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In Reply to: Gideon et al -- A Question? posted by Gotch on January 13, 19100 at 11:33:55:

: You've challenged us to prove the existence of God apart from belief. I'll reverse the challenge to you or to anyone else: Without using faith or testimony, prove that atoms exist.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki really were destroyed. If atoms did not exist, and they did not have the properties that we ascribe to them, Hiroshima and Nagasaki would still be standing. They are not. The most reasonable explanation is that atoms have the properties (including existence) that we have ascribed to them. God, on the other hand, has maintained a steadfast refusal to interfere with the world or leave any traces of his existence. The challenge stands.
-Floyd

Follow Ups:

• what actually exists may one day be recognized as something different. Gotch January 18 19100 (2)
  • and what about what doesn't exist? Floyd Darwin Fan Club Cascadia Libre! January 19 19100 (0)
  • Going over old ground again. Gideon Hallett UK January 18 19100 (0)
• realism v. instrumentalism The Red Cardinal January 16 19100 (0)