I just read that garbage OP for the first time. Why is it that theists think that they can "prove" their deity exists if they can simply devise a clever enough argument? I could argue that fairies exist. I could develop some clever arguments to "prove" my point. What I couldn't do is provide actual evidence because fairies don't exist, so all I would have would be arguments. Do they really think we don't see through that? Do they really, truly believe that these arguments "sound smart" to literally ANYONE who doesn't already believe? Do they really think that we are going to smack ourselves on the forehead and say, "Why didn't I see it before? That argument is air tight! I no longer need evidence for the existence of God and am not willing and able to ignore all the evidence against the existence of God because I just cannot refute that argument."?
To the OP, no, it is not "irrational" to not believe that magic is real. It is not "irrational" to question the claim that I could live forever after I die. It is not "irrational" to disbelieve someone who says, "If you do what I say you'll have everything you ever wanted. Just look at all these people who already got it! This is a picture of Helen. She spent her life in service of God and then she died. Now she's in Heaven, has eternal life and is happy forever! And here's a picture of Ted. He served God, then HE died. And now HE'S in Heaven too! That could be you!" And your argument, like most of these shit arguments, slyly tries to shift reality, just a little, away from the fact that "I DO NOT ACCEPT that God is real" and toward the fantasy that "I DENY that God is real." To not accept something is simply to assert that there is not enough evidence to convince you, which is atheism. To deny something is to assert that there is enough evidence to prove it wrong. It is a shitty way of lowering the bar for yourself while simultaneously raising it for us.
To the OP, no, it is not "irrational" to not believe that magic is real. It is not "irrational" to question the claim that I could live forever after I die. It is not "irrational" to disbelieve someone who says, "If you do what I say you'll have everything you ever wanted. Just look at all these people who already got it! This is a picture of Helen. She spent her life in service of God and then she died. Now she's in Heaven, has eternal life and is happy forever! And here's a picture of Ted. He served God, then HE died. And now HE'S in Heaven too! That could be you!" And your argument, like most of these shit arguments, slyly tries to shift reality, just a little, away from the fact that "I DO NOT ACCEPT that God is real" and toward the fantasy that "I DENY that God is real." To not accept something is simply to assert that there is not enough evidence to convince you, which is atheism. To deny something is to assert that there is enough evidence to prove it wrong. It is a shitty way of lowering the bar for yourself while simultaneously raising it for us.
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