(March 17, 2021 at 6:35 pm)Klorophyll Wrote: Arguing towards a deity seems a better way to defend theism, in my opinion. I think the teleological argument is sound and, together with some thought experiments about [the impossibility of] infinite regress, does at least lead to a being with some omni- properties, including justness, without which no religion can be proven to be correct. Further knowledge about such a being is impossible without referring to scripture.
While I applaud your sober assessment of the nature of presuppositional argumentation when it comes to compelling belief..here, I have to stop you.
Of course a religion could be proven correct in the absence of a god, or of a just god. The only ones that require either are the ones predicated on either.
You also believe that there are piles and piles of religions with just gods which aren't true - for what it's worth.
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