> > The above confuses me, partially because I think it is contrary to
> > fact. Scientists certainly postulate things before they have evidence
> > for them, this is called making a prediction. They are very clear to
> > distinguish between the predictions and the conclusions from evidence.
> > So your claim about "belief" is really incorrect. If a model says
> > something should exist, but we don't have evidence for it yet,
> > scientists do not just assert it exists. Instead they work to find the
> > evidence to show that it does or does not exist.

> We agree. The scientist will search. The scientist will create
> experiments to test if a hypothesis is true. This is what I mean by
> hypocrisy though. In the case of theism, we assume it to be false and
> therefore are unwilling to design experiments to test the hypothesis.

> For example, if a god is believed to be all-knowing then, what is the
> criteria for all knowing. Is it the ability to answer questions? The
> ability to respond and accurately? The ability to respond to specific
> questions?