RE: I am a theist, what do you think of my proof for God existing?
October 26, 2016 at 12:30 pm
(This post was last modified: October 26, 2016 at 12:40 pm by Simon Moon.)
(October 26, 2016 at 4:16 am)Mariosep Wrote: For posters who are still waiting for my proof of the existence of God, in concept as first and foremost the creator and operator of the universe and man and everything with a beginning...
Read the OP reproduced by yours truly, below.
24th October 2016, 17:27 #1
I am a theist, what do you think of my proof for God existing?
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I am a theist, what do you think of my proof for God existing?
24th October 2016, 17:27
This is my proof for God existing.
1. Formulate the information of the concept of God, thus:
"God in concept is first and foremost the creator and operator of the universe and man and everything with a beginning."
2. Look for instances of causation in reality outside of concepts in our mind.
3. We find countless examples of causation in reality outside of concepts in our mind.
4. From the countless instances of causation in reality, we infer to the existence of a first and ultimate cause.
5. We find that the first and ultimate cause of all instances of causation in reality corresponds to our information on the concept of God, namely, the creator and operator of the universe and man and everything with a beginning.
6. Conclusion: God exists in concept as first and foremost the creator and operator of the universe and man and everything with a beginning.
What do you think about my proof for the existence of God?
I refuted your 'proof' in post #44.
I took every one of your premises, and demonstrated exactly which logical fallacy they committed.
Several other people also pointed out the same fallacies.
Not sure if you are aware of this, but if your syllogism commits logical fallacies, it can not prove its conclusion.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.