School Shootings - More Evidence of a Non-Existent Deity?

[MineralMan]

30. I will call it what it is, and it wasn't just typos.

You chose a word that means something different from what you meant to say. An assumption is not based on evidence, but it something one believes without evidence. My statement was a conclusion, not an assumption.

Also, when I said "absent," I took note of the case where some deity might exist but not be paying any attention to people's plight. You misread my words, then misconstrued them by using inaccurate language.

This discussion group is based on some semblance of reason. It generally values good arguments and devalues language that is not clear or that is wrongly used. I wrote a post to start a thread of discussion. Dismissal is not discussion. Arguing without understanding what was said is also not discussion.

There is a third option, but it is not one that any atheist would include. Also, if there were a deity present, that deity decided to let those schoolchildren be slaughtered. What sort of person worships such a deity? Anyhow, as I said, my conclusion takes into consideration a deity that exists, but is not involved in the day to day life of humans - an "absent" deity.

If you participate in the discussion, you can expect to be confronted with your errors.