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Originally posted by GakFace
Actually, as many people will say, we won't really KNOW until we die right? If thats the case any of these ideas are just as possible as the next. Some sound weird, but they are still entirely possible. And this being a Philosophy forum, I figured those two examples would be accepted as they are both fitting in the philosophy category.
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We won't know until we die, correct. So explain to me why I should believe in it while there is no credible evidence supporting such a belief.
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Hmm.. I still believe that God exists.. and I stated me reasons in my first post... Can I use your quote back? 
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And which of your reasons = credible evidence??
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You are claiming that God does not exist, this is your claim. So I do believe a burden lies on you.
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*SIGH*. Do you not understand how the burden of proof works? *Only positive claims can be evaluated. The default assumption is that nothing except for yourself exists (your existance is an a priori)* I have made no claims. You claim that there is a god. I challenged this claim. You must provide evidence that there is a God.
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I already know that I cannot make someone believe in God. I have already had debates with God vs. No God. Luckily I did it with friends, so that things wouldn't get out of hand. It lands in standstill everytime.
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Our debate is out-of-hand?
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And you know what it ends up coming down to? Faith. Faith is not something you can force upon someone.. its personal. From that No matter what I say, you won't believe because of me. I'm not going to force you either. Any of this would only push us apart.
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Concession accepted. Faith in something which there is no proof is as irrational as me saying "I have faith that 2 + 2 = 6."
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I only came in this thread origially to point out something that I saw and disliked. As for what I'm here to say. I'm here to say God is a possiblity.. no more, no less.
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I'm here for a similiar purpose: I just want to say that an invisibile, intangiable, physics defying purple elephant is a possibility with as much credibility as your God.
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Wait.. so you're telling me my belief in God is irrational, but your BELIEF.. which you refuse to give any evidence for.. is rational? [/B]
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Its impossible for me to prove that he doesn't exist. Proof of the Negative and Burden of Proof fallacies.