Comments on: The Almost-Atheist Christmas http://www.bay-of-fundie.com/archives/309/the-almost-atheist-christmas Keeping the Radical Right at Bay Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:41:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: ParrotLover77 http://www.bay-of-fundie.com/archives/309/the-almost-atheist-christmas#comment-9919 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:37:26 +0000 http://www.bay-of-fundie.com/archives/309/the-almost-atheist-christmas#comment-9919 Even short of being able to measure it, you should at least include the other senses. You can FEEL heat, wind, and even electricity. In fact, you only need one more sense (touch) to sense the three things used in that video's examples. Lame. Also, I'm not sure being able to measure something is complete. There may be things that very well exist -- other universes, for example. Being stuck in our own makes it (currently) exceedingly difficult to measure anything about them. I think a better gauge would be, "if it can't be falsified, it isn't real." Or, the more politically correct version, "if it can't be falsified, the impact of its existence is equivelent to non-existence." (The latter is the more agnostic Carl Saganish approach of the invisible dragon in your garage may exist, but it effects us in the same way as if it doesn't exist and the belief in it serves no more benefit than the non-belief in it.) Even short of being able to measure it, you should at least include the other senses. You can FEEL heat, wind, and even electricity. In fact, you only need one more sense (touch) to sense the three things used in that video’s examples. Lame.

Also, I’m not sure being able to measure something is complete. There may be things that very well exist — other universes, for example. Being stuck in our own makes it (currently) exceedingly difficult to measure anything about them.

I think a better gauge would be, “if it can’t be falsified, it isn’t real.” Or, the more politically correct version, “if it can’t be falsified, the impact of its existence is equivelent to non-existence.” (The latter is the more agnostic Carl Saganish approach of the invisible dragon in your garage may exist, but it effects us in the same way as if it doesn’t exist and the belief in it serves no more benefit than the non-belief in it.)

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