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Christianity EtcRe: "Nigerian Man Who Woke Up After Being Declared Dead By Doctors" Tells His Story by dalaman: 10:58am On Jun 21, 2017
felixomor:
Don't wait for any answer,
By now u should know chameleons don't understand human language.
You are only good for use as comic relief grin
What is your specialty? You have non. Mr lie lie Doctor. You wanted to shame someone for having no specialty when all yu have as yours is nothing but lie lie. Mr imaginary doctor.
Christianity EtcRe: "Nigerian Man Who Woke Up After Being Declared Dead By Doctors" Tells His Story by dalaman: 10:50am On Jun 21, 2017
felixomor:
Dullardman,
Have u found "Jesus" in the koran now?
grin
What is your specialty Ogbeni? You have non Mr lie lie doctor.
Christianity EtcRe: "Nigerian Man Who Woke Up After Being Declared Dead By Doctors" Tells His Story by dalaman: 10:47am On Jun 21, 2017
felixomor:
Dullardman undecided
You have non. Don't ever ask anybody to give you what you don't have and can not give. You have no specialty but are always quick too open your mouth full of filth and be asking others about theirs.
Christianity EtcRe: "Nigerian Man Who Woke Up After Being Declared Dead By Doctors" Tells His Story by dalaman: 10:44am On Jun 21, 2017
felixomor:
He doesnt have.
I have asked him twice
What is your own specialty? You alqays ask people for theirs without even stating yours. Isn't that hypocrisy? Tell us your or don't ever open your filthy mouth and ask any body for his since you can't state yours.
Christianity EtcRe: "Nigerian Man Who Woke Up After Being Declared Dead By Doctors" Tells His Story by dalaman: 10:42am On Jun 21, 2017
spacetacular:
And they should believe you? What is your specialty?
What is your own specialty? Answer it and don't run from it.
Christianity EtcRe: Our Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op):
6barz:
I Just like dalaman asked me to define what God is and when I told him God is the process through which everything started. He thinks it is ridiculous because he can't disprove that which he does not understand. If I have told him the definition of God based on a construct of my own understanding, then he will be eager to disprove my God theory. As if there's a global definition of God.‎
You've just proven my case that God is a man made idea and creation . To you God is the process through which everything started. That is an idea and conception that you just created from your mind. You also admit that there are different concepts and definitions of God which is true because God is a man made creation and idea, that is why there are different conceptions of God, all made by men based of different reasons.
Christianity EtcRe: Our Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op): 3:06am On Jun 21, 2017
DoctorAlien:
Yes I have evidence:

1. Look up into the sky, and behold the beauty of the heavens, and how the heavenly bodies move faithfully in their orbits. Who has made these things? And whose hand sustains them? Whose hand bound the proton and the neutron in the nucleus of the atom?

2. Look around you and observe the beautiful forms of life. Who made the tiny ant? By whose hands were the delicate structures of the beautiful flowers woven? Who made the earth so comfortable for life? Who put the limits to the oceans? Who made the powerful lion and the swift eagle?

3. Now look at yourself. Who gave you a mind to think? Whose hand framed the intricate structures of your system? Who made it possible for trillions of functionally diverse cells exist to originate from just one cell formed by the fusion of two gametes?

His name is Jehovah. He is GOD.
You haven't shown me the hand of any God setting the sky into existence you only claimed it out of thin air. You haven't shown me any God bringing any form.of life into existence, you only assumed out of think air. Remember what can be asserted without evideo ce needs to be summarily dismissed without evidence. If you want me to take you seriously then stop throwing empty assumptions at me and provide objective evidence, if you an show me the signature of your imaginary God anywhere in anything that was created then I'll assume you have an idea of what you are talking about.

I also know have evidence about everything you are saying. You are lying the thing responsible for all what you falsely attributed to Yahweh is Brahma the Hindu God. He and his lesser Gods created everything. There you have it.

