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Strong and Weak Arguments
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RE: Strong and Weak Arguments
(December 29, 2016 at 3:35 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:
(December 29, 2016 at 3:32 pm)robvalue Wrote: Pascal's Wager is not just weak, it is an argument for the dark side. It demonstrates how low the chances are of picking the "right religion"; not to mention the right denomination. As well as implying that a "God" would be impressed by the pretense of belief/worship.

The best argument is.... well, the one that made me think longer than any other was the fine tuning one I guess. But that turned out to be almost as bad for the argument maker as PW. It describes a God who only just manages to avoid utterly fouling up his creation, due to his arbitrary pre-tuning design making things really hard for himself.

What would you consider to be the worst objection commonly presented by skeptics as a reason to reject belief?

Not sure... most common objections are pretty good in my estimation. I guess anything that appeals to emotions or value judgements rather than facts, such as God being immoral and such. That in itself isn't a reason for disbelief in a generic God.
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Strong and Weak Arguments - by Neo-Scholastic - December 29, 2016 at 2:18 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by robvalue - December 29, 2016 at 3:32 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by Neo-Scholastic - December 29, 2016 at 3:35 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by robvalue - December 29, 2016 at 4:22 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by mlmooney89 - December 29, 2016 at 3:54 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by RoadRunner79 - December 29, 2016 at 4:08 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by Neo-Scholastic - December 29, 2016 at 4:52 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by 21stCenturyIconoclast - December 29, 2016 at 4:13 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by Neo-Scholastic - December 29, 2016 at 4:43 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by purplepurpose - December 29, 2016 at 4:40 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by Whateverist - December 29, 2016 at 4:48 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by robvalue - December 29, 2016 at 5:00 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by purplepurpose - December 29, 2016 at 5:15 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by Neo-Scholastic - December 29, 2016 at 5:57 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by robvalue - December 29, 2016 at 5:21 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by purplepurpose - December 29, 2016 at 5:31 pm
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RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2016 at 6:46 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by Neo-Scholastic - December 29, 2016 at 8:31 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by Angrboda - December 29, 2016 at 9:07 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by Whateverist - December 30, 2016 at 12:36 am
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by Angrboda - December 30, 2016 at 6:41 am
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by Whateverist - December 29, 2016 at 10:25 pm
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by robvalue - December 30, 2016 at 12:18 am
RE: Strong and Weak Arguments - by robvalue - December 30, 2016 at 2:33 am
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