Where are you on Dawkins scale?

madaz said:

1.Where do you rate yourself on the Dawkins 1-7 scale?

2.Have you ever transitioned along the scale?

3.If yes please share with us the reasons why you made the transition?

4.Where do you think most atheists reside on this scale 5-7?

5.Where do you think most theists reside on this scale and why?

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1. 6.9
2. I spent most of my life as a 1 or 2.
3. In trying to synchronize my Christianity with reality, I realized my premises had no foundation.
4. Probably 6.
5. Based on message boards, I'd say 1. But reality is probably 2 or 3. 1 because on message boards it would seem that most arguers assert that they are certain. But as I mentioned I'd guess more like 2 because there are those candid moments that suggest doubt. Too, I suspect most people in general, including Christians, just don't give that attention to these sorts of discussions.

Eudaimonist said:

I don't much like Dawkins scale because I simply don't think of the issue of the existence of divine beings in terms of probability, or at least not in the way that he does.

As I see it, the probability of God's existence is effectively zero until I have some good reason to assign a non-zero probability, and that requires some persuasive evidence of the possibility of God's existence, of which there is none. I don't count my imagination or any uncertainty having to do with my lack of godlike knowledge as evidence of non-zero probabilities.

But that doesn't mean that I score a "7", because I do not declare that "I am 100% sure that there is no God (or gods)".

So, I am actually not represented on his scale at all! The value is undefined.


eudaimonia,

Mark

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madaz said:

1.Where do you rate yourself on the Dawkins 1-7 scale?

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madaz said:

2.Have you ever transitioned along the scale?

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madaz said:

3.If yes please share with us the reasons why you made the transition?

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madaz said:

4.Where do you think most atheists reside on this scale 5-7?

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madaz said:

5.Where do you think most theists reside on this scale and why?

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