Carry your emptiness and get out of this thread if you have nothing meaningfull to contribute.
Christianity EtcRe: Was JESUS A Drunkard??? by dalaman: 3:00am On Jun 21, 2017
Ngo40:
Brother,
The "wine" referred to is unfermented grape juice.
The Bible is not nor can ever be contradictory.
The Lord wouldn't say to "not" drink strong drink and then go ahead and "drink" it Himself...
Wine by definition is an alcoholic drink. There is nothing like unfermented grape juice. Unfermented grape juice is not wine but unfermented grape juice. According to the passage Jesus said he drinks(wine) and makes friends with tax collectors, and because he does that people called him a drunkard and a friend of sinners. What was he drinking that the people called him a drunkard, if he wasnt drinking an alcoholic drink? You don't always have to bend the truth to fill your preconceived notions.
Even Davideo that is alleged to have written the book of proves that you alluded to was a drunk m he drinks till he gets drunk according to the bible.
Christianity EtcRe: Our Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op): 11:49pm On Jun 20, 2017
DoctorAlien:
Trash as usual. A whole truckload of meaningless sentences that can be dismissed with the simple argument:

1. The Bible is always true.

2. The Bible says that GOD exists.

3. Therefore GOD exists.

GOD is the Almighty, eternal, uncaused, uncreated, conscious, intelligent, just Creator of everything seen and unseen.
Do you have any evidence to show that your God exist apart from empty noise?
Christianity EtcRe: Isnt This What A Religious Person Would Call A Miracle by dalaman: 11:25pm On Jun 20, 2017
felixomor:
Prove my abilities for u?
Somebody that asked me where "Jesus" is in koran?

I pass undecided
Just prove that the promise isn't a lie lie one instead of crying all over the place.
Christianity EtcRe: Isnt This What A Religious Person Would Call A Miracle by dalaman: 11:23pm On Jun 20, 2017
felixomor:
Dullardman, it has already been proven.
Go to the thread or shut up
How many dead people have you brought back to life as a fulfillment of the lie lie promise Jesus made to you? Stop telling me to go to some hear say thread. Just prove your own abilities and shut me up.
Christianity EtcRe: Isnt This What A Religious Person Would Call A Miracle by dalaman: 11:19pm On Jun 20, 2017
felixomor:
Dullardman, go to that thread or shut up.
Choose one.
Prove that Jesus did not lie to you or shut up.
Christianity EtcRe: Isnt This What A Religious Person Would Call A Miracle by dalaman: 11:17pm On Jun 20, 2017
emmayayodeji:
Dalaman I dey feel you

Nice having you here
wink
Christianity EtcRe: Isnt This What A Religious Person Would Call A Miracle by dalaman: 11:17pm On Jun 20, 2017
felixomor:
Keep quiet
If u dont want to go the thread i pointed u to.
Dont derail this thread further.
Shut up and be quiet. The OP is telling me that he's happy to have me on his thread and you are talking about some imaginary derailment. Oga show us that Jesus didn't make a lie lie promise by rushing to your mortuary and displaying your abilities. Just show us something tangible about your beliefs apart from endless stories and hear say nonsense.
Christianity EtcRe: Isnt This What A Religious Person Would Call A Miracle by dalaman:
felixomor:
Dullardman,
Dont derail the thread.
Allow the Ops questions to be answered with purpose and direction.

There is a new thread today on a guy who was miraculously raised back to life after dying from a heart condition.
Here:
[url]Www.nairaland.com/3872822/nigerian-man-woke-up-after[/url]

Go there and argue.
Ciao undecided
Jesus promised you a lie lie promise. Prove your abilities since you believe in Jesus and his lie lie promise instead of posting link to baseless lie lie hear say stories. I have no time for that. Just go in and raise some dead people in your hospital mortuary and prove that Jesus promise to you is not a lie lie promise.
Christianity EtcRe: Our Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op): 10:55pm On Jun 20, 2017
chemystery:
There is a math problem

W + Y + 15 = Z ; if W & Y are both odd numbers, find Z

The theist said the answer Z is equal to 50.
The atheist, being sure such equation have no solution said he doesnt know neither does the theist.

