Hiya!
It's generally agreed upon that in terms of empirical, observational, and mathematical evidence there is none for the existence of Deity in any form. Proof to the contrary is usually anecdotal, personal, historical, or simply faith.
It can also be said that in terms of empirical, observational, and mathematical evidence against the existence of Deity, there is none. The only problem with saying this is that it's a negative argument, and makes as much sense as saying there is no proof against the existence of gold dubloons buried under my house.
Given this, one must establish what's called a default position, ie: Which option is more likely to be the correct one in the face of little or no information. The most common method of doing this is an application of Occam's Razor based on the complexity of the argument postulated vs the alternative, and this is the method I used to arrive at atheism. But there is apparent contention for this position, since atheism is a minority position in the world. So I ask this:
How have y'all arrived at the default position that Deity exists?
extra credit: How did you arrive at the default position that Deity is a Christian God?
If you're interested in my logic against Deity, ask and I'll post it, but it seemed to me that such was superfluous to the objective of this thread.
note: This is my first post in this particular forum, how far can I take this debate? My objective is to learn, I like to have my ideas challenged, but I can get aggressive in doing so and the 'mood' of this forum seems different than the others I participate in.
It's generally agreed upon that in terms of empirical, observational, and mathematical evidence there is none for the existence of Deity in any form. Proof to the contrary is usually anecdotal, personal, historical, or simply faith.
It can also be said that in terms of empirical, observational, and mathematical evidence against the existence of Deity, there is none. The only problem with saying this is that it's a negative argument, and makes as much sense as saying there is no proof against the existence of gold dubloons buried under my house.
Given this, one must establish what's called a default position, ie: Which option is more likely to be the correct one in the face of little or no information. The most common method of doing this is an application of Occam's Razor based on the complexity of the argument postulated vs the alternative, and this is the method I used to arrive at atheism. But there is apparent contention for this position, since atheism is a minority position in the world. So I ask this:
How have y'all arrived at the default position that Deity exists?
extra credit: How did you arrive at the default position that Deity is a Christian God?
If you're interested in my logic against Deity, ask and I'll post it, but it seemed to me that such was superfluous to the objective of this thread.
note: This is my first post in this particular forum, how far can I take this debate? My objective is to learn, I like to have my ideas challenged, but I can get aggressive in doing so and the 'mood' of this forum seems different than the others I participate in.