A Case for the Quran Being God's Word | Abe - New Jersey | Atheist Experience 23.26 

David Anewman: based on complete lack of evidence for the existence of a god or gods...that would be more than sufficient to say they both got it wrong.

@David Anewman 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦

@David Anewman We try and ignore all the ignorant comments in existence but you keep showing up......

YOU'RE RIGHT !!

@@tonyaratlaff7990 We know how you feel about them.

@Omar Awawdeh - Mark Twain was not an atheist but a Deist & he is talking about Christianity in which he was raised.

I gotta thank you for this quote. You have no idea how this quote just changed my thought

Great quote. Thank you!

Me too, same as you. I'm surrounded by idiots who continue to believe this islamic bullshit.

My experience also.

@@wall37 Yeah, I think that's much better. I don't think killing unbelievers and treating your wife as a sex slave makes sense in any language.

Suk Mike Hok I think he might be talking about apologists who try to avoid legitimate criticism by telling people they couldn’t possibly comprehend Islam unless they’ve read the Quran in Arabic or whatever language it was originally written in.

And yet the majority of muslims are non-arab, the message has impacted billions of lives and has remained un-corrupted, but apparently your opinion which I would assume isn't based off any genuine research holds more value than these facts. Lol.

Arsalan Rizvi i don’t really see why your facts are relevant. The largest group in Islam are south Asians, like Indians and pakistanis. So what? What’s your point? “The message has impacted billions of lives.” So? It doesn’t make it true. It’s only impacted about half the lives of Christianity, does that make Christianity twice as true? “The message has remained uncorrupted.” It doesn’t matter since it’s never been established to be true.

@@arsalanrizvi4616 Un-corrupted, eh? Just up until I quote something from the quran in English, or any of the 25+ different Arabic versions. Then all of a sudden it's a wrong translation or out of context, neither of which could be true if the text was un-alterable or -uncorrupted.

You are not even a molecule for God so lets consider your words a fart

@@QasimsDesk Are we allowed to fart in allah's mouth? 😷

I also posted several contradictions while debating with at least on Muslim on this website and after doing so he said show me the contradictions *AFTER DOING PRECISELY THAT!* He did it again when I reposted them. That just says it all.

@@robertmcelwaine7024 they do not accept anything that proves them wrong. Even verifiable evidence is not accepted by them.

@deanmoncaster can you show me ONE please?

@@emscordam1913 just Google it don't be so lazy

@David Allred that's true. Also anything is true that you want to believe is true is also true!

I find it admirable that you were willing to listen to the arguments and change your mind on the subject, many flat out refuse to even listen to the arguments presented.

Welcome to the Dark Side. We have pizza.

These guys have no idea what they are talking about. In order to study a book (in this case the Quran) and see how it is unique (in this case God's word) you analyze the text from linguistic point of view. To begin with, prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was not able to read or write himself, so there goes the theory that he borrowed it from other books. Now lets talk about the linguistics of the Quran, after studying it they concluded that it's not man-made. This is based on the style of writing of that time, the books/writers of that time, the poets, scholars etc. The uniqueness of the vocabulary, the length of the verses, the choice of metaphors, the ability to memorize the Quran word for word makes it miraculous. The predictions that it has made have all come true. The content of it is supported by science: mountains acting as pegs and giving stability to land, the pulsating star, the expansion of the universe, the revolving of planets around the sun, the creation of living things from water, the formation of rain from clouds.....the list goes on an on. NONE of it goes against science. Only recently they discovered the pulsating star and it was written about in the Quran more than 1400 years ago. Only recently they found out that the universe is expanding, the Quran stated this more than 1400 years ago. So when the Quran challenges you to write a verse like it, you take all of that into consideration. These guys are just giving their baselss opinions without knowing anything about the Quran.

@@lightwithin6651 it's this very kind of idiocracy that makes me happy to finally be away from....