The atheist continued by saying the answer cannot be 50 because three odd numbers added together can never give an even number. But the theist insists the answer is 50.

Now, all the atheist need now is to prove that three odd numbers added together will never give an even number.

In this scenario, you were expecting the atheist to also say "I don't know if Z is equal to 50" and that is where you are getting it wrong
Excellent points. Now the theist having looked at their answer and seen that it is completely bogus are now saying that we humans can not know the answer because we lack the capacity to do so. They are now saying that we can't understand God. That is what KingEbukasBlog is trying to say. That God is beyond our human logic bla bla bla.

I stands in awe that they feel no shame in offering such arguments.

If God is "beyond logic," then why are you using arguments to convince people that he is real? Why make any arguments in support of any of your truth claims?


I can make something up, claim that you can't understand it, then offer any bullshit explanation and say "Here is the part you can understand," therefore my claim is true. I am.tired of theist apologist and their madness.
Christianity EtcRe: Isnt This What A Religious Person Would Call A Miracle by dalaman: 10:48pm On Jun 20, 2017
felixomor:
Cop out
Goal post shifted now.

The lesson of the day is that u have seen the emptiness in 2 arguments u made.
Namely:
1. Jesus doesn't only heal his followers
2. They dont have to believe before miraclea came. because dead men cant believe.
Is your christianity only by mouth and empty stories. Didn't Jesus promise you the ability to do greater things than him. How many dead people have you raised in the name of Jesus to demonstrate that the Jesus stories and promise are not lies? Stop telling us about stories, the character in the story promised you the ability to do greater things than him. Where are the dead people you've raised back to life? How many unbelievers on nairaland have you been able to turn to believers like Jesus did? Abi the Jesus promise na lie lie promise?
Christianity EtcRe: Isnt This What A Religious Person Would Call A Miracle by dalaman:
felixomor:
But Hope u have seen that your "followers" argument was error.

Besides, Not all had to believe him.
As a matter of fact some said "help my unbelief"........
Some he went to them and healed them.
Some were even dead.
Do dead men believe?
The same Jesus promised those of you the ability to do greater things than him if only you believe in him.

How many unbelievers have you been able to convince and turn to believers the way Jesus did here on NL?

How many dead people have you been able to bring back to life? Your hospital no get mortuary? Go there and raise the dead make we see .
Christianity EtcRe: Our Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op):
Billyonaire:
I took my time, from a busy schedule to write to you about God, and you did not respond but still go on rampage making hasty generalizations about issues outside the faculty of logic of the left brain hemisphere. I will totally understand if your Questions About God is just an egotistic overdrive of an individual who just cares about winning an argument. None of you atheists and theists are wrong, and none of you are right.

Does it occur to you, that there could be something in the middle ground, sorry, not middle ground, but something outside the perspective of left, right and center ? This is 3D thinking, subject to 5 senses, organs located on a vehicle, a container, which the multi-dimensional entity occupies just to experience existence in 3D.

If you want to know my credentials - A former Atheist. I didnt say there is God, I didnt say there is no God. I am just saying....What if God is the one asking the Question...What if you are IT. What if I am IT, what if we are all IT ?

If you are ready to join me in rabbit-hole, and land at the sun as gateway, a wormhole to the next dimension. Then, we can start with me teaching you how to breath, how to look at your palm and know the state of your health if you will die soon.....what if I tell you that you do not know what types of beings have lived and get destroyed on the Earth you walk on billions before things like Humans get even sequenced by the other ETs. They all ask about God. Yet, God they were and we have been told time and again. We refuse to believe because we do not expect to be Gods and be so wicked. You are playing your part in the great orchestra. You will joke about this on the other side.

