It's an ironic fact of life that while fundie-gelicals have incessantly peppered atheists with their questions, and have forthrightly received honest answers in reply, e.g.
http://brane-space.blogspot.com/2010/01/part-i-of-pastor-mikeys-stupid-test.html
http://brane-space.blogspot.com/2010/03/questions-impossible-to-answer-no-way.html
they have seldom if ever reciprocated. Most have not even taken the basic test on evolution posed some months ago:
http://brane-space.blogspot.com/2010/01/test-on-evolution-for-fundie-critics.html
despite the fact they constantly yammer about the supposed defects of Darwinian evolution and natural selection. But how can they claim to know even the most basic defects if they aren't even able to pass a basic test? Inquiring minds want to know!
Now, the same perpetually obstreperous, contumacious fundie blog has posed yet another slew of questions for "the atheists" - but this time we ain't biting until HE deigns to answers ours first. We believe we've given too much as it is, and received little in return. This is his chance to show good faith, by which I mean honestly and completely answering the questions that follow - so this action will disclose he's truly interested in our (future) answers to his, and it's not merely posturing for his blog followers or appealing to another blog stunt!
The questions are as follows:
1) Given knowledge of a thing implies epistemology, and epistemology requires necessary and sufficient conditions be given, what are they for the “God” you believe in?
2) Verifiable truth for the existence of a god must be independent of any references in scriptures, written by semi-literate, innumerate, primitive humans. (In any case one must go beyond arguing from authority). Given this, give the independent knowledge basis for your deity. Start with a fifty word definition!
3) Explain how a "hell" can exist and not be part of God- IF, as you claim - God is INFINITE, meaning occupying all space, time and beyond.
4) Explain how your God can be all-powerful if Satan controls the Earth.
5) You claim you have a "soul". Prove that you do!
6) Distinguish an agnostic theist from an agnostic atheist, and both from a pure agnostic.
7) If there were no Big Bang, how do you explain the existence of the isotropic (same in all directions) 2.7 K cosmic background radiation which is exactly at the temperature one would expect (from thermal physics) if the Big Bang occurred 13.7 billion years ago – cooling to 2.7 K?
8) Suppose Catholicism is not a Christian religion(as you claim). But if we go by the logical premise that an effect E must FOLLOW a source or cause C, e.g. C-> E, then explain please how your religion can be “Christian” if Catholicism isn’t, since yours spun off from it as a later part of the Protestant Reformation?
9) If superior aliens arrive at Earth, with massive ships that hover stationary in the skies, what will you conclude about your biblical beliefs? How will they be altered, if at all?
10) If God is everywhere and “all powerful” why did he refuse (or was unable) to save 6 million Jews from Hitler’s gas chambers?
We expect answers to these questions (not a test, btw), and then we will give ours (to your queries) on behalf of atheists!
http://brane-space.blogspot.com/2010/01/part-i-of-pastor-mikeys-stupid-test.html
http://brane-space.blogspot.com/2010/03/questions-impossible-to-answer-no-way.html
they have seldom if ever reciprocated. Most have not even taken the basic test on evolution posed some months ago:
http://brane-space.blogspot.com/2010/01/test-on-evolution-for-fundie-critics.html
despite the fact they constantly yammer about the supposed defects of Darwinian evolution and natural selection. But how can they claim to know even the most basic defects if they aren't even able to pass a basic test? Inquiring minds want to know!
Now, the same perpetually obstreperous, contumacious fundie blog has posed yet another slew of questions for "the atheists" - but this time we ain't biting until HE deigns to answers ours first. We believe we've given too much as it is, and received little in return. This is his chance to show good faith, by which I mean honestly and completely answering the questions that follow - so this action will disclose he's truly interested in our (future) answers to his, and it's not merely posturing for his blog followers or appealing to another blog stunt!
The questions are as follows:
1) Given knowledge of a thing implies epistemology, and epistemology requires necessary and sufficient conditions be given, what are they for the “God” you believe in?
2) Verifiable truth for the existence of a god must be independent of any references in scriptures, written by semi-literate, innumerate, primitive humans. (In any case one must go beyond arguing from authority). Given this, give the independent knowledge basis for your deity. Start with a fifty word definition!
3) Explain how a "hell" can exist and not be part of God- IF, as you claim - God is INFINITE, meaning occupying all space, time and beyond.
4) Explain how your God can be all-powerful if Satan controls the Earth.
5) You claim you have a "soul". Prove that you do!
6) Distinguish an agnostic theist from an agnostic atheist, and both from a pure agnostic.
7) If there were no Big Bang, how do you explain the existence of the isotropic (same in all directions) 2.7 K cosmic background radiation which is exactly at the temperature one would expect (from thermal physics) if the Big Bang occurred 13.7 billion years ago – cooling to 2.7 K?
8) Suppose Catholicism is not a Christian religion(as you claim). But if we go by the logical premise that an effect E must FOLLOW a source or cause C, e.g. C-> E, then explain please how your religion can be “Christian” if Catholicism isn’t, since yours spun off from it as a later part of the Protestant Reformation?
9) If superior aliens arrive at Earth, with massive ships that hover stationary in the skies, what will you conclude about your biblical beliefs? How will they be altered, if at all?
10) If God is everywhere and “all powerful” why did he refuse (or was unable) to save 6 million Jews from Hitler’s gas chambers?
We expect answers to these questions (not a test, btw), and then we will give ours (to your queries) on behalf of atheists!
1 comment:
"Now, the same perpetually obstreperous, contumacious fundie blog has posed yet another slew of questions for "the atheists" - but this time we ain't biting until HE deigns to answers ours first. We believe we've given too much as it is, and received little in return. This is his chance to show good faith, by which I mean honestly and completely answering the questions that follow - so this action will disclose he's truly interested in our (future) answers to his, and it's not merely posturing for his blog followers or appealing to another blog stunt!"
Sorry! I bit and posted answers to his questions, and got gamed by the turkey! See:
http://pastorstahl.blogspot.com/
'An Atheist Answers the Questions'
But I didn't expect he'd come back with all his bogus responses. I know I should have listened and not bitten - taken the bait. My bad!
But can you please wallop his behind. Just consider helping me out here and not a response to him, ok?
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