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NeoGreen

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26. Wait a minute, how are we supposed to recify...
Mon Oct 7, 2019, 10:26 AM
Oct 2019

...the following 2 statements?

My own faith, and any faith, does not rely on proof.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1218319094#post20

and
These claims are essentially hypotheses about the nature of the Creator.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1218319094#post23


When a hypothesis is:
a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences


Underlines added.


These statements seem like nothing more than rhetorical circles.

Edit to add:

Maybe a little:

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This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2019 #1
Nice thx njhoneybadger Oct 2019 #2
Do you want to start a side pool Cuthbert Allgood Oct 2019 #3
I don't know what anyone else will pick... NeoGreen Oct 2019 #5
Optimism bias Igel Oct 2019 #14
Very handy! Thanks. smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #4
And which of these are you immune to? guillaumeb Oct 2019 #6
None. NeoGreen Oct 2019 #7
Yes. But you did answer. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #8
Define delusional... NeoGreen Oct 2019 #9
A belief that is contradicted by reality. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #10
Your own faith has certain tenets about the nature of your god does it not? AtheistCrusader Oct 2019 #12
My own faith, and any faith, does not rely on proof. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #20
Again, your faith(TM) or religion makes truth claims about the nature of your god(s), correct? AtheistCrusader Oct 2019 #22
These claims are essentially hypotheses about the nature of the Creator. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #23
That is not how they are presented by the humans that advocate for them. AtheistCrusader Oct 2019 #25
Wait a minute, how are we supposed to recify... NeoGreen Oct 2019 #26
How does one differentiate your definition of delusion from... NeoGreen Oct 2019 #13
I guess a delusion would be... uriel1972 Oct 2019 #16
I answered. Now, you answer my question posed in reply #8. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #21
Dialog isn't a mere tit for tat... NeoGreen Oct 2019 #24
So essentially, you refuse to answer. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #28
Just the complete opposite... NeoGreen Oct 2019 #29
I provided a definition. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #30
You know, you really are tedious, you claim you want dialog... NeoGreen Oct 2019 #31
Do you believe Jesus Christ literally existed, was literally dead for 3 days (ok, a day and a half) trotsky Oct 2019 #18
Wait, whose position is that? trotsky Oct 2019 #27
Think of it like an innoculation. It enables your immune system to recognize an invader. AtheistCrusader Oct 2019 #11
An excellent answer. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #19
Media hostility bias. Igel Oct 2019 #15
Whoa boy, here are my cardinal sins: Act_of_Reparation Oct 2019 #17
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