How do I know all these ? Well, you will soon find out.
You clearly said we are God and gave your reasons. I don't agree with some of tour assertions but I see no reason to disagree with most of them since you clearly admit that you don't like labels.
Christianity EtcRe: Our Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op):
KingEbukaNaija:
No sir . Don't evade the question . Does this mean extra terrestrial life does not exist simply because we have arguments for and against its existence ?
Do you have evidence to show that extra terrestrial life exist? Yes or no? I don't have time for endless assumptions. If you have evidence point to it, if arguments and not evidence is what you have then move along.
Christianity EtcRe: Our Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op): 8:45pm On Jun 20, 2017
KingEbukaNaija:
There are arguments for or against the existence of aliens . Dalaman , does this mean extraterrestrial life does not exist ?

Your argument is so poor , I can't believe you actually think this is a good argument . Its shallow thinking bro , stay away from it . Oh and again , you are an atheist , no wonder you embrace it .
Show that extra terrestrials exist or be quiet.
Christianity EtcRe: Our Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op): 8:12pm On Jun 20, 2017
ScepticalPyrrho:
Very good point.
Let's end the argument here.

1. A "thing" would not exist in fact just because you have reasons for believing in the existence of that "thing".
2. The existence of water doesn't depend on good reasons.
3. Believe is only necessary where facts aren't ascertained.
4. There is a big loop between believing and knowing. I know water. To say I believe in "water" won't suffice since it's evident that water is real.
5. Your belief in God (with or without reasons) doesn't make it real or truly existing.
If God exist we won't have arguments for or against. We will have God. We don't have arguments for or against the existence of the moon. The worst part is that they are arguing for the existence of the God of the bible. Is there anywhere in the bible where arguments are presented for the existence of God? These guys are just not serious at all.
Christianity EtcRe: Our Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op):
KingEbukasBlog:
And this is your evidence ? How shallow ! You are also making an argument against God's existence . This right there is an argument against God's existence .

Without arguments , logic and reason is dead . You are shamelessly irrational for making this statement grin
I said if your God exist we won't be having arguments for or against it. We don't have any arguments for or against the existence of the sun because it exist. The reason why I don't take you and your superiors seriously(William Craig and the rest) is because you guys are advocating for the God of the bible. The God that has specific attributes and is supposed to behave and act in specific mannerthat can be tested, verified and known. For example the God yoi are selling we are told speaks the human language and communicates with humans, he interferes in human affirars, he wants people to know him, not just know him but have a special relationship with him, he acts in specific ways to change things or the outcome of things. He can be known and on and on. All these are specific attributes that can be tested and verified independently. They do not rely on bogus arguments and assumptions. Christians that believe in these God are supposed to have signs and abilities as a result of their belief in this God. All these are independent claims that can be tested and verified independentlyand empirically. They do not rely on bogus arguments.

You know VERY well that the bible is lying when it talks about such a God that is why you always prefer to argue for an unknown God. You even claimed that God can not be known so the best thing is to use arguments instead of empirical evidence. You always want to push your God to the realm of the unknown because if we are to go by the known and verifiable claims of your God and the bible your God will be falsified.

You know that very well so you always go into the realm of the unknown by claiming that God can not be know. If God can not be known then how did you get to know it to the extent of telling people how it behaves and it's attributes? You have a topic on God's attributes where you tried to explain some of the attributes of God but now you are claiming that this God can not be known. If God can not be know then why are you trying to let people know about it? You are always empty and dishonest.
Christianity EtcRe: Our Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op): 7:51pm On Jun 20, 2017
6barz:
I knew you were going to suck me into defining God and asking me to prove if he exists. So as not to run along in circles, I will try to buttress my stance.

My definition of God will be the process that started everything. I guess my usage of the term 'God' caught you offguard. Just like I said in my initial op, God means different things to different people - whatever God means.

For example, you stated that if God exists, we won't have arguments, we will have God. What I read was if the process exists, we won't have arguments, we will have the process.

