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Atheists & Agnostics

Doodley

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22. I choose not to believe because I don't see enough evidence to choose to believe.

Reply to Eko (Reply #21)

Wed Mar 2, 2022, 11:30 PM

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Everyone believes in God, right? [View all] ItsjustMe Feb 2022 OP

Just because something cannot be proven, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Doodley Feb 2022 #1

Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #2

I love my wife. Can I prove love is real? Is there a test that proves I love her? Doodley Feb 2022 #3

Real love is evidenced often by sacrifice, including the giving of quantity time Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #4

You speak the truth, but a machine can be programmed to care for others. Doodley Feb 2022 #10

Define "care" Act_of_Reparation Mar 2022 #34

Love is a verb and is shown everyday. Bev54 Feb 2022 #8

Love is also a noun. It's a human construct, just like God. It is not provable. Doodley Feb 2022 #11

The waiting is the hardest part. dchill Feb 2022 #9

So we should believe in unicorns? Eko Feb 2022 #12

That's your choice. Doodley Feb 2022 #13

Why is it not your choice as well? Eko Feb 2022 #14

It is my choice as well. I choose not to believe in God or unicorns. Doodley Feb 2022 #15

Thanks for the reply, Eko Feb 2022 #17

Why is it not my choice? It is my choice. Doodley Feb 2022 #18

Why? Eko Feb 2022 #19

Sorry to be dumb, but I still do not understand specifically what you are asking. Doodley Mar 2022 #20

Why do you not believe in unicorns? Eko Mar 2022 #21

I choose not to believe because I don't see enough evidence to choose to believe. Doodley Mar 2022 #22

I apologize, and I am trying to be sincere and polite so please take no offense. Eko Mar 2022 #24

The statements are compatible. Take space aliens living among us. Just because they cannot be Doodley Mar 2022 #25

That makes no sense. Eko Mar 2022 #27

Do you believe I slept with three virgins last night? I bet you don't believe that. Doodley Mar 2022 #28

You may have. Eko Mar 2022 #29

I believe in dog. Chainfire Feb 2022 #5

The fact That Dick Cheney and Trump lived gibraltar72 Feb 2022 #6

what is God csusan Feb 2022 #7

It's all pretty ridiculous, especially when you put it that way. Doodley Feb 2022 #16

Exactly. When someone tries to "prove" Christianity I ask them... RFCalifornia Mar 2022 #23

Why should you control what they should prove? As an Doodley Mar 2022 #26

Because if they make an extraordinary claim, it's up to them to prove it RFCalifornia Mar 2022 #30

But we are talking about faith. If I say I saw big foot last night, I don't have to prove it. Doodley Mar 2022 #31

Faith is belief without evidence RFCalifornia Mar 2022 #33

We all rely on faith. I am guessing you have faith in scientific theories that you cannot Doodley Mar 2022 #36

No but I can see the evidence RFCalifornia Mar 2022 #37

The nature of faith, like love, requires no proof. If you have never loved, you cannot Doodley Mar 2022 #40

Oh absolute bullshit RFCalifornia Mar 2022 #41

You seem very aggressive towards me. Doodley Mar 2022 #42

Sealion much? RFCalifornia Mar 2022 #43

You are completely disregarding the social dynamics of these debates. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2022 #35

There is also this RFCalifornia Mar 2022 #38

Besides, if you said "I saw Bigfoot" I would ask for evidence RFCalifornia Mar 2022 #39

I love Talk Heathen and Atheist Experience! Lady Freedom Returns Mar 2022 #32