ButI have no problem with an inability to prove the existence of anything. Adherence to the prinicple of falsifiability makes for good science, good argument, and intellectual good taste.
All my beliefs are provisional. I'll update them as necessary. It's for that reason that god doesn't feature therein.
But you can do more than state firm belief. You can cite reasons. I wouldn't be happy with a statment like 'I believe x' - I'd want 'I believe x because... and here's why not-x is implausible.'
(All my beliefs are provisional. I'll update them as necessary. It's for that reason that god doesn't feature therein.
But you can do more than state firm belief. You can cite reasons. I wouldn't be happy with a statment like 'I believe x' - I'd want 'I believe x because... and here's why not-x is implausible.'
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