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Originally posted by Z-man
Ok, so believing in something you don't see is illogical. And you won't adhere to that type of thinking.
Hmmm - the air we breathe is invisible. You cannot see air. Granted, we do have tools which can measure Oxygen levels in the air, and we have an idea of how atoms are joined together, but all this atom thing is speculation -- no one has seen an atom in person. Therefore, it must be illogical to breathe for you, so kindly stop breathing!
What I'm trying to say is this: my belief requires faith, but faith goes beyond religion. We all believe in things we do not see and often cannot explain. No matter how you believe the world came to be, it requires faith in some theory, whether the theory is based on a God creating the universe, or an evolutionary process.
-Z
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Again, this is faith versus trust.
Your logic, jumping from “no one has seen an atom” to “it must be illogical to breath” escapes me. I don’t see the connection.
Yes, I have never seen at atom, but I do not believe there is a supernatural explanation for it.
Trust: Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing.
Faith: Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence.
To me, believing in something based on faith alone is illogical. I believe atoms exist, even though I have never seen one, because I have trust (not faith) in the scientific process that has described them.