Person 1: I have a ball.

Person 2: Really? Prove it.

Person 1: You can't prove the ball doesn't exist!, the ball lives in the sky!, the ball works in mysterious ways!, the ball is a spirit! , you need to believe in the ball to see it!

Person 2:

Without a doubt, from this conversation even the religious ones would agree that person 1 is as crazy as they come. But replace "Ball" with "God" and their religious bias is switched on and they'll tell you person 2 is the one who's as crazy as they come.

This allegory doesn't seek to start another Theist vs Atheist debate (Frankly I don't have time for that,Goodluck debating yourself ).
It only outlines that religion and logic are incompatible, and religious people are biased when it comes to logically examining their beliefs.

Nice one

Nice thread

nice analogy

SCENE ONE

Person 1: I have a GOD. He created all that is seen and unseen. He predated matter, space and time. No one can see Him. He is a Spirit and, thus, invisible. However people who are pure in heart will see Him one day.

Person 2: Because I cannot see GOD, He does not exist.

Person 1: Really? Do you know that you just committed a logical fallacy? It is called "appeal to ignorance."

Person 2: ...

Person 1: Anyway, GOD has made Himself seen in the Person of Jesus Christ. Anyone who has encountered Jesus has encountered the Person of GOD.

Person 2: (starts shouting) GOD does not exist! GOD does not exist! GOD does not exist! GOD does n...(light fades)

SCENE TWO

(Person 1 enters and meets Person 2 still yelling...)

Person 2: (on top of his voice) ...ot exist! I can't see GOD! Therefore He does not exist. GOD does not exist!

Person 1: Okay, Okay Okay. I have a question for you: does the electron exist?

Person 2: (almost immediately) Yes of course.

Person 1: Have you seen an electron before?

Person 2: (stammers...) Erm... Scientists have seen the electron.

Person 1. If scientists have seen the electron: is it a zero-radius point or does it have a radius? What is its radius?

Person 2: ... (starts shouting after 10 seconds) GOD does not exist! GOD does not exist! GOD does not...

*light fades*

DoctorAlien:
Person 1: I have a GOD. He created all that is seen and unseen. He predated matter, space and time. No one can see Him. He is a Spirit and, thus, invisible. However people who are pure in heart will see Him one day.

Person 2: Because I cannot see GOD, he does not exist.

Person 1: Really? Do you know that you just committed a logical fallacy? It is called "appeal to ignorance."

This is highly unfortunate that you of all apologists on parade here, will still be romancing this " appeal to ignorance" argument, which has been consigned to conclusive invalid ground.

DoctorAlien:
SCENE ONE

Person 1: I have a GOD. He created all that is seen and unseen. He predated matter, space and time. No one can see Him. He is a Spirit and, thus, invisible. However people who are pure in heart will see Him one day.)

Before you gallop into meaninglessness, the first question is: by what means did you "know" this your outrageous claims?

akintom:


Before you gallop into meaninglessness, the first question is: by what means did you "know" this your outrageous claims?

By the means of my encounter with GOD.

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DoctorAlien:


By the means of my encounter with GOD.

Encounter of this nature i guess?
https://www.nairaland.com/3538407/what-encounter-god

You certainly expected me to take seriously, your singular experience, that can possibly be a symptoms of some psychedelic behavior secondary to organic damage or chemical intercourse with some brain centers?

akintom:



Encounter of this nature i guess?
https://www.nairaland.com/3538407/what-encounter-god

You certainly expected me to take seriously, your singular experience, that can possibly be a symptoms of some psychedelic behavior secondary to organic damage or chemical intercourse with some brain centers?

You have said it all: my encounter with GOD could be real and genuine.

Or not.

You can't tell. But it will become fallacy on your part to label it alse false/delusion when you really can't tell.

DoctorAlien:
SCENE ONE

Person 1: I have a GOD. He created all that is seen and unseen. He predated matter, space and time. No one can see Him. He is a Spirit and, thus, invisible. However people who are pure in heart will see Him one day.

DoctorAlien:


You have said it all: my encounter with GOD could be real and genuine.
.

You don't get. How did you come about or "know", that what you interacted with in your "encounter" is named God?

DoctorAlien:

You can't tell. But it will become fallacy on your part to label it alse false/delusion when you really can't tell.

When you come up with the assertion of yours, that i quoted above, without empirical evidence, even a toddler will define you as lower in intelligence compared to him/her.