Donal wrote:

Why should non-believers be given more credence than believers?

Get a clue, Donal - you're out of your depth.

Does that mean that I shouldn't have an opinion - or that I shouldn't
express it?

What part of "get a clue" precludes the possession or expression of an
opinion?


Why then, have you made so many contributions to this thread?

I enjoy epistemological discourse. Why are you spending so much time
slavering in this thread?


Excellent dissertation, Wally!

I'm surprised you can recognise it as such.


I'm almost proud that my stupefying
pointlessness has prompted such eloquence - and such a large
percentage of your activity here over the past week!!!

If you're trying to imply that you've been trolling me with your drivel,
you'll have to do better than that - as I said, I enjoy discussing this
particular subject matter.


Let me see if I understand you. Are you saying that we know sod-all
about the Universe, and therefore we shouldn't try to understand it?
That strikes me as being a bit defeatist!

You're still lacking the clue, Donal. At no point have I said that we
shouldn't try to understand it - just that statements like "the universe is
cyclical", "the universe started with a big bang all by itself", "god
created the universe" are without adequate foundation. The notion that any
one of these can be classified as even approaching an "inescapable
conclusion" is a joke.


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Wally
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