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romansh · 04-20-2008, 12:39 PM

Hi Remster

This is part of the definition wars.

For me, if I do not have sufficient evidence, I cannot have a testable theory and therefore validate it. Therefore I cannot believe.

Having said that ... I know I cannot prove a theory, only disprove it.

So when it comes to a god, I neither believe nor disbelieve. On a logic basis, I can rule out theistic gods from my belief system. Though I know I can't prove their absence, any more so than I can prove Newton's laws of motion.

04-20-2008, 12:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
romansh Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: BC Canada, near the US border Posts: 1,026	Hi Remster This is part of the definition wars. For me, if I do not have sufficient evidence, I cannot have a testable theory and therefore validate it. Therefore I cannot believe. Having said that ... I know I cannot prove a theory, only disprove it. So when it comes to a god, I neither believe nor disbelieve. On a logic basis, I can rule out theistic gods from my belief system. Though I know I can't prove their absence, any more so than I can prove Newton's laws of motion. __________________ There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. ........... Douglas Adams Last edited by romansh : 04-20-2008 at 02:19 PM.