Are Atheists using Intellectually Dishonest Arguments?

[RoadRunner79]

Actually the definition for "parsimony" means to be frugal or extreme economy.  I'm not sure where you got your definition from.  However in this context I didn't mean to imply anything different.  As I mentioned, in reference to Occam's Razor, versions of the word "simple" are often seen, and I don't think there is any distinction being made with the word "parsimonious" when they are interchanged.  I don't think that I have ever seen "parsimony" defined in quite the way you have, but nerveless  I wasn't trying to convey anything different.  Frankly I think it is the context with both words that conveys that particular meaning.   In the end, the goal is that we not make things more complicated than need be.

You may also be interested to look up the Principle of Simplicity...

This is what you said previously in response to Hammy:

Also... you don’t just automatically go with the simplest idea no matter what.... I don’t think you understand this either.

I'm going by the words you're using here, and it seems to me that you weren't thinking of simplicity in terms of "explanation" and "evidence", but merely in terms of the simplicity of the idea itself.

I distinguish between parsimony and simplicity to make it clear that parsimony isn't mere simplicity. However, if you understand what simplicity is supposed to mean scientifically and philosophically speaking, then great.

After all:

“Ockham’s razor”, which is often interpreted as enjoining us to prefer the simplest theory consistent with the available evidence

http://www.iep.utm.edu/simplici/

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No! Fuckin no!

Yes! Fuckin yes!

One. Last. Time.

Where did the universe come from.

a) God made it.

b) We don't know.

Now apply the razor. And this is the last time Y'all have to get it right.

Once again, you can't apply the razor here because 'b' is just a statement of ignorance. It's not an attempt to explain anything, dude.

Glad we cleared up that misunderstanding.