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> Feeling good about the existence of something, or bad about its absence, does not count as evidence. Isn't the inverse also true?
by irishcoffee 5mo ago
> Feeling good about the existence of something, or bad about its absence, does not count as evidence.
Isn't the inverse also true?
- Filligree 5mo agoSure, but nonexistence is the default. Has to be the default; most possible things do not exist. In this case we have no evidence for, so we stay with the default.
- irishcoffee 5mo agoYou're making the "if a tree falls in the woods and nobody hears it" pontification? If so, I disagree with you.
- paulryanrogers 5mo agoAre they? And anyway, plenty of trees have been observed falling in the forest, and gravity in general. Not so many repeatable observations about divine beings, healing, etc. Absence of evidence isn't proof of existence. Ultimately it's all about probabilities based what is known. Unlikely there is a blue teacup within Saturn's rings or a flying spaghetti monster.
- Hikikomori 5mo agoI'd say there's a lot less evidence of god than a tree falling in the forest that nobody was there to see.