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    Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
    I have as much proof that no god exists as I have proof that the Flying Spagethi Monster does not exist.

    There is no proof of either existing, which is proof that neither exists.
    Ah, now you are reaching too far.

    Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost View Post
    Ah, now you are reaching too far.

    Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
    It actually is.

    Can't prove a man killed X? Then he didn't do it according to our laws.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
    It actually is.

    Can't prove a man killed X? Then he didn't do it according to our laws.
    He might have done it, but there is just not enough proof to put him behind bars.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skullheadhq View Post
    He might have done it, but there is just not enough proof to put him behind bars.
    But you usually goes with the negative answer without proof, at least until new evidence manifest, otherwise the existance of the Flying Spagethi Monster is about as certain.

    And there's not one assumption about God but several:
    The assumption that he is the creator of the universe.
    The assumption that he has knowledge about earth. (We're less than bacterias compared to the universe, planet wise).
    The assumption that this is recent knowledge.
    The assumption that he cares about humans.
    The assumption that he cares about praying and religion.
    The assumption that he cares about induviduals. (See above, you don't care about induviduals when there's 7 milliards of them)
    The assumption that he in any way resembles a god decribed in any holy text.
    The assumption that he resembles God decribed in the Bible.
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