We want to live in the world where the holocaust is objectively wrong. Where life has real meaning. Where we have free will.
If you want to believe in these things, then God is decent way to go. The problem is there is no rational reason to think our preferring the world to be a certain way would make it that way.
That's why the arguments fall apart when Theists encounter someone who doesn't believe in free will, objective morality, or meaning.
Because you're presenting two possible realities. One supported by reason that we REALLY REALLY REALLY don't like. And one that you REALLY REALLY like, but you have to jump through some hoops, and believe in some weird things to sort of justify if you don't think about it too hard.
And the strength of the argument is hoping people find the reason'd reality so bad they refuse to accept it. The obvious flaw being truth not needing acceptance.
If you want to believe in these things, then God is decent way to go. The problem is there is no rational reason to think our preferring the world to be a certain way would make it that way.
That's why the arguments fall apart when Theists encounter someone who doesn't believe in free will, objective morality, or meaning.
Because you're presenting two possible realities. One supported by reason that we REALLY REALLY REALLY don't like. And one that you REALLY REALLY like, but you have to jump through some hoops, and believe in some weird things to sort of justify if you don't think about it too hard.
And the strength of the argument is hoping people find the reason'd reality so bad they refuse to accept it. The obvious flaw being truth not needing acceptance.