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MineralMan

(146,248 posts)

10. They refute themselves.

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #8)

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 02:31 PM

Apr 2019

"There is no evidence against" is the same as saying "There is no evidence for." There is no evidence, period.

A claim that something occurred requires evidence that it did. If there is no evidence, one cannot claim that it ever happened.

English. Sometimes statements written in that language are clear. This is one of those times.

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Moses and the Passover story is pure myth [View all] edhopper Apr 2019 OP

Allegory. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #1

So that was what all that wandering edhopper Apr 2019 #2

Anyone who has tried to find a White Castle drunk knows what I'm talking about. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #3

"Forget White Castle, let's just go to the McDonald's right there." trotsky Apr 2019 #5

And then the Lord didst deliver them unto the Promis'd Land Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #11

But, wait! I saw Moses part the Red Sea. MineralMan Apr 2019 #4

Let us talk. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #6

outside of "biblical archaeology" the general rule is that you need evidence "for" something. Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #7

Refute the actual archeologists. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #8

"There is no archaeological evidence against the historicity of an exodus" Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #9

You can't prove otherwise nor can you negate faith with your silly facts and reason Major Nikon Apr 2019 #19

They refute themselves. MineralMan Apr 2019 #10

Metaphorical Jesus disagrees Major Nikon Apr 2019 #18

LOL Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #12

No evidence, none edhopper Apr 2019 #13

But, see, it says stuff on some website that sounds like what MineralMan Apr 2019 #14

The Mormon's believe Native Americans are a lost tribe of Israel Major Nikon Apr 2019 #20

There is no evidence that... uriel1972 Apr 2019 #16

Is anyone else disturbed by the actual story... uriel1972 Apr 2019 #15

Don't get me started. Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #17

Misframing! Major Nikon Apr 2019 #21

For fun, ask a Christian why Good Friday to Easter is only 2 days when the bible claims 3 Major Nikon Apr 2019 #22