@@lightwithin6651 the whole idea that a God with all the power of the world would present information in writing or a book is laughable at best. Maybe you funny know that Arabs were at the top of the heap in science and space until the Muslim religion stifled their education by forcing the laws of that very book.

I don't speak Arabic and could have guessed the same thing 😂

@Ali Hanif Which God are we talking about here - greek, christian or muslim?

@Ali Hanif Each religion has their own god and doesn't trust other gods even though they proclaim it's all one god.

@Ali Hanif the fact that the scriptures points to God tells me nothing about whether that God is factual or real. If Lord of the Rings points to Sauron does that mean he's real? And here's the problem - SCRIPTURE - languages and interpretations change and evolve which leads to conflict and differences of opinion. Notice in Islam how quick Muslims are to re-interpret controversial verses a variety of ways because Allah want clear enough, or the verses are embarrassing enough to force them to re-interpret. These are the proverbial Allah's helpers or clarifiers. If this is the best method a God has in delivering his message - it's utterly counter-productive and a failed system. If he has other ways but won't use it - it's not my problem, shouldn't be my problem. Peace to u 2.

@Ali Hanif Scriptures alluding to God has nothing to do with whether there is a God. The Greeks alluded to Thor so therefore Thor was a god, right? The primitive tribes in Papua New Guinea also have a god, so therefore they received scripture, right? When people don't have answers, they invent gods - it's part of our evolutionary development. Sauron just represents this "all seeing eye" another facet of a god. It's all myth, stories and fantasies. Islam has to be pluralistic to account for the massive fallacies, discrepancies and contradictions contained in the Quran. Without a proper central message but rather dualistic in nature, people have no choice but to invent stuff and apply it. Simply put Islam is not required if there's already beliefs out there that are less pluralistic, make more sense, more tolerant and produces fewer terrorists.

*MunkyDrag0n* They don't, it's just a some rationalisation which seems to support their conclusion.

If the Bible and Quran were written or inspired by the Hebrew god Yahweh then he is dumber than a box of rocks.

According to their reasoning William Shakespeare may be God.

It's indoctrination and abuse by making people fearful. When I was a kid , I was told all the time that if I sinned I'd burn forever and never see my mom, which horrified me because she had cancer. When I was 6 my grandfather actually told me that if I ever turned out gay that he'd kill me, he pointed to a shotgun and said ill.blow your head off. It's not always about just being irrational , it's about making people afraid of being themselves.

Brainwashing from the day they were born

My God a smart black woman! Can I have your autograph?

No disrespecting women

Are Smart black woman rare to feel the need to ask for her autograph?

There is so much wrong to what John Morris said. Unbelievable of the ignorance in that statement.

It's time for you to learn The Gospel.

Because he was a pedophile.

@@spitz5183 pedo word was coined in 1900s

@@howtodoit4204 Why does that matter? At all.

@@howtodoit4204 ok and?????

@@jesperjee Pedo can only be associated with someone who raped girls not married with consent.

After saying a word over and over it sounds LYKE weird you know lol

like very like strong like

@@mayo8029 and they’re totally unaware of how ridiculous it sounds, its become almost ‘like’ a verbal nervous tic

It like prevented me to listen like to the end of the video.

Yep. I bailed out early after we got past the main event of shifting the burden of proof.

So much shit flies over their head it's amazing.

Don reminds me of Ed McMahon laughing at Johnny Carsons corny jokes plus he cracks himself up!

He wasn’t a paedophile my friend Muhammad married Aisha when she was 17-18 she is a liar go read more about her the Sunnis say she was the best wife when she gets jealous in their books and in Shia books she is a liar and an untrusted person as the prophet only married her to stop the people from fighting her tribe he was trying to bring the people closer. She stood against imam Ali and sided with mauwiyah LA and disobeyed the prophet and cheated on him

Although your conclusion is correct, your argument is circular.

@@RegebroRepairs Nope. Books that say something exists when it doesn't isn't circular, it's common sense.

