I have a one sentence trump that I think really puts things into perspective when it comes to theists AND atheists. I want to give it a run and see what this community thinks of it, so here goes:
The one sentence trump:
"How do you know that Satan isnt fooling you?"
Theists, please prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Satan isnt fooling you. Same with atheists and agnostic, please prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Satan isnt fooling you.
It doesnt have to be Satan either. It can be any God or Goddess. Loki for example. Loki is a mischevious and flippant deity.
I already know what the atheists are going to say. They are going to say "The burdon of proof is on the person making the positive claim". True. I agree 100%. The description of Loki is a mischevious deity, and could surely (if he existed) make it so that no burdon of proof could ever be leveled for his existence to us mere mortals, yet still exist.
*Remember, we arent talking about a benevolent deity. We are talking about a malevolent deity who created this entire cosmos merely for his own amusement, who purposefully inspired people to create millions of differing religious beliefs just to confuse us more. Loki could have easily created the universe last thursday and gave it the appearance of ancient age and created humans with false memories that span back further than last thursday. This malevolent deity purposefully plays tricks on the minds of its creations, therefore what you think is scientific evidence for Dinosaurs was planted by Loki in the ground last thursday.
Dont hold back now. Let me have it. Give me your best shots.
The one sentence trump:
"How do you know that Satan isnt fooling you?"
Theists, please prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Satan isnt fooling you. Same with atheists and agnostic, please prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Satan isnt fooling you.
It doesnt have to be Satan either. It can be any God or Goddess. Loki for example. Loki is a mischevious and flippant deity.
I already know what the atheists are going to say. They are going to say "The burdon of proof is on the person making the positive claim". True. I agree 100%. The description of Loki is a mischevious deity, and could surely (if he existed) make it so that no burdon of proof could ever be leveled for his existence to us mere mortals, yet still exist.
*Remember, we arent talking about a benevolent deity. We are talking about a malevolent deity who created this entire cosmos merely for his own amusement, who purposefully inspired people to create millions of differing religious beliefs just to confuse us more. Loki could have easily created the universe last thursday and gave it the appearance of ancient age and created humans with false memories that span back further than last thursday. This malevolent deity purposefully plays tricks on the minds of its creations, therefore what you think is scientific evidence for Dinosaurs was planted by Loki in the ground last thursday.
Dont hold back now. Let me have it. Give me your best shots.
