheists and agnostics believe in Jesus in some way or another. The burden of proof lies on YOU, or else we can play this stupid little game with anyone who isn't currently living.

 

[RR7]

You said you have 10. Number 6 is not a piece of evidence. The defense has provided rebuttals. That's what the defense does. Now, if an atheist started a thread saying I have 10 reasons why god is a hoax, THEN, they would likely be providing evidence, and I would guess all that would be necessary is for you to point out the flaws in their argument, of which I am sure there would be some. You wouldn't have to prove he existed. Again, your thread, if evidence 7-10 is just gonna be...
Come on. think about it. huh? Huh? Think about it. Then that's fine. Again, your thread, you're the one claiming 10 pieces of evidence.

 

[MadeFromDust]

if you count willingness to die for your beliefs as a criterion for truth you are in the wrong religion.

It wasn't my criterion, it was him ignorantly saying it was my word versus things "sitting in museums".

 

[Denny Crane]

He is an independent historian not looking to prove or disprove Christ or Christianity.

I think that's fair, but he's also simply recounting what someone else told him happened 60 years earlier. It's not like a birth certificate or a death certificate, a guilty finding in the legal record, a painting of him where he sat in front of a known artist who lived at the same time, etc.

 

[magnifier661]

Bart Simpson says Bart Ehrman is wrong. Why should I believe your Bart?

Seriously.

Nobody's modern day testimony means a hill of beans. Let's see some physical proof.

Nice dodge. Yes or no. Are you discounting the historians; giving their life to the pursuit of history; that give evidence that Jesus existed? Simple question.

 

[MARIS61]

I might potentially agree with you, MARIS, had I thought this was some sort of whim or "crutch". However, as I had mentioned, I've had confirming power upon confirming power over the course of well over 20 years which continues to affirm my faith. In that period of time, my life has taken many twists and turns, highs and lows. Through it all, God/Jesus has been my rock and my strength....my joy and my sustainer.......my co-pilot, as it were. It's a beautiful thing, man.

Shit happens. We have ups and downs, challenges and defeats and successes.

That's life, and why it's great to be alive.

A good friend of mine who is very religious asked me about, 15 years ago when I was dealing with some hurdles in life, if I ever stopped to think it was because I denied the existence of god. I said no, I like challenges in my life. Without them life would be dull and dreary.

Well, wouldn't you know it, he ended up facing most of the hurdles I did and even ran up against some far worse ones.

Mythical super-beings don't guide my life. I do.

When I was very young and and studying religion (before I knew for certain god was a myth), I made up my mind fairly quickly that if he was real he was an evil entity that needed to be destroyed. The horrors and sins and crimes against the Earth attributed to him are inexusable IMO. No human being in history can be held up as a comparably evil entity.

Good thing he isn't real.

 

[Denny Crane]

You single me out like I'm the only one who attests to Jesus, 2.3 billions alive today, 1.6 billions Muslims, most Hindus, Buddhists and people of many other religions, historians, and MOST sane atheists and agnostics believe in Jesus in some way or another. The burden of proof lies on YOU, or else we can play this stupid little game with anyone who isn't currently living.

Prove I'm not God. I am because I say I am.

Prove it, I don't think you can.

 

[magnifier661]

You said you have 10. Number 6 is not a piece of evidence. The defense has provided rebuttals. That's what the defense does. Now, if an atheist started a thread saying I have 10 reasons why god is a hoax, THEN, they would likely be providing evidence, and I would guess all that would be necessary is for you to point out the flaws in their argument, of which I am sure there would be some. You wouldn't have to prove he existed. Again, your thread, if evidence 7-10 is just gonna be...
Come on. think about it. huh? Huh? Think about it. Then that's fine. Again, your thread, you're the one claiming 10 pieces of evidence.

Actually it is evidence that "Atheism" is not a sound belief. Because if it was sound, then they would have evidence to support the belief. Read the OP. Next...