​@@Ozone280 Right, but that's not what you said.

@@RegebroRepairs Really? Then I'll clarify whyat I said. There is no case for the quran being god's word - because the god of the quran doesn't exist. Neither does the god of the bible or the talmud/torah. I'll explain: if the subject god of a book doesn't exist then that book cannot possibly be that god's word. There is no evidence, anywhere, to suggest that the abrahamic god exists, therefore it's unreasonable - and unjustified - to accept that books about said god are that god's word. A god that doesn't exist cannot say stuff.

@micheal Dodds science it self has proven the existence of God of the Bible Hawkins once said "IF MASS EXISTED AND GENERAL RELATIVITY IS TRUE THEN THE SPACE AND TIME MUST BE CREATED OR HAVE THE BEGINNING AND THE BEGINNER IS A CAUSAL AGENT WHO TRANSCENDED SPACE AND TIME" . only God of the Bible claims he created universe,time and space

I got that impression too. I think he's having doubts but didn't want to openly admit it at that time.

"Muhammad rode on a winged horse to heaven and the reason why there's a crescent moon was because he cut it with his sword." .....da fuc?? Suddenly Christ walking on water seems conservative in comparison...

@Nihal What do you mean by "real"? It literally says that in the Quran, 54,1-2

@Gg what you're doing is called cherry picking. A tactic perfected by religious nuts.

Its knowledge will help you find yourself friend if youre capable and intelligent give it a try first

@@QasimsDesk The test is entirely subjective and therefore a waste of time.

@@QasimsDesk It will do no such damn thing.

@@NeverTalkToCops1 poor you, little knowledge is dangerous

@@howtodoit4204 First, the Quran was written in the 7th century. Did you see how it was written? Was there input from other people? Did scribes help out? But the biggest issue is that there are many errors in the Quran. There are millions of Muslims who take the Quran literally who disbelieve in the theory of evolution because it does not agree with the Quran.

It challenges humans to write a small chapter just like it, really? 😂😂 I present to you the constitutions of the democratic countries of the world in the 21st century, hell even the 20th century. Much better writings, much more moral and make way more sense.

The bill of Rights, the declaration of Independence, and Matthew chapter 5 cannot be equaled.

Ill write 4 words that saved more lives then all the bibles and korans put together.. Boil water before drinking.

Wait, are you claiming the Lord of the Rings is not true?! I am offended by your disbelief! LOL

@@jsmith1746 For a given value of true, it is... Insert Ben Kenobi being a dick about lying to Luke here

The Lord of the Rings is Real and the Quran is not. Gollum told me this.

did you know allah is also the lord of the ring king solomons ring according to the Islamic myth

The Lord of the Rings is far more better written .

see wot magic mushrooms do!!!!....Jesus disciples overdosed on them as well!!!lol

@@brothersanguinary9072 well atlist nazis will hate him since he killed everyone exept jews so thats a plus(sr for grammar btw)

And his best friends 6 year old daughter

@Bryan Jones that is the question

@MsReylla Well which is it? If he didn't exist then no 5 year old was married. Mohammed (pbuh) existed and was not a pedophile. Some accounts say Aisha was 19 when Mohammed (pbuh) married her. How do you know that isn't true?

Good luck with the confusion

I always use this one "why is it that every single time a religious person is having a heart attack they go to a hospital instead of a church?"

I guess it makes sense that this timeless entity would take a timeless amount of time to explain

Dead within halfway through

Probably Not my name: Boy, I thought of Shakespeare, too...maybe we're selling the Bard of Avon short, and he was god...or at least inspired by god. Drat, that sounds serious...which it isn't.

@Master Exploder I think the person or people who wrote the koran were crap writers, so the analogy holds. As you said, "better is subjective."

Master Exploder, what in particular makes you think he was a crap writer? I’m tempted to say that Shakespeare has been shown to be a good writer by the long history of people liking his work. Writing for entertainment is ‘good’ if it entertains. And Shakespeare continues to entertain hundreds of years after his death.

