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A simple argument against God
#1
A simple argument against God
[P1] If there is no evidence for God then God is unlikely to exist
[P2] There is no evidence for God
[C] Therefore God is unlikely to exist
Schopenhauer Wrote:The intellect has become free, and in this state it does not even know or understand any other interest than that of truth.

Epicurus Wrote:The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind.

Epicurus Wrote:Don't fear god,
Don't worry about death;

What is good is easy to get,

What is terrible is easy to endure
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#2
RE: A simple argument against God
Seems like a reasonable inductive argument. I find it persuasive, unless someone can present evidence for God that stands up to reasonble scrutiny.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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#3
RE: A simple argument against God
[P1] If there is any evidence for God then God likely exists
[P2] There is evidence for God
[C] God likely exists

Big Grin

which of course begs for definitions of God and evidence and exist ... I could brush off my debate hat if I had more time. Feel free to add your definitions L .
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post

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#4
RE: A simple argument against God
Not seen anything in 68 years that couldn't be explained without a god, so I see no evidence for one existing.
The meek shall inherit the Earth, the rest of us will fly to the stars.

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#5
RE: A simple argument against God
[P1] If the prime mover requires a mind then there is justification for this
[P2] There is not justification for this
[C1] The prime mover does not require a mind

^^ A more interesting argument
Schopenhauer Wrote:The intellect has become free, and in this state it does not even know or understand any other interest than that of truth.

Epicurus Wrote:The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind.

Epicurus Wrote:Don't fear god,
Don't worry about death;

What is good is easy to get,

What is terrible is easy to endure
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RE: A simple argument against God
(November 29, 2022 at 11:58 am)tackattack Wrote: [P1] If there is any evidence for God then God likely exists
[P2] There is evidence for God
[C] God likely exists

Big Grin

Well, even you don't believe in what you wrote. While there is some evidence for the existence of a god, it doesn't mean that god exists because the evidence is bad. To prove my point: George Harrison claims to have seen Krishna therfore Krishna exists. - does tackattack believe that Krishna exists? No.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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#7
RE: A simple argument against God
Here's a less interesting argument
[P1] Wet means to saturate something with water
[P2] You can't remove water from water without it not existing
[c1] Water can't be saturated with water
[C2] Water can't be wet

Ok I'm off to work then.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post

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RE: A simple argument against God
(November 29, 2022 at 11:58 am)tackattack Wrote: [P1] If there is any evidence for God then God likely exists
[P2] There is evidence for God
[C] God likely exists

Big Grin

which of course begs for definitions of God and evidence and exist ... I could brush off my debate hat if I had more time. Feel free to add your definitions L .

[P1] If there is any evidence for the FSM, then...
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RE: A simple argument against God
(November 29, 2022 at 12:11 pm)The L Wrote: [P1] If the prime mover requires a mind then there is justification for this
[P2] There is not justification for this
[C1] The prime mover does not require a mind

^^ A more interesting argument

You should probably let other people tell you when things are interesting.

Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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RE: A simple argument against God
(November 29, 2022 at 2:43 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(November 29, 2022 at 12:11 pm)The L Wrote: [P1] If the prime mover requires a mind then there is justification for this
[P2] There is not justification for this
[C1] The prime mover does not require a mind

^^ A more interesting argument

You should probably let other people tell you when things are interesting.

Boru

It was marginally more interesting.
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