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I'm assuming that the atheist wants to be rational. That is to say, he wants to have a rational reason to believe what he believes. But what rational reason does the atheist have to assume that the future will be like the past? None. So the atheist is irrational to assume that the laws of physics wi...

There is no reason to assume that if atheism is true. This might be a hard concept to grasp for you, but atheism is just a lack of belief in the existence of gods. It makes no positive claims, scientific or otherwise. If there is no God, then the universe is not controlled by a powerful, external f...

And to the OP, I suggest you start your education by discovering what is meant by a 'Scientific Theory' What we're talking about here is philosophy of science, ie, if the atheist is rational to trust that science will say anything meaningful about the future. As far as I can see, there is no reason...

feign_ignorence wrote: That would be a good proposition if it were not for the fact that things act in a predictable way with respect to time.

There is no reason to assume that if atheism is true.

AshtonBlack wrote:
I trust science because of the scientific method, evidence is abound. I reject claims about god(s) because they sound like a load of made up toss, no evidence.

Why do you trust that the scientific method will say anything meaningful about the future?

2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 4 2 + 2 = 5? ....is that what you are saying you silly billy? :lol: I seriously hope you're kidding and realize that it is not a proper analogy, or els...

The same reason most theists do, it works! Why do you assume it will work in the future? If atheism is true, there is no rational reason to believe that. Answer supplied, if you're too delusional to cope with it that isn't my problem. So let's say we have the following numbers: 2,4,6,8,10,13. What ...

Note that atheists can't even provide a rational justification for the thing they cherish the most! 17 replies and not one sign of a rational argument. At least Christians have rational arguments to defend their faith; it seems atheists have given up to defend what they believe and are just resigned...

[quote="95Theses" Scientists make observations about the way things behave in the real world, and then set out to show why they happen like that and how they will behave in the future. [/quote] What is the rational reason to assume that the future will behave like a past? If matter is not controlled...

As far as I can see, there is no rational reason for the atheist to trust that science will make accurate predictions about the future. Why assuming that the future will be like the past? If atheism is true, then the universe is not rational; it is not substained by a Person. The answer, "it works ...

CJ wrote:
The same reason most theists do, it works!

Why do you assume it will work in the future? If atheism is true, there is no rational reason to believe that.

Predictions? You seem to be confusing science with prophecy. Science is about making predictions about the future, as it assumes the universe will continue to behave like the past. But there is no reason to assume that, given atheism. I am afraid you will have to look into this whole concept of "sc...

virphen wrote:Predictions? You seem to be confusing science with prophecy.

Science is about making predictions about the future, as it assumes the universe will continue to behave like the past. But there is no reason to assume that, given atheism.

As far as I can see, there is no rational reason for the atheist to trust that science will make accurate predictions about the future. Why assuming that the future will be like the past? If atheism is true, then the universe is not rational; it is not sustained by a Person. The answer, "it works so...

Okay.

Goodbye.

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