RE: The Problem with Christians
March 6, 2016 at 2:53 am
(This post was last modified: March 6, 2016 at 2:55 am by robvalue.)
Holy shitmonkeys.
The problem with these kinds of conversations is that this guy already pre-supposes not just some vague, unnamed supernatural force, but an intelligent force who happens to specifically be a character in his favourite story book.
Even if we say "yeah whatever" and give him "supernatural" for free, I'd say it's impossible to get from that even to an intelligence, let alone God, and certainly not to internally inconsistent ramblings of ancient man.
We've already seen equivocations, pretending not to understand simple things and arguments from ignorance just to get to supernatural. It will take at least 3 more non sequiturs to get to even a generic Yahweh, let alone the particular version he carries around in his head.
I would also like to know what such people think they are accomplishing here. It's the equivalent of turning up at a murder trial and whispering rumours that the defendant "might have done something at some point".
The problem with these kinds of conversations is that this guy already pre-supposes not just some vague, unnamed supernatural force, but an intelligent force who happens to specifically be a character in his favourite story book.
Even if we say "yeah whatever" and give him "supernatural" for free, I'd say it's impossible to get from that even to an intelligence, let alone God, and certainly not to internally inconsistent ramblings of ancient man.
We've already seen equivocations, pretending not to understand simple things and arguments from ignorance just to get to supernatural. It will take at least 3 more non sequiturs to get to even a generic Yahweh, let alone the particular version he carries around in his head.
I would also like to know what such people think they are accomplishing here. It's the equivalent of turning up at a murder trial and whispering rumours that the defendant "might have done something at some point".
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