Do I believe in the process? Yes. Do I believe in religion, No. I see religion as a man-made construct to rationalise the process into something understandable and human like. Just like I see atheism as another man-made construct.

I hope you understand how I feel when someone says 'I have been a Christian all my life and suddenly I felt empty. I am now an atheist. That's such a joke...

Just like Billyonaire always say. I dislike labels.

Scenario

Do you believe your 10th generation Grandfather existed? I am certain your answer will be yes. If I ask you for proof, you will most likely point to your Grandfather, your father and yourself.

If I insist on proof about your 10th generation Grandfather alone, you won't be able to give me any tangible proof. No birth records, no pictures, no books or journals or scrolls.

Can we then say due to the absence of verifiable documents, your 10th generation Grandfather do not exist?
You can't even define God properly yet you want me to believe it exist? I find that to be ridiculous.
Christianity EtcRe: Dear Christians, Doesn't The Front Page Prove The Atheists Point? by dalaman: 5:03pm On Jun 20, 2017
KingEbukasBlog:
I understand the reason why the site is pushing any news that denigrates Christianity to the front page . The bible clearly said every sinner including false prophets will go to hell . Wickedness , calamities , false teachings , false prophets , love for sin and the world would be rampant during the last days . Don't the above stated serve as evidence ? Doesn't this prove the bible is true ? Doesn't this prove God's existence ?
Nice to have you making specific aims about the bible and your God. Your assertions above prove the bible to be false, it also prove that your God is false as well.

You claims wickedness will be rampant during the last days. Hope you know that the world is much more at peace now than during the time of Jesus. You are 5 times more likely to die during the time of Jesus in the hands of another man than now. During the time of Jesus(2000 years ago) wickedness was the order of the day, people were so wicked that they saw nothing wrong with slavery, they sacrificed their kids to their various Gods, evil was the other of the day, mighty nations invade and capture smaller nations with impunity, In fact Israel was under occupation by the Roman forces during the time of Jesus. There was nothing like human rights back then, women had no rights in most parts of the world. They were like cattle, there was little or no education among the masses, The world is much more peaceful now compared to during the time of Jesus. It is much less violent and wicked. Your bible has lied and is false.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/history-and-the-decline-of-human-violence/

http://reason.com/archives/2012/01/11/the-decline-of-violence.

Provide one study that shows that violence and wickeness has increased or is increasing in the world.

Calamities have always been a part of this planet. Many animal species have been wiped of the planet as a result of one calamity or the other. According to scientist over 90% of all species that have ever lived are now extinct.

False teachings. There have been false teachers throughout the history of mankind. Even your Jesus is accused of being a false teacher during his time.

Bring specific claims about your bible and they will always be shown to be false. You better run to your deist claims about God, when you try to embrace the bible and use it to prove God you will always be shown proven wrong.
Christianity EtcRe: Our Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op): 4:06pm On Jun 20, 2017
KingEbukasBlog:
Rationalists/Logicians say that the only route to knowledge is through reason . They believe empiricism is fallible because our perception and sensory ideas differ . God is beyond existence and thus beyond our perception as humans since our senses are limited and fallible . That's why natural theology uses logic , reason , arguments to support God's existence.
You are just a dishonest and empty sophist. Name the rationalist that are against empiricism and why they disbelieve in empirical evidence. Empirical evidence is the only objective evidence we have so far that is universally acceptable. Franklin was able to empirically explain his position that is why we all accept it and anybody that looks at it will accept it. It is the same way that any body that study cells will come to the same conclusion when provided with the same empirical evidence. If your God is beyond our perception as humans then how do you know that it exist? You've shown again that yiur God is nothing.

God is an idea that is why all we have to show that God exist is arguments for and against. If God exist we won't have arguments we will have God. We don't have argumentsfor and against the existence of the sun because it exist. We have argument for an against God because it is an idea and as such we have to argue for and against it. Theology is a human invention and it remains a human ideas just like God so argument is the only thing that can be used for and against any theological position.

