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20. What if you change the proposition?

Tue Dec 26, 2017, 10:01 AM

Dec 2017

Denying the existence of unicorns is as much as a leap of faith as asserting it.

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How Can I Possibly Believe That Faith Is Better Than Doubt? [View all] yallerdawg Dec 2017 OP

The theist canard of atheist equivalency. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #1

What if you change the proposition? SwissTony Dec 2017 #20

yup Skittles Dec 2017 #5

Faith and Gullibility Cartoonist Dec 2017 #4

And the predictable attacks begin... TreasonousBastard Dec 2017 #7

So faith is like psychotic rage? Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #8

Don't be silly. Humans are imperfect, whether using using logic or emotion... TreasonousBastard Dec 2017 #9

You made a specific claim about religious faith. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #10

It could be, but maybe read the article first... TreasonousBastard Dec 2017 #11

So that would be a no to defending the Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #13

"Atheists badz"? guillaumeb Dec 2017 #29

If we are talking about things that exist without evidence marylandblue Dec 2017 #18

The article rests on a blurring of different types of faith marylandblue Dec 2017 #14

thank you edhopper Dec 2017 #15

The entire article is about faith, it's even right there in the title marylandblue Dec 2017 #17

I have no problem with stories about unicorns marylandblue Dec 2017 #21

Many atheists, like myself, also have faith. MineralMan Dec 2017 #12

Better in what way, exactly? MineralMan Dec 2017 #22

We choose to give meaning and purpose to our lives. yallerdawg Dec 2017 #23

Doubt is not the antonym for Faith. MineralMan Dec 2017 #24

Antonyms of faith: yallerdawg Dec 2017 #25

Yeah, well, someone made that list. MineralMan Dec 2017 #26

Some will take exception to this: guillaumeb Dec 2017 #27

A standard of "proof" and "evidence" seems to be... yallerdawg Dec 2017 #28

Other than the existence of God, marylandblue Dec 2017 #30