THBT: Theism is more likely than atheism.
The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.
After 2 votes and with 14 points ahead, the winner is...
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Wikipedia advises: Occam's razor, Ockham's razor, or Ocham's razor (Latin: novacula Occami), also known as the principle of parsimony or the law of parsimony (Latin: lex parsimoniae), is the problem-solving principle that "entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity".[1][2] It is generally understood in the sense that with competing theories or explanations, the simpler one, for example a model with fewer parameters, is to be preferred.
Wikipedia advises:
"When two parties are in a discussion and one makes a claim that the other disputes, the one who makes the claim typically has a burden of proof to justify or substantiate that claim especially when it challenges a perceived status quo. This is also stated in Hitchens's razor, which declares that "what may be asserted without evidence, may be dismissed without evidence." Carl Sagan proposed a related criterion – "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" – which is known as the Sagan standard."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof_(philosophy)
Following the aforementioned burdens and framework for the debate, The burden of proof will largely be on me to prove that theism is a more likely metaphysical reality than atheist conceptions. Within this debate, God will be described as the intelligent creator of all of existence. If I am capable of proving just one theist conception of God as more likely than atheism, I ought to have won the debate. Con agrees to these conditions before accepting the debate.
Rules:
1. No unnecessary/intentional forfeits
2. Be decent
Stated Forfeiture
Pro FF
Ha Ha!!!
Might as well try and prove pink unicorns exist too.
Is there a way for a mod to forfeit the round since Ehyeh is banned?
Thank you and good luck!