Re: Tom Kratman at Baen -- cringeworthy?

In article <fm3dg6$qeh$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
William December Starr <wdstarr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article <fm0lce$ihp$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
mchary@xxxxxxxxx (Michael Alan Chary) said:

Okay, Bill, I'm going to draw an analogy to explain how your
psrticular brand of atheism comes across. This is only valid for
your position.

Suppose you lived in Tibet and denid the exiostence of New York
City? You never see it. It's a long way off. You only ever see
film, and most tv shows are using Vancouver as a standin anyway.
ANyone who claims to believe in New York, you dismiss as insane,
regardless of the reasons they have or the credentials.

Now, God may or may not exist, but to theists it sounds like you
are denying the existence of New York City, whereas to you it
sounds like theists believe in Oz.

For most values of "far-away place on Earth" there exists a lot of
objective evidence that supports the proposition that it exists.

And to theists there exists such evidence about God too.


Testimonial evidence? The Bible. Physical evience. the Universe. Etc.

For all vales of "supernatural phenomenon" of which I am aware,
there exists none.

Because you don't acknowledge it.


This strikes me as a significant difference.


Becaue you refuse to study the isue. At all. Even a little.
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