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Old 05-11-2007   #18 (permalink)
JoshJ
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Default Re: Question about the forum rules- why is religion shielded?

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Originally Posted by ButteBlues View Post
The whole concept of "You must prove that an supernatural entity exists!!!" is fallacied to begin with.

How can the natural hope to comprehend fully, or even be able to prove the existence of, a being that is on a completely different level of classification?
Very well then, I claim that there is an invisible pink unicorn behind you, and if you don't worship her, Her Horniness will stab you and pound you with her hooves for eternity. Also she hates pasta and if you ever eat pasta you burn in an induction oven. (you burn for one second, and if the oven is on in second x, it remains on in second x+1)

Clearly there should be proof, or at the very least evidence, for a claim such as that. Otherwise, why listen to it? Without proof or even evidence, allowing such a claim to be a shield for any idea derived from it is ridiculous.
“There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.”- Robert Green Ingersoll
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