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Okay, so lets go through some of these implications which I am proposing differentiate God and fairies on the question of their existence. All of these areas listed are areas where Gods existence has further implications than a fairies. I thought mentioning them, as I had previously, would have...

My point is the entire opposite of this though. I am claiming that the implications of Gods existence are equally important to the believer and non-believer alike. Their belief in God is not what is at issue. Rather the implications of Gods existence is what is at stake (regardless of what they...

Ha ha. So you did! Mea Culpa :(

But the only explanation for that position is not because I believe in a God, it's because of my belief in what Gods existence (if he does exist) would implicate. Again, this belief would be the same regardless of whether I believed in God or not. If I were an atheist, my position on this matter...

How does coming to a conclusion or proving God's existence affect its triviality? Regardless of whether we come to a conclusion, this does not affect the triviality of whether God actually exists. As far as I can see, at most, it makes arguments surrounding Gods existence trivial.

Again, this is not what I am doing, you're using the genetic fallacy to invalidate my position. I say: "The existence of God is not a trivial issue" You say: "Oh you only say that because you believe God exists" But your claim is irrelevant since my claim stands independent of whether I...

I would again be the opposite of this. If Gods non-existence is true, than surely any belief in God is trivial given that he doesn't exist. In this case, the only thing that is benefited by the belief in Gods existence is the illusion of a meaningful life - but what good is that if God doesn't...

Even if this were true (which I don't think it is), you're simply appealing to the genetic fallacy. That is, your trying to invalidate my position by showing how I came to hold the belief that I do (belief in this sense being my position on the evidence for the existence of God). This is just...

Ha ha, Well I suppose the difference between you and I Kwayera, is that I see evidence for the existence of God, where as you find none. That, and I regard the existence of God as a crucial issue regarding the meaning of life and not a trivial point of discussion - I certainly do not place the...

And if it was, than the space it was expanding into would be regarded as part of the universe anyway :P

But the reason we don't believe in fairies or Santa is precisely because we have reasons not to believe in them. We see no evidence for these entities where we would expect to find evidence if they existed. I honestly don't even understand how God is placed in the same category for dismissal as...

You sound like a Calvinist sir.

I would expect that most people would at least be able to have a crack at explaining why they believe what they do - whether this is belief in God or properly basic beliefs. I would be quite astounded to think when asking an atheist why they believe what they do, they just retort, "because I...

How did you arrive at the impression that the reason the bible was written was to be a god? I don't know of anyone that believes the bible itself is God. It is regarded as a description and story of Gods interaction with human kind. I'm so confused...

Even if we can differentiate between different forms of consciousness, I think the pro-choice supporter assumes the burden of proof in showing why their view of what counts as consciousness is valid while the others are not. Plus, they still have to demonstrate why consciousness should be used...

Not sure whether I should be please or offended by such an analogy :P Not sure if I would regard identity over time as a "fairly dry" question! I find it quite interesting when it is tied in with all of these issues (as I am sure you to do!). Indeed, identity over time I have often seen used in...

Got to say Kfunk, it is nice to see some rationality on the other side of abortion/embryo/stem cell research debate. It amazes me how closely all of these issue are related to the mind/body dilemma. Who ever thought that philosophy had no practical application! Personally, under the presumption...

The pun I made has seemingly just been lost on me... (I have no idea why that evoked an "eww")

I am without speech :p

Ha ha. How could we possibly give up that which seems most important in all life to answer? :D