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Stephen · 10-24-2007, 05:50 PM

Sorry if this contribution is short but I tend to think along the lines of 'proof' as more like 'highly probable'.

I am an atheist because, although I have no absolute proof, I believe that the probability of there being a Omnipotent, Omniscient, etc etc being is highly improbable which is good enough to convince me otherwise.

I believe in Darwin evolutionary theory because the available evidence points to a highly probable theory, without actually slam dunk complete evidence....but almost.

So FWIW, I think that using the probability yardstick allows us to avoid being stuck in either the agnostic or absolutist camps.

10-24-2007, 05:50 PM	#134 (permalink)
Stephen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 595	Sorry if this contribution is short but I tend to think along the lines of 'proof' as more like 'highly probable'. I am an atheist because, although I have no absolute proof, I believe that the probability of there being a Omnipotent, Omniscient, etc etc being is highly improbable which is good enough to convince me otherwise. I believe in Darwin evolutionary theory because the available evidence points to a highly probable theory, without actually slam dunk complete evidence....but almost. So FWIW, I think that using the probability yardstick allows us to avoid being stuck in either the agnostic or absolutist camps.