But there is also the optimistic that because it hasnt been completely proven false it is instantly true, you need an evidence for a positive and a negative claim, yet there are reasons to believe that there isnt a god
There IS a preponderance of evidence pointing towards the US being a representative democracy. This is why your analogy fails because there is no preponderance of evidence for Christianity. What you're doing is saying that because we can't prove a negative (that Christianity is false), it is reasonable to establish any arbitrary burden of proof. That's demonstrably wrong. Am I justified in believing in unicorns because my personal burden of proof is that they at least have to be drawn somewhere?
@pochopaz7381 It is by then not a pessimistic claim is nothing more than a logical conclusion
pochopaz7381 8 months ago
But there is also the optimistic that because it hasnt been completely proven false it is instantly true, you need an evidence for a positive and a negative claim, yet there are reasons to believe that there isnt a god
pochopaz7381 8 months ago
There IS a preponderance of evidence pointing towards the US being a representative democracy. This is why your analogy fails because there is no preponderance of evidence for Christianity. What you're doing is saying that because we can't prove a negative (that Christianity is false), it is reasonable to establish any arbitrary burden of proof. That's demonstrably wrong. Am I justified in believing in unicorns because my personal burden of proof is that they at least have to be drawn somewhere?
sansdeus 9 months ago