RE: Can an Atheist argue someone out of faith?
November 10, 2010 at 6:11 pm
(This post was last modified: November 10, 2010 at 6:13 pm by Welsh cake.)
(November 5, 2010 at 5:17 am)coffeeveritas Wrote: I was hoping that you could tell me why you don't personally believe in God.I'll spare you the whole tedious deconversion process because it would take an essay to brush upon. Me personally I have many reasons for my position, or rather my lack of belief, for one, such an extraordinary creator-entity has an appalling lack of evidence. God is defined as something that can't be investigated by science i.e. does not manifest itself in nature, in reality, the real observable world, therefore demonstrating its existence is to either argue for the logically impossible or logically unknowable, both are undesirable in any case, since a god-like entity that created the very cosmos should logically have an abundance of evidence so that there could be no debate or dispute. Another problem is every time someone presents an argument or posits an existence claim for a supernatural god it is often indistinguishable from any other conceptual deity within theology, separate god claims never seem to mutually exclusive.
Quote:Another thing I hope is that this thread will include what you think are the best arguments against Christianity, or the concept of God in general.Usually the best examples aren't counterarguments, but those arguments for Christianity and God since they're practically self-refuting.
Quote:I'd like to hear about some good authors or resources too if you have any. I don't want to sound inflammatory, but I've already read some Dawkins, Dennit, and Hitchens and found that their arguments, while well thought out, didn't do much to dissuade anyone from believing.I'm not surprised. They didn't change me either. The only person, who can sincerely change yourself and your perspective, your outlook on life for better or for worse, is you.
Quote:So in conclusion, I want to hear all of the best Atheist apologetics, and especially your own story of how you came to Atheism.Atheism is not a religion. Atheism is not a world-view. Atheism makes no claims about reality, all it is is a rejection of theistic claims that haven't met their burden of proof. Welcome to the Forums.