Should we say that your thread was created out of ignorance ? You have no rebutted any argument for God's existence since I knew you 3 years ago , dismissing them as weak is fallacious , the pooh pooh fallacy . Stay logical . Oh , you are an atheist . You can't grin
If God exist we won't have any argument for the existence of God. We have argument instead of objective and verifiable evidence because God is a human idea. Again we don't have arguments for the existence of the sun because it exist. Since I've known you, you have been running away from your God as defined, you always want to push your God to the realm of the unknown because you know that if we are to stick by the traditional definition of your God and what it is it can be shown not to exist. I have asked you very specific questions about this God of yours bass on the cams you have made that can be verified but you ran away from it because it will show you that this God of yours is nothing but an imaginary idea.
Christianity EtcRe: Dear Christians, Doesn't The Front Page Prove The Atheists Point? by dalaman: 3:51pm On Jun 20, 2017
KingEbukasBlog:
Ok . Since you claim Religion is a lie , how does this affect God's existence ? I'm still waiting for you point oo . You've not made any sense since the Op .
You keep pushing your God to the realm of the unknown. Just show that your God exist independently of any argument. I don't need any argument to show that the sun exist. It can be shown to exist independently on its own. Just show that your God exist independently on its own and stop throwing empty arguments and assumptions.
Christianity EtcRe: Our Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op): 3:44pm On Jun 20, 2017
KingEbukasBlog:
Oh now you are angry ? You are the one with the Strawman in your OP . Nobody is saying whatever you wrote in the OP and you falsely accuse of doing something else . Liar . I just reciprocated what you did , that's all . Most atheists say the universe came from Nothing , that's why the meme was created .
Saying that you lied means am angry? Na wah oo. You just lied. Show me one atheist here on nairaland that has ever claimed that the universe came from nothing. You have all the time to do that, just one atheist that clairs the universe came from nothing here on NL is what you are to provide. Christians are known for always creating straw man and beating it. I've never seen any atheist here argue for a universe that was created from nothing. Provide evidencefor your claim show me one atheist here that has ever made that claim or accept that you lied

So where are your strong arguments against God's existence ? Let me see them .
That we ONLY have arguments for and against God's existence only proves my point. If your God exist we will have God and not arguments. When was the last time you saw people having arguments for or against the existence of the sun. We have argumentsfor and against God because God is an imaginary and man made idea. If your God exist we won't be having arguments we will just point to it or its existence will be verifiable to all that look it it and want to know about it.


This anger against a non existent entity is too much na grin . Ok I've agreed with you .

Man created gods and the gods gave us atheism .

Are you happy ?
Tell me why an all powerful God that exist and wants people to know about its existence will rely on an incompetent person like you to tell anybody anything about its existence? Tell me please.
Christianity EtcRe: Our Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op): 3:35pm On Jun 20, 2017
6barz:
While i can say this OP is succinct, i must however point out the hypocrisy of the "I don't know." statement. As an Atheist, you are also guilty of the same assertion that you have labeled Christianity with.

Can you, dalaman say authoritatively that no God (whatever that means to anyone) exists? of course you cannot!

Outside the purview of Abrahamic religions, you cannot prove to me that no God (whatever that means to anyone) exists. Your rejection of Christianity or Islam does not in anyway invalidate the evidence or existence of that who we speak about.

But the funny thing is instead of saying you do not know, you state that God does not exist. If i ask you for proof, I am sure it will be limited to your perception of what you think God is and should be, what you think he has failed to do and what you think he should have done.

