RE: Tooth Fairy Bullshit
January 20, 2017 at 5:54 pm
(This post was last modified: January 20, 2017 at 5:55 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
(January 20, 2017 at 5:37 pm)Aroura Wrote: Look, if you just want to compare god to something that cannot be proven to exist, you can use Russel's Teapot as a great example.
Yes, that would be far less contemptuous. It should be noted that Russell was not so arrogant as to say there is no evidence. I believe he was careful enough to say there was insufficient evidence - a very big difference.
(January 20, 2017 at 5:37 pm)Aroura Wrote: A lot of great minds have wasted effort trying to rationalize this one extraordinary claim as an exception when it meets no criteria to BE an exception, but instead should be held to the same standard.
Among all the accusations and recriminations did you happen to notice my explanation of why that the comparison is a category error. No one seems to have addressed it other than say "no it's not."