Matthew Bell

50 year old male in Scotland UK, very opinionated, many say arrogant.Interested in religion, politics, philosophy, computer-related subjects, martial arts.

[Matthew Bell @Scotsmanmatt]

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*The Final Paper of Professor Stephen Hawking*

_A Smooth Exist from Eternal Inflation_

https://t.co/5QYyvSy9Fv

https://t.co/F68XMwuo9c

Will Hawking's Paper Smooth the Way to Verification of the Multiverse?

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@VolumeRose I don't have a problem with atheists but with #atheism as it's a false view of the world and reality.

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Let's grant that 73% of philosophers accept or lean towards #atheism and a bigger % of scientists.. how many of that % are suitably qualified and informed to form that view? I'd say a tiny minority for both.

#apologetics #atheists

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Ehrman Gets a Reasonably Good Review

Bart Ehrman on How Christianity Defeated Paganism

https://t.co/SzQLrHBJyV

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@VolumeRose Not sure why you'd pick that out from all that I said especially given the import of that battle for truth (since what view you have impacts on other important areas such as science, morality, life conduct etc).

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@VolumeRose That's a big mistake. My work is not as a professional theologican/philosopher presenting the best case for the evidences but as a layperson at the front line against atheism often working/revising etc. It is to those professional sources your attention ought be focused.

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@VolumeRose That's nonsense.. it doesn't matter how good one is at reasoning (arguendo) that reasoning needs to be applied to a subject, in this case proposed evidence for and against the existence of gods. The truth is you have not done any serious examination of those proposed evidences

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@VolumeRose I'm unique :)

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@VolumeRose Aside from the fact you know next to nothing about the Bible it isn't any serious argument for the existence of God. It assumes God exists from start to finish.

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@VolumeRose What evidence do you claim to have examined so that you could say, 'I am well informed about that proposed evidence'?

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@VolumeRose I am explaining to you the difference between these two things:

propositional atheism
psychological atheism

What you describe put you in the second category and without justification because you haven't properly examined the available evidence but claim it's insufficient.

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@VolumeRose Eh what you said concurs with what I said, you are without belief. That is not atheism as much as you want to be recognised by that label. Futher, you haven't informed yourself on the proposed evidence to any sufficient level therefore your witholding belief is not justified.

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@VolumeRose I believe unicorns do not exist which means I believe the proposition, 'unicorns exist' is false. Given that belief I obviously am without belief in unicorns. The former is the reason for the latter. With gods all you have the latter.

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Given the actions of Russia under Putin on UK soil and the utter contempt shown by them in denial why would the UK congratulate Putin on victory in his rigged election?

#politics

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@VolumeRose That's incorrect as representing my position. I do have faith (confident trust) that God exists and that is derived from the evidence but so strong is that evidence I know God exists.

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@VolumeRose No, your whole worldview is predicated on not only faith (confident trust in a person, thing, or idea) but blind faith (belief in the absence of evidence). That isn't particular to you but to us all.

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@VolumeRose Huh? How do I establish a psychological state of my mind is valid? I'd look for any evidence that might contradict my non-belief and for evidence that might confirm it. What I wouldn't do is settle for the state of mind without doing due diligence on the state of evidence.

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@VolumeRose That would still allow for non-inferential justification e.g. alleged direct experiences of God. Absent them I wouldn't regard them as propositional theists with justifications.