NS,
To be fair, there are many atheists who ask for evidence of this other stuff without understanding that the real issue is what we mean by evidence. With a methodology, asking for evidence is useless.
Yes, which is why I tend to ask for a method, a process, an
anything to distinguish their clams from just guessing. If they don’t think that the methods of science or logic work, then fine – but surely there has to be something more than, “because I say so” in their place doesn’t there?
Also I would suggest that, although wrong repeatedly and often, t'other Alan, absent from this parish recently, did think his retreads of WLC were real attempts to address the issue.
Well, whether or not he’d call the flakey five “evidence” I’m not sure about. Either way though, as they’re logically hopeless (as are Alien’s attempts to support them) it probably doesn’t matter much.
I also think that when Vlad goes 'personal experience', he thinks he is saying something useful.
No doubt. The problem though is that when he’s then asked why anyone would privilege his personal experience of his god over anyone else’s personal experiences of different gods entirely he goes all quiet. Or abusive.
PS I’m listening to Richard & Linda Thompson’s “I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight” as I’m typing. Still sounds bloody brilliant after all these years
