--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@...> wrote: > I was thinking that they were showing a lack of assumptions by noticing that the reasons for his existence are not solid. The only underlying assumption is that there should be good reasons to support beliefs and perhaps that the more a claim deviates from our common knowledge base of how the world works, the more compelling the evidence should be. And these good reasons are not limited to the methods of science, we have lots of tools to gain confidence in knowledge beyond that context-useful system.
Sounds reasonable. I guess what I have a hard time accepting is the notion of an atheist keeping an open mind. And yes, that is quite judgemental of me. I am assuming that those who dismiss the notion of God, would always be finding some reason not to believe. That is a predjudice that I have which probably points to some intolerance.