Produce a "history" as beautifully realised as Macbeth. Still, as great as that play is, it in no way reflects the reality of historical truth.

“Better” is relative and any argument based on it is invalid. I’m sure there’s some fallacy or something. Not that I disagree with the overall meaning of the statement.

Probably because there are no gods

In the Qur'an God says there is only one unforgivable sin: ascribing partners to Him. It may well be that God forgives many or all that do not worship Him. God is the Most Merciful, and whether you believe it or not, you will return to Him. The Qur'an is perfectly balanced, just as God says that it is. For every time God threatens the punishment of hellfire he also says that He is the Most Merciful and forgives whomever He wants. Funny, the more people like yourself who don't believe that the Qur'an could be the Word of God protest, the more I adore it. I love every word of the Qur'an. The first reading was amazing, and I just wanted to keep saying "Amen!" to every verse. Alhamdulillah!

@@SqeakyToy How do you know there are gods?

@@SqeakyToy So what you're saying is that nothing matters and that god can send you to hell even though you followed all rules. You want to be slave to an imaginary supernatural repulsive monster.

@@user-xe4pd4wo3n assalamualaikum brother good point

that killed me

Whatever happened to those golden tablets that John Smith claimed (and no one else on Earth ever saw) was the inspiration for the Book of Mormon?

@@markjwolfson Buried in a sand pit- not difficult to hide.

It almost gave me an aneurism trying to ignore the "like" from the conversation lol

He is nervous. Sounds like he is on the cusp od becoming an atheist.. give him a break.

@@l.ronhubbard5445 lol... no.

@@l.ronhubbard5445 I mean, like, you know, like, that sounds, like, you know, logical, you know what I mean? I mean, like when you , like, consider, that, like, you know, like, half of the population, like, approximately, has, like, a below, like, average IQ, right, you can't, like, expect them to, like, learn some, like, self, you know, like, self reflection, am I right?

I know! Like, like, like and like. Arrrrrgh!

He does! But usually in between calls.

@@howtodoit4204 - Because he didn't. There are multiple ancient Arabic transcripts of the Quran, all stemming from very close to the life of Muhamad, and they all have errors and contradictions. All versions of the ancient transcripts contain both scientific and historical errors. Just because your tradition is that there are no errors does not mean that is factual. Errors in the Quran are numerous and well known.

@@jsmith1746 no they are not well known you can’t just fit in what you think. The thing that destroys your cute argument is the fact Muslims memorized Quran 😃. No one can challenge that fact young man

@@howtodoit4204 - The mistakes are well known to those who aren't groomed from birth to obey unconditionally. Your memorizing the book does not change the fact that it still has many historical and scientific inaccuracies.

@@jsmith1746 you are not that intelligent it seems. i said we memorize the quran as to preserve it and it is a proof for Quran miraculous nature because allah said in the quran we made it easy to memorize. The groom of a child has nothing to do with this talk it just shows how you jump around with no logic and rationality. just living. Lmao did you just say quran has many scientific inaccuracies? then bring all those inaccuracies

@@howtodoit4204 : Well there are at least 30 different Arabic Qurans, and there is no consensus on which of those versions is "perfectly preserved". But here is a sample: Semen is formed between the backbone and ribs. The earth is flat. There are seven earths. The sun and the moon chase each other around the earth. The sun goes into a murky pool at night. Embryos are blood clots. The sky is solid and held up by allah. Want more?

Right that was really getting annoying

I wouldn't say it's the worst literature ever composed. Have you ever read "50 Shades of Grey?"

Apparently being an "ex muslim" is enough to be an authority on the Quran and Islam. You guys are desperate.

@@arsalanrizvi4616 Being an ex-Mislim does tend to make one more qualified than most people in the Western world to challenge Islam. That does not make him an authority, and he never claimed to be one. If you can't handle regular people blaspheming Islam, there are more constructive things to do about it than accusing naysayers in comment sections of being desperate.