So whatever you accuse Christians of, just as well applies to you. Look in the mirror Bro, what do you see?
What is God? Does it exist? How can any body get to know that God exist on its own independently, objectively and in a verifiable manner in such a way that any body that looks at it will agree and come to the same conclusion? The burden of proof is always on the claimant.
Christianity EtcRe: Our Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op): 3:27pm On Jun 20, 2017
KingEbukasBlog:
Let me summarize your jeremiad for you . You are trying to say that we consider these, right ? Tell me what is logical about agreeing with these.
You can't argue straightly, you'll always have to create a straw man to beat up with your lie lie. Where on the OP did I say that the universe came from nothing or that nothing created the universe? You are doing exactly what the ancient Greeks did with lightning. They provided a false answer and created a culture around it but it doesn't make it true. If God exist show us that it does exist on its own. Shebi your God is alive and can do things. Let it demonstrate it's abilities na. Why are you throwing empty arguments instead of allowing your alleged living God to do anything on its own. After all your God wants people to know that it exist so that it can have a personal relationship with them. Why then is he relying you an incompetent person like you throwing half baked and empty assumptions and arguments. What can't your God do to show people that it exist? Why are you always throwing half baked arguments for a God that allegedly exist and is so powerful that it is alleged it can do all things. Why is your God relying on an incompetent person like you to drop weak arguments in order to convince others that it exist? The answer is because your God is imaginary and lives only inside your head. If your God exist you will present your God instead of weak arguments.
Christianity EtcOur Ignorance Is God by dalaman(op):
I got some of this points from another forum I visit regularly. I am just tired of the weak arguments theist apologist keep regurgitating here always. They never provide any evidence at all. All they can do is provide weak arguments that are basically assumptions for things we do not know.

The obvious reason there are so many arguments for Gods is because Gods obviously aren't real. If Gods were real we'd have Gods, not arguments. That's how reality works. Fantasy, on the other hand works just like God arguments. So if a God is anything, it must be a fantasy.

There are many, many arguments from Christians and Muslims that boil down to "you can't explain X, therefore Y is proved."

It doesn't work like that (lucky for you). If you want to prove Y, you have to actually prove Y. What you don't know about X cannot prove Y. You can't get knowledge from ignorance. In order to avoid the raw emotions involved in dealing with the truth claims of your religion, let's look at a truth claim from another religion. That way, your emotions won't get in the way and you can evaluate the quality of the argument dispassionately. Hopefully from there, you will start to see what is wrong with similar arguments from other religions and from your own religion. Let's look at Lightning and how it was explained by the ancient Greeks.


To the ancient Greeks Lightning proves Zeus, it was one of the greatest evidence of Zeus. How else do you explain lightning? Ah ha! You can't explain lightning! Therefore I have definitely proved Zeus! You don't have an explanation for lightning, but I do, therefore my explanation is correct, therefore Zeus is proved! Now let's celebrate by sacrificing an animal to Zeus at the temple! That was how it worked for them at that time and that was the best explanation and evidence they had.

Here's the thing, the ancient Greeks could not possibly have known the real answer for lightning because it was way above their ability at that time and Benjamin Franklin who was able to provide empirical evidence for lightning was thousands of years in their future. Heck, I'm not sure you could explain electricity to them without recreating all the experiments done by other people prior to Franklin. To them, Zeus really would have been the best possible explanation for lightning, in the absence of any other thing. They believed it and used it as enough evidence. They formed tales about it and created a thriving culture round that belief and explanation.

But was their explanation correct despite the great culture and all that was built around it? The answer is NO!

If you don't know the answer to something, then the only honest answer is "I don't know."

If the ancient Greeks wanted to prove that Zeus made lightning, first they would have had to provide evidence of Zeus itself, then they would have had to provide evidence of Zeus making lightning that is the only objective evidence that would satisfy any body that wanted to know. They were able to do neither of those things, so the only reasonable answer they could have given was "I don't know where lightning comes from." Had they done that, they would not have looked like fools after Franklin. Franklin was able to empirically explain how lightning works.

I'm sure they would have been tempted to say "But look at the lightning. That should be all the proof you need! You've seen the proof for yourself! Why can't you just admit that Zeus is real?" I'm sure this would have sounded entirely reasonable to them, but it still would have been hilariously wrong.

