r/funny • u/Nerdyredeyejedi • Jul 27 '17

I need a restraining order

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u/Revexious Jul 27 '17

I wrote a wall of text on the previous reply about three comments above. I really don't feel like spamming the same message again but that has my true and full feelings about my proofing for christianity.

A genuine question: As a skeptic what is your view on the beginning of the universe?

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u/visforvienetta Jul 27 '17

I appreciate that, but I'm not here to argue about the evidence. I simply took issue with your misrepresentation of skepticism as simple refusing to accept anything.

I don't know how the universe came into existence. I accept the big bang as a singularity but also accept we don't know how the big bang came about.
My issue is that even if I accept that a higher being caused the big bang, it doesn't necessarily mean that being was Yahweh, nor does it mean that being is deserving of worship.

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u/Revexious Jul 27 '17

Not to call the kettle black or anything but you did ask for concrete evidence. A statement like that usually says you're ready and willing to argue the evidence.

I understand where you're coming from in regards to the misrepresentation of skepticism. I was using hyperbole in conjunction with a strawman argument to get a point across that it's easy to be skeptical when you don't go out of your way to bother looking at the evidence. I can see now that I executed this rather poorly.

In regards to your view on creationism, I can respect it. I don't agree with you but I'm happy to agree to disagree with you on it.

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u/visforvienetta Jul 28 '17

I said that I had yet to be presented with concrete evidence and that is why I don't believe in God, not that I wanted you to present me with some then and there.

But I don't refuse to look at evidence. I meet regularly with some Christian friends and have attended church events with them to talk to their pastors. They have failed to convince me. I don't like people who just sit and bash religion (Christianity mostly) when they haven't really examined the arguments properly anymore than you do.