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  1. MarkFL

    Burden of Proof

    The burden of proof lies with someone who is making a claim, and is not upon anyone else to disprove. The inability, or disinclination, to disprove a claim does not render that claim valid, nor give it any credence whatsoever. In epistemology, the burden of proof (Latin: onus probandi (shorthand...
  2. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    The correct answer (with no need to squirm regarding the phrasing of the question) is: 2. An atheist He is likely an agnostic atheist, since he has not claimed there are no gods, he has simply stated a rejection of theism making him an atheist.
  3. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    LOL! I suspect the server's storage limits would be exceeded before that happens. ;)
  4. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    And sadly, but expected completely, we're back to your lack of understanding of atheism, I see. LOL! I didn't read past that because your failing at that fundamental level renders all else inconsequential and a waste of time to consider. Atheism, in general, is only the rejection of theism, to...
  5. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    On the issue of theism, only those who make a claim are exercising faith, since there's no compelling evidence either way to demonstrate knowledge. That's the bottom line. For people like me, who simply reject any claim regarding the existence of God/gods, there is no faith being used since we...
  6. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    These things all produce useful results and are based in experience to be true...we find that the language we have been taught allows us to communicate effectively with others speaking the same language, we find that the mathematics we have been taught can be personally verified to an absolute...
  7. MarkFL

    Is faith a wholly voluntary act?

    I initially believed because I trusted those around me that what they said was true. However, once I reached a certain age, I began to look at things more critically, and I realized that for me, faith alone is not a good enough reason to accept extraordinary claims.
  8. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    It would be in my best interest to consider whether it is more likely that I saw some uni-horned equine species that has thus far eluded discovery, or if I was somehow mistaken. Obviously, the latter is more likely, and so I would be inclined to explore that option first and very thoroughly...
  9. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    In mathematics, when proving a theorem, one is not allowed to invoke the theorem being proved in the proof of the same theorem. :D
  10. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    What part of the supernatural for which there is compelling evidence could anyone legitimately use to demonstrate anything? There is no evidence of the supernatural, so how could not being allowed to use non-evidence as evidence possibly be an issue? I'm not proclaiming a belief, I am simply...
  11. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    Yes, I have even used that before, but I wanted to go with something more easily understood by everyone and in the end any claim (that can't be known) made regarding the number will suffice. Even if one makes the claim that the number is composite, this should be stated as an extremely probable...
  12. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    One point that I would like to explicitly deal with is the absurd assertion that it takes faith to reject a claim. Let's return to the Sahara, where I turn to you and claim that the number of grains of sand in the desert is even. Naturally, you ask me, how do I know this. I actually cannot...
  13. MarkFL

    Tomi Lahren

    She dates Blaze?
  14. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    Yes, at some point one must make a decision about whether it is worth the effort to continue refuting the same erroneous statements. ;)
  15. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    I've already corrected all those points too many times for you to still be braying them. That's one of the reasons I call Poe here. :rofl3:
  16. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    I don't think I have ever seen a post be so completely wrong about so many things all at once (while not actually addressing anything in my post you quoted). The probability of that honestly happening is so slim, I'm going to invoke Poe's law here: "Without a clear indication of the author's...
  17. MarkFL

    Happy Reformation Day!

    LOL! :) It all depends on perspective...;)
  18. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    Certainly a piercing of the heart would fall into the category of a reasonably assumed fatal injury, but without knowing for sure the exact nature of the piercing of the side, I don't wish to speculate. :D
  19. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    Do the Scriptures actually say He was "run through the heart" with a spear? John 19:34
  20. MarkFL

    A Gutsy Preacher

    I would have to witness something like a decapitation (or other definitely fatal injury) and then a return to life before I would be certain of resurrection and not just a return from near death. :)
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