Here's the thing: having an answer doesn't matter. It doesn't matter one bit. Any fool can provide you with answers to any question provided you're not too picky about whether or not the answer is correct. What matters is having an answer that is independently and objectively verifiable. That is precisely what Franklin gave us and which the ancient Greeks never had.

The claim that lightning comes from Zeus may have been emotionally satisfying to the ancient Greeks, but it wasn't an honest answer. It would not have been an honest answer unless and until they could provide evidence of Zeus, then provide evidence of Zeus making lightning. However emotionally satisfying it may have been to the Greeks, the lightning itself was not evidence of Zeus because the existence of lightning is evidence for every explanation for lightning. Lightning itself is not very meaningful evidence of anything other than the existence of lightning.

Zeus is not some kind of default answer that becomes true just because no one you know can offer a better explanation. If you don't know, then the honest answer is "I don't know."

Being uncomfortable with saying "I don't know" is not a valid excuse for making up answers, even if everyone you know worships Zeus. This is exactly what the God argument is today. It is basically an argument from ignorance. What we don't know, we use God as an explanation. Our ignorance is now God, and what we know is science.


Other uses of arguments from ignorance

These are formally called argument from ignorance fallacies. Here are some other examples.

Thunder proves Thor. How else do you explain thunder?

Earthquakes prove that there are dragons in the ground. How else do you explain earthquakes?

The opening of flowers proves pixies. How else do you explain why the flowers open?

The pyramids prove ancient alien visitation. How what do you explain the pyramids?

The fact that some ideas are true and others are false is evidence of God. How else do you explain the existence of truth? (Transcendental argument)

The fact that life exists is evidence of God. How else do you explain the existence of life? (Teleological argument)

Why does something exist rather than nothing? Ah ha! You don't have an answer, therefore I have proved God! (Cosmological argument)

I don't understand why some decisions are moral while other decisions are immoral, therefore the existence of morality proves God. (Argument from morality)

If you pay attention, you will notice this same basic argument being used again and again. It generally can be reduced to "I don't know X, therefore I know Y." Any time you find yourself thinking "Well, how else do you explain it?" then you are probably in danger of committing an argument from ignorance fallacy. Again, if you want to prove Y, you have to actually prove Y. If you think the existence of truth proves God, "How else do you explain it?" won't prove anything. You're going to have to provide evidence of God creating epistemology (not a particular epistemology, but epistemology, and good luck with that). The existence of the universe is evidence for the universe. It is NOT an evidence for any God. If God exist independent of the universe then show that it does. Because we do not know how the universe came about doesn't mean God. It just means we don't know and that's where it ends.


Conclusion

So why did I say "lucky you" earlier? Because I don't think you've stopped and thought about just how many ridiculous things from other people you would have to explain if logic worked the way you seem to think.

Further, I don't think most of you realize just how insulting and childish these arguments are. "I don't know" should never be an excuse for making up an answer unless you are talking to a toddler playing the "why" game. When you do this to adults, you are effectively treating them like toddlers.

You know what? Maybe it's not right to do that to toddlers either. Maybe we should be honest with toddlers and tell them "I don't know" when we don't.

But here is what is really pathetic about this argument: often another explanation is on offer, and perhaps even supported by evidence. Many times, when modern Christians or Muslims use this argument, it is the equivalent of a modern Greek person saying "lightning proves Zeus" even after Benjamin Franklin conducted his experiment.

And that is part of the reason I think theists deserve pity rather than scorn.
Christianity EtcRe: Atheists With Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) . They Are Here On Nairaland by dalaman: 10:40am On Jun 20, 2017
KingEbukasBlog:
No sir , the gods gave man atheism. Do your research
Which Gods? Your God is a man made idea that is why you must explain the ideas to others. If your God is real you won't be here telling us what it is . It will tell us itself. But because it is an invention of men, you like the men that invented it will have to explain and do everything on behalf of the idea. You claim your God is all powerful but it can't even say hi. It can't do anything it behaves exactly like an imaginary being which is exactly what it is.

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