This is why I don't like debating religion

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Dodece said:
While I do not own a burden of proof. Out of sheer spite I am now going to disprove the argument for the existence of a deity. Faith is a matter of choice, and not a instinctual act. Since the only evidence for this conjecture lies in the faith of individuals, and since all human beings are capable of making errors in judgment. We must therefor assume that the evidence presented is not absolute. To argue for its absolute correctness. You must argue that you are just as absolute in your own correctness.

You must claim that you are flawless in your thinking, but to claim that you would also most certainly be the deity that is being put forth as being real. Which means the only argument you could make for the existence of said deity is that you are in fact said deity. Tongue and cheek aside who here claims to be absolutely perfect. It is one thing to say that you choose to believe in something. It is another thing entirely to say you cannot possibly be wrong. If you have made mistakes in your life. You cannot possibly argue that you cannot possibly be wrong about the faith you chose.

This logic cannot even be applied to scientists or skeptics. Their evidence isn't derived from a singular source, or one as flawed as the human mind. Their evidence is derived from a body of work. That they actively work to both confirm and disprove. In other words they automatically reject flawless human reasoning. It doesn't matter to them, because their evidence isn't dependent upon that. However for the faithful that is all the evidence they can ever have.

The "tongue in cheek" comment has me confused. Which part is tongue and cheek? I mean....people don't have to claim they know for certain that God exists. Actually, the only deductive argument for God's existence is the ontological argument. All the rest are indcutive. Furthermore, the claim that faith is a matter of choice is highly debatable.....just look at the kids who unquestionably accept the view of their parents. There's a big questions as to whether they're really choosing faith.