 

[MadeFromDust]

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These people must be delusional too, after all Denny Crane (God) says so.

 

[magnifier661]

Prove I'm not God. I am because I say I am.

Prove it, I don't think you can.

So you believe you are God? Good, I will put that on the evidence that Atheism is not a sound belief. I think we are getting somewhere!

 

[RR7]

next. lol. awesome evidence.

 

[RR7]

So you believe you are God? Good, I will put that on the evidence that Atheism is not a sound belief. I think we are getting somewhere!

That can be 7! It'll be better than 6 for sure.

 

[Denny Crane]

Nice dodge. Yes or no. Are you discounting the historians; giving their life to the pursuit of history; that give evidence that Jesus existed? Simple question.

I discount their words. If they show me pictures of artifacts and tell me they're carbon dated to within Jesus' supposed lifetime, his tomb with his name inscribed and proven done at the time he died, and those sorts of things, I'd find it reasonable.

Your logic:

X is true because there is no proof that X is false.

Prove unicorns don't exist. Prove God doesn't exist. There's no evidence for either, and there's no possible evidence they don't exist.

 

[MadeFromDust]

Yo God boy Denny, what conclusive evidence would you require to believe Jesus existed?

Also, wanna answer these for me: Who made Him up? Why did they do it? How did they convince so many people He even lived, yet alone was the Son of God, through millenia?

 

[magnifier661]

That can be 7! It'll be better than 6 for sure.

Yep it's not part of "my" evidence. It's actually the defense providing evidence that God exists. I will take it since the defense attests to it.

 

[Denny Crane]

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These people must be delusional too, after all Denny Crane (God) says so.

Yes, I say so. I am God. Prove I'm not.

The burden of proof is now on you.

I understand this game.

 

[magnifier661]

I discount their words. If they show me pictures of artifacts and tell me they're carbon dated to within Jesus' supposed lifetime, his tomb with his name inscribed and proven done at the time he died, and those sorts of things, I'd find it reasonable.

Your logic:

X is true because there is no proof that X is false.

Prove unicorns don't exist. Prove God doesn't exist. There's no evidence for either, and there's no possible evidence they don't exist.

Dodging again. Yes or no. Do you discount the historians?

 

[Denny Crane]

So you believe you are God? Good, I will put that on the evidence that Atheism is not a sound belief. I think we are getting somewhere!

Why don't you believe I'm God?

Serious question.

I am. I bet I might even get a person or two here to testify to that fact if I tried.

 

[magnifier661]

Yes, I say so. I am God. Prove I'm not.

The burden of proof is now on you.

I understand this game.

Hypothetically I agree with you. Why wouldn't I? It supports my thread. So you are saying you are god?

 

[Denny Crane]

Dodging again. Yes or no. Do you discount the historians?

I make a distinction between historians' testimony (which is words, no proof or evidence) and physical evidence (like a 2012 year-old bone with a nail hole in it).

 

[Denny Crane]

Hypothetically I agree with you. Why wouldn't I? It supports my thread. So you are saying you are god?

I am! Prove I'm not.

The burden of proof is on you.

 

[magnifier661]

next. lol. awesome evidence.

Tell Denny that. I'm not the one saying he is god. He is.

 

[MadeFromDust]

Yes, I say so. I am God. Prove I'm not.

The burden of proof is now on you.

I understand this game.

Yeah, we're done here. You are losing any wit or rationality you had. Fail.

 

[magnifier661]

I am! Prove I'm not.

The burden of proof is on you.

I'm not Denny. You are god! Thank you.

 

[MadeFromDust]

I make a distinction between historians' testimony (which is words, no proof or evidence) and physical evidence (like a 2012 year-old bone with a nail hole in it).

So is that the empirical evidence you're seeking? Are you a believer now?

 

[Denny Crane]

My feelings are hurt that you don't believe me. How about I get RR7 to come over and watch me walk on water and tell you he saw it?