@@AD-dg3zz He didn't have to say anything about being an authority, just look at the way his whole comment is constructed as if being an ex muslim and native arabic speaker gives him the authority to make such large claims. Of course you and others will big up him when you need that conformation bias. Also being more qualified than most in the "Western world" is hardly an achievement nor is it a proper way to measure ones knowledge on the subject.

Arsalan Rizvi Being an ex-Muslim or having in-depth knowledge about the Quran does not necessarily make me the authority in judging Islam(btw I’m sharia college graduate) but it would help a lot though, don’t you think!? Besides, it does not take scholarship or even basic knowledge to spot the frivolity of the Quran; وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ الَّتِي فَعَلْتَ وَأَنْتَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ (19) قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَا إِذًا وَأَنَا مِنَ الضَّالِّينَ قَالُوا يَا مُوسَى إِنَّ فِيهَا قَوْمًا جَبَّارِينَ وَإِنَّا لَن نَّدْخُلَهَا حَتَّىَ يَخْرُجُواْ مِنْهَا فَإِن يَخْرُجُواْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّا دَاخِلُونَ 60) لَيْسَ عَلَى الْأَعْمَى حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَى الْأَعْرَجِ حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَى الْمَرِيضِ حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَنْ تَأْكُلُوا مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ آبَائِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ إِخْوَانِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أَخَوَاتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أَعْمَامِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ عَمَّاتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أَخْوَالِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ خَالَاتِكُمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكْتُمْ مَفَاتِحَهُ أَوْ صَدِيقِكُمْ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَنْ تَأْكُلُوا جَمِيعًا أَوْ أَشْتَاتًا فَإِذَا دَخَلْتُمْ بُيُوتًا فَسَلِّمُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ تَحِيَّةً مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ مُبَارَكَةً طَيِّبَةً كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمُ الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ (61) إِنَّ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِنَّا أَحْلَلْنَا لَكَ أَزْوَاجَكَ الَّلاتِي آتَيْتَ أُجُورَهُنَّ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ مِمَّا أَفَاء اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَبَنَاتِ عَمِّكَ وَبَنَاتِ عَمَّاتِكَ وَبَنَاتِ خَالِكَ وَبَنَاتِ خَالاتِكَ الَّلاتِي هَاجَرْنَ مَعَكَ وَامْرَأَةً مُّؤْمِنَةً إِن وَهَبَتْ نَفْسَهَا لِلنَّبِيِّ إِنْ أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ أَن يَسْتَنكِحَهَا خَالِصَةً لَّكَ مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا فَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فِي أَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ لِكَيْلا يَكُونَ عَلَيْكَ حَرَجٌ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا لَّيْسَ الْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّواْ وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَلَكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَالْمَلائِكَةِ وَالْكِتَابِ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَآتَى الْمَالَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ ذَ ان تؤمنوا ) هَذَانِ خَصْمَانِ اخْتَصَمُوا فِي رَبِّهِمْ فَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا قُطِّعَتْ لَهُمْ ثِيَابٌ مِّن نَّارٍ يُصَبُّ مِن فَوْقِ رُؤُوسِهِمُ يُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ إِلاَّ أَن يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَاظِرِينَ إِنَاهُ وَلَكِنْ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ فَادْخُلُوا فَإِذَا طَعِمْتُمْ فَانتَشِرُوا وَلا مُسْتَأْنِسِينَ لِحَدِيثٍ إِنَّ ذَلِكُمْ كَانَ يُؤْذِي النَّبِيَّ فَيَسْتَحْيِي مِنكُمْ وَاللَّهُ لا يَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرَاء حِجَابٍ ذَلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تُؤْذُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلا أَن تَنكِحُوا أَزْوَاجَهُ مِن بَعْدِهِ أَبَدًا إِنَّ ذَلِكُمْ كَانَ عِندَ اللَّهِ عَظِيمًا

Yes well apparently it's "not the same" if it's translated into other languages. Surely the word of God should translate perfectly from one language to another?

