Must we accept everything that there is no evidence against?

Question

What evidence do you have that there ISN'T a dragon hiding under my bed?

Note that I am not belittling people who do or do not believe in dragons, merely suggesting that perhaps questions asking people to prove a negative should be discontinued. Thank you for your attention, and whatever ensuing hilarity might commence.

Ack! Magley, get out of my bedroom when I'm not in it! :-P

Answer 1

thats brilliant .. and i have a key to your house ..

Answer 2

Heh, I like your question.

I guess it’s all a matter of whether you’re looking for a logical argument that has at the very least a strong foundation to base your belief on, or whether you were raised to believe in a dragon under your bed, or…well…I don’t think I can even hope to touch on all the reasons why someone would believe in something.

In short, I have no reason NOT to believe there’s a dragon under your bed, but I likewise have no reason to believe there IS a dragon under your bed. Because of the unlikelihood of it all, I say that I do not believe in dragons lurking beneath your bed, but because of my lack of proof one way or the other, I’d have to say I am an agnostic-atheist (or would I be an adragonist?)

As for evidence…I don’t know. At the very least I think that people are inconsistent with what they do and don’t believe in, but that’s the human condition, isn’t it?

Answer 3

You do not have to accept anything you don't believe. You are in the right by showing respect enough not to belittle anyone. Tolerance and respect are always the right path. I have no right to belittle you, if you say there is, or is not a dragon under your bed. I should enjoy the fact that you are a human with talents and worth beyond your believe or disbelief in dragons.

Answer 4

People don't seem to have strong feelings about dragons, but many people the world over and throughout time have seemed to feel a need or an inner "push" towards believing in something higher, greater or beyond themselves. I believe this inclination is what leads many to hypothesize that such a being might exist. There's no quantifiable evidence, but there is qualitative evidence for those who feel these types of feelings.

Answer 5

you can't see love but you know it is there ; sometimes it is the only thing in your being; you can see the actions of love , a hug , a gesture but still can't touch it , explain it ; figure out how it got there ; why it endures and why everyone seeks it out sometime in their love and feels lost when it is gone or alluding you; the same with God, you can't see him or touch him but you see his love for us in everything ; the atmosphere, water, food, the beauty in the world; gravity ; our bodies that work without our input , your heart beating for you; your lungs working within you ; your brain that you can't control ; life that sparked you into being; and death that you can't stop ; you didn't do , you were done even until your own existence ; dragons or not under your bed; dragons aren't giving you any evidence but God is

Answer 6

There were dragon, they are part of a reptile family no doubt just like dinosaurs.

However, you can go back to bed. Let hope the bed don't bite.

Answer 7

There is a fire-breathing midget wearing striped stockings, a boa, and high heels under my bed.

Her pet dragon has a tattoo of god-it's a tramp stamp right above his cute little tail.

Answer 8

Write a book about said dragon, and you may one day have a following of millions.

Answer 9

I guess there must be a dragon hiding under your bed is what most religionist's should say if they are being consistent.

Answer 10

there *is* an invisible dragon under your bed... if you require proof, just look at the quality of your bed. a bed so structurally sound *must* be the act of the invisible dragon.

Answer 11

Some posts here use the Straw Man fallacy your post implies. Scientists have a perfect term. It is called falsifiability. If something cannot be disproven, that does not automatically make it true.