@BristolBen @HPluckrose But my point was that both groups defend their ideas the same way. I do not need to defend the color of the sky.
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Replying to @EfficientGod @HPluckrose
Not really, no. Atheists typically make no claim regarding Gods. They just ask for evidence and find it lacking.
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Replying to @BristolBen @HPluckrose
But we have no evidence of life elsewhere in the universe, yet many scientists 'believe' there must be.
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Replying to @EfficientGod @HPluckrose
You are equivocating on "belief" (easily done, it has several meanings) For ex: I believe that Hillary will win.
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Replying to @BristolBen @EfficientGod
It is abt epistemology. *Why* we believe things.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @EfficientGod
Yes, you mentioned probabilities. "Belief" is use to describe both people assigning a probability of 1 (to *know*)
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and people making an educated guess pending further enquiry/evidence. There is a qualitative difference.
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