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Prove to me that demons don't exist.

You've got the burden of proof backwards.

If someone claims that bigfoot, fairies, demons, unicorns, or the Loch Ness monster exist, then it isn't the job of others to prove them wrong.

If someone claims that bigfoot, fairies, demons, unicorns, or the Loch Ness monster exist, then it is their job to prove their claims right.

Does this make sense? If someone tells you that a flying spaghetti monster exists, then it isn't your job to prove them wrong - it's their job to prove themselves right. We can safely conclude that they are wrong until they present evidence that supports their claim.

It makes more sense to ask someone to provide evidence that something exists than it does to ask for evidence that something does not exist. If I asked you to prove that Santa Claus does not exist, could you provide sufficient evidence to prove it? It would be much more reasonable to ask me to provide evidence that he does exist. When my evidence of Santa's existence is lacking, then we can all safely conclude that he probably doesn't exist.
 
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Prove to me that demons don't exist.

"Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove them. This is, of course, a mistake. If I were to suggest that between the Earth and Mars there is a china teapot revolving about the sun in an elliptical orbit, nobody would be able to disprove my assertion provided I were careful to add that the teapot is too small to be revealed even by our most powerful telescopes. But if I were to go on to say that, since my assertion cannot be disproved, it is intolerable presumption on the part of human reason to doubt it, I should rightly be thought to be talking nonsense. If, however, the existence of such a teapot were affirmed in ancient books, taught as the sacred truth every Sunday, and instilled into the minds of children at school, hesitation to believe in its existence would become a mark of eccentricity and entitle the doubter to the attentions of the psychiatrist in an enlightened age or of the Inquisitor in an earlier time."--Bertrand Russell
 
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Yes it is. It is God in WRITTEN form!

Here you have it, folks -- the Bible is God.

For those of you whole like your idolatry without subtlety, God has been captured in the pages of a book, like a fragile little butterfly.
 
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You've got the burden of proof backwards.

If someone claims that bigfoot, fairies, demons, unicorns, or the Loch Ness monster exist, then it isn't the job of others to prove them wrong.

If someone claims that bigfoot, fairies, demons, unicorns, or the Loch Ness monster exist, then it is their job to prove their claims right.

Does this make sense? If someone tells you that a flying spaghetti monster exists, then it isn't your job to prove them wrong - it's their job to prove themselves right. We can safely conclude that they are wrong until they present evidence that supports their claim.

It makes more sense to ask someone to provide evidence that something exists than it does to ask for evidence that something does not exist. If I asked you to prove that Santa Claus does not exist, could you provide sufficient evidence to prove it? It would be much more reasonable to ask me to provide evidence that he does exist. When my evidence of Santa's existence is lacking, then we can all safely conclude that he probably doesn't exist.

Not exactly, when the claim of something existing is just as extraordinary as a claim that the thing doesn't exist, the burden of proof is equally heavy for both sides, and until one side gains enough proof to reasonably prove themselves correct and the opposition wrong, the entire ordeal is inconclusive.
 
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Here's a list of 479 contradictions:

SAB Contradictions

And here's a list of over 2200 absurdities:

SAB, Absurdities

Ok, not only are you guys totally embarrassing yourselves, but you all did not dig deep enough to the actual translations and meaning of certian words, phrases and meanings in the Bible.

You may not from now on use websites that list nonsense for you. What you need to do is say in your own words the contradiction and why you think it is contradictory.

Here is a website to refute all the SAB nonsense. They don't know much about the different languages the Bible was written in.

How many did the chief of David’s captains kill? | Contradicting

This link is the first contradiction posted in your SAB website; How many did the chief of David’s captains kill?

Here is the refute;

Contradiction?

It is a pity that some misunderstanding is possible, due to a few mistranslations. However, anyone who reads these passages will see quickly that two men with different names – Josheb-basshebeth and Jashobeam – different origins, different positions and with different victories (800 and 300 respectively) are at issue.


Additional remark

This is the first SAB contradiction. It calls the tune for all the SAB contradictions. Insufficient knowledge of the Bible languages is a serious lack in the SAB approach. Those who want to come to the heart of the matter, will see that the Word of God comes forward unshaken and inviolate.


Please stop with the nonsense and do some study yourself!

Point closed, there are no contradictions.
 
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Here is a simple one that the gospels disagree about:

What day was Jesus crucified? Was it the day of the Passover as Matthew, Mark, and Luke claim or the day before as John claims?


Contradictions Part 8: The Crucifixion | Finding Truth


Please no apologetics sites. Or sites that are designed to lie for Jesus.
 
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Prove to me that demons don't exist.

Let me use the words of the late, great Hitch...

"That which can be claimed without evidence can equally be dismissed without evidence..."

There has been ZERO evidence presented for the existence of demons. So, until that evidence is forthcoming, the default position is that they are a product of myth and superstition...
 
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Let me use the words of the late, great Hitch...

"That which can be claimed without evidence can equally be dismissed without evidence..."

There has been ZERO evidence presented for the existence of demons. So, until that evidence is forthcoming, the default position is that they are a product of myth and superstition...

The late Hitch...?
 
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