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Scepticism and Atheism

by prabhupant on 2/12/22, 5:04 AM with 5 comments

• by gregjor on 2/12/22, 6:46 AM

  Theism and the simulation hypothesis fail for the same reasons. Neither explain our observed reality (evidence) better than explanations we derive without them. They fail Occam’s Razor by adding entities beyond necessity.

  The burden of proof falls on the theists and the people who propose the universe is a simulation. We do not need to spend any time disproving those ideas. We have no evidence to support the existence of a god, or that we’re living in a simulation.

  Atheism is not the proposition that god does not exist. It is the absence of belief. The theistic proposition is a matter of belief or faith, not supported by evidence, not testable, and not falsifiable. Because the proposition is not falsifiable trying to prove it false is no more rational than accepting the existence of a god.

• by i67vw3 on 2/12/22, 6:38 AM

  >This creator can be anyone, not necessarily Jesus, Allah, or Shiva,

  There is a small mistake here, Shiva/Rudra/MahaRudra is not a creator but destroyer or the one who will end the world/universe. Vishnu or mainly Brahma can be substituted for Shiva in the write-up.