Maybe that particular god doesn't want you to understand his book ;)

Yes, but what you are forgetting is bim bam boodle flim flam floo. Ergo, god.

@@howtodoit4204 Didn't Charles Dickens and Conan Doyle publish their work the same way, in weekly episodes of a popular magazine?

@@howtodoit4204 That is what the book tells you yes. My book came from inside banana peels.

@I'm not getting banned again Only arrogant people are slow

I think they get some sort of notification if the caller hung up or not.

@@Nexils I'm sure they probably do but it would still be possible to miss as well. It just seemed like the caller hung up because of the background noise and the fact that the caller doesn't respond at all afterwards.

While the Bible contains unflattering accounts of the prophets, in the Qur'an God does not repeat any of that and Muslims do not believe that any of God's prophets were miscreants of any kind, but righteous men.

@@howtodoit4204 There are contradictions in it.

So perfect its 99.9999999...% hostile to life and nothing can survive in it. Wow as far as video game sandboxes go, that's pretty shit design, yet we're to believe an omnipotent cretin made it all perfectly.

@@howtodoit4204 I think you posted in the wrong thread.

I think, at least in this particular case, he just wanted to put the arguments he's been hearing in favor of Islam through them so that they could provide him with their point of view. It sounded like he was having his doubts and was only exposed to the Islamic arguments and never to the counterarguments, so he wanted to know what they'd respond so he could make up his own mind.

But yeah, I get your point, it's frustrating.

They need to take time to actually agree. They probably still process what they heard from the hosts while simultaneously continue on with the old argument probably unconsciously.

Yeah, but I think the onus was on Matt to make sure the listener understood.

david hollyfield: Agree...I often think the same thing. Tracy will spend time going "back" to where the caller is, and slowly working them up to understanding...but it's often slow. Matt gets volatile a little quickly. I've seen Don and others here take more time working on that...I wish Matt could stop using "big" words and dumb it down for them. But I guess he's too knowledgeable to quite understand how far back he has to go to reach them. Or he's just unwilling to take that much time and to dumb his own words down.

Yes! 👏👏👏👏

That's because the callers name is ABE..Allah demanded they able the comments

You won't see the comment section enabled in the Christians videos that declare it as truth 😁😁😂😂

He will be a changed person after reading these comments.

Bilyana Hadzhieva or “yeah” 🤣

It have the wrong Aroma ................

Deconverting publicly can be really bad for your health.

Hence rainbows...

You mean an Aurorch? A middleastern domestic cow that according to scientists became extinct in the 1,600's Unicorn literally means one horn. The bible was referencing the strength of the Aurorch. Even the Tanakh speaks of this... Surely you're not so stupid you actually thought of a flying rainbow horse did you?

@@electricspark5271 But can you prove it wasn't? Because the holy art of Lisa Frank is compelling evidence for the existence of a rainbow colored single-horned pony. :)

KlaxonCow 👏👏👍

Yeah, I also tried reading the bible in my teen years, it didn't make a lick of sense. It was a similar experience to sitting on a sofa next to a guy high on weed, who rambles on about his awakening to the world and seeing random bizarro stuff. I didn't even get to page 20.

Gooey Prickles 1. Personal experiences don’t prove anything to anyone else other than the person who had the experiences, the same with testimonies. 2. Thoughts can not manipulate reality. 3. “There’s some sort of metaphysical aspect to reality..” No there isn’t. That’s woo.

@Gooey Prickles argument from populum. It doesn't matter how many people believe nor how ferverently they believe it.

@Gooey Prickles just because a single person believes something, does not make it true. That's an argument from authority. There's no actual empirical evidence of the metaphysical

For the HD Hardly Drivingson, for sure ;] The book is called Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance ;]

B-but then you wouldn't even hear his opening statement...