RE: Atheists, what do you believe is the best argument for the existence of a deity?
July 16, 2011 at 11:48 am
I would say the best argument for the existence of a deity (any deity) is the argument from authority.
Any student of history will clearly see that arguments from authority have convinced people that a god exists, regardless of said god or goddesses, monotheism or polytheism... when a theism becomes attached and accepted by a powerful dictator or leader, the chances that said belief will florish with the majority is outstanding. Guilt, tradition, social laws, economic laws, and most everything else will be influenced and controled by the beliefs of the leaders, and those subordinate of them will have no choice than to accept them or be outcast.
To simplify: The best way to "prove the existence" of a god is to force the people to comply by making the belief system dominate all facets of society: public, and private.
As far as PHYSICALLY proving a gods existence.... there is not a single convincing argument for it. Therefore the belief must be forced upon the scientists as they will be expected to put "god talk" in with their findings so that they will be socially accepted and not outcast.
Any student of history will clearly see that arguments from authority have convinced people that a god exists, regardless of said god or goddesses, monotheism or polytheism... when a theism becomes attached and accepted by a powerful dictator or leader, the chances that said belief will florish with the majority is outstanding. Guilt, tradition, social laws, economic laws, and most everything else will be influenced and controled by the beliefs of the leaders, and those subordinate of them will have no choice than to accept them or be outcast.
To simplify: The best way to "prove the existence" of a god is to force the people to comply by making the belief system dominate all facets of society: public, and private.
As far as PHYSICALLY proving a gods existence.... there is not a single convincing argument for it. Therefore the belief must be forced upon the scientists as they will be expected to put "god talk" in with their findings so that they will be socially accepted and not outcast.
