Is Atheism irrational?

Originally posted by chinking58
I thought dj made a good distinction between proving a negative and a positive.

One can prove a positive. The fact that my watch exists proves that there was a watchmaker, for example.

Now (if you're on the ball), you'll say that if there is a God, then there must be a Godmaker, but that falls apart under any given definition of God. Any god tha ...[text shortened]... all g god and is not what we are talking about. But God, capital G, is preexistent and eternal.

Originally posted by RBHILL
There is no need to prove God existence, when he already has through his son Jesus.

Originally posted by aardvarkhome
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Yeah right, and the pixies at the bottom of my garden have too.[/b]

Originally posted by dj2becker
[b]Yeah right, and the pixies at the bottom of my garden have too.

Christianity is the only religion in the world that is based upon historical evidence.The evidence is overwhelming. No one can not believe in Christ because of a lack of evidence.[/b]

Originally posted by invigorate
They might be evidence that Jesus lived. They is no evidence Jesus lives.

Originally posted by dj2becker
I have met many people who do not believe in the resurrestion of Christ, but I have never met one person who has read even a single book on the evidences for the Resurection who did not believe it.

Originally posted by eagles54
What book do you recommend?

I want to know more about the evidence for the Resurrection. I have to figure from your assertion that I too, will believe. I am very open-minded so I will dismiss nothing out of hand.

Originally posted by dj2becker
Well for starters I would recommend

Why I Believe In The Resurrection
Dr. D. James Kennedy

http://www.coralridge.org/CRMResCtrdetail.asp?cat=sermon&pc=1EV

Originally posted by eagles54
Great, thanks.

I will order it when I get home tonight.

Originally posted by dj2becker
The evidence for the resurrestion of Jesus Christ has been examined more carefully than the evidence for any other fact of history! The evidences for the resurrection of Christ, in the minds of those who have taken the time to examine it, is very, very significant. I have met many people who do not believe in the resurrestion of Christ, but I have never me ...[text shortened]... on who has read even a single book on the evidences for the Resurection who did not believe it.

Originally posted by no1marauder
... BS.

Originally posted by Coletti

Originally posted by no1marauder
...manifestly absurd, .....

Originally posted by no1marauder
The evidence for the resurrestion of Jesus Christ has been examined more carefully than the evidence for any other fact of history!


BS.

Originally posted by Darfius
You're starting to bore me with your fallacies, no1. Either study up or let the big atheists do the hard work.