TROLL said:
Your point is valid and bears logic of common sense, however, let me ask you this.. do u believe that out there in this universe there is life out there? Even most athiests i kno would say, yes. They do believe life is out there. But do they have evidence to support that? No. You can say "its only rational to understand the vastness of the universe and the number of other planets out there." But wouldnt you say that to NOT believe in something you personally feel you have.....the majority of people feel they have and the peoples before us felt they had....is to turn the cheek of your own perception?
Well, that’s a good point but you’re forgetting one important thing – we already know for a fact that life exists here on Earth. We know what life is; we can see it, touch it, hear it, taste it and smell it. The probability that life exists elsewhere is all simple mathematics. Now, the difference in a belief in the supernatural is that we do not know what that is. We can’t see it, touch it, smell it, taste it or hear it. In other words, there is absolutely no way to verify if it’s real or not.
The belief in life outside of our own planet is still dealing with the known – natural existence. All the chemicals and compounds to life are known for a fact to exist outside of our own planet. The supernatural on the other hand, we have no knowledge of whatsoever.
But lets say i told u i prayed everyday to a statue and it seemed that it would make my day better. Nobody was with me for the entire day step by step to witness the little diffrences it makes. Should i stop praying to my statue because someone else doesnt believe its doing me any good?
No, you should do whatever makes you feel good. If you believe that praying to this statue makes you feel better, by all means pray to it. Like I’ve said before, I can care less what people believe. But if you want to debate those beliefs, that’s a different story. I’m going to stand my ground and try to show you why I don’t have those beliefs and why I think they’re illogical.