Ok........
>Absent a reason, then the belief is unjustified or unverified.
Justification is relative; unverified depends on whether the method of
verification is accepted, also relative.
>So, if there is no data -- a claim a disagree with; the universe is here,
that
>is data enough for atheists to claim "This is what is." -- there is no
reason
>for a belief in God.
That may be an atheist conclusion, but to me it is not valid or true.
Thus, theists must offer some other argument or come
>up with data.
I guess.
There is no data for any discussion on the existence of god. At least not
now and as far as I know. Data that would or could be verified using the
scientific method, that is.
Richard L. Rossi
The NTR Group, Inc.