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| (...) Yeah. It's a massively flawed argument IMO. (...) I'm making the point that atheism is as much of a leap of (not)faith as religion is a leap of faith. Thus although I know that agnosticism is logical (as there is nor proof for or against) I (...) (18 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) I don't want to start a whole big thing here, but I'd take issue with that statement as being too broad and non-specific. One form of atheism--the belief that God does not exist--may require a leap of faith, but that's not the only form. I, (...) (18 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Would you also argue that the statement "people who believe in God must make a leap of faith" is too broad and non-specific? (...) I would have to say that you are either an agnostic or you have made a leap of faith. It is my opinion that an (...) (18 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) To sum earlier discussion-- Dave! does not believe that the following equations are equal-- 1 + (-1) = 0 (-1) + 1 = 0 ;) Dave K (18 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Depending on how you define your operators they may not be. If I define the operator +(a,b) to be what we would conventionally term +(a,2b) and define (-1) as that number which ensures that +(1,(-1))=0 (ie (-1)=-1/2) then the two equations are (...) (18 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Trickily worded! I have a lack of belief in Hoojidangs. I bet you do too, because you don't even know what they are. Neither do I. It's some unknown. Hence, I have a lack of belief in them which requires no faith. I'm not sure I'd even call (...) (18 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) No, that sounds right on the money to me. Here are the statements that we need to consider: A. I believe that God exists. B. I do not believe that God does not exist. C. I believe that God does not exist D. I do not believe that God exists. A (...) (18 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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