In recent discussions the topic of evidence came up. What constitutes good or acceptable evidence? I have frequently argued that personal experience and testimony are very poor forms of evidence. The bible is also a poor form of evidence but not as poor as anecdotes.Let me explain why.
How do we determine what is good evidence? After all, everything can be used as evidence of something when you think about it.
The scientific method:
In simply terms the scientific method is probably best explained in a flow chart.
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In this article in Saturday 15th March’s Guardian newspaper John Gray compares the rise in vocal atheism to evangelical Christianity of the worst kind. While he has several points of value I can’t help feeling that the comparison is unfair.
Atheism is not an organisation or a philosophy, it has no core dogma or central body of literature to claim wisdom or worth. Atheism is, in simple terms, a lack of belief in gods. Actually there are two common definitions of atheism:
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