Opdrey
Well-Known Member
One of my favorite comebacks to someone claiming they don't have any evidence to support a Biblical event is: "keep looking."
Is that what Creationists do when they demand a transitional fossil?
If you can't find any, then:
- consider that no evidence was generated
If no evidence was generated how do YOU know it occurred? You will, of course, say you have the Bible, but that is just something telling you it occurred. You don't "know" it occurred anymore than if someone just said to you "this and that happened".
Not slagging the Bible here, but reading something from a source of unknown provenance does not mean it is evidence. That is pure 100% faith.
- consider that the evidence was removed for legitimate reasons
I cannot imagine why God would have to hide or remove anything that would help support knowledge of His existence.
- wait until your technology is sufficiently advanced to detect evidence
Is that why the Church often fights tooth and nail against scientific research? (cf Gallileo)
Don't give up the ship prematurely.
- make sure you're not misinterpreting or overlooking something that would count as evidence
That's fair enough. One should always have an open mind that new evidence will arise. But if no evidence is present it seems to be an irrational position to say "I will believe it until evidence shows up to the opposite even though I have no evidence of the positive position."
Upvote
0