Faith and "Truth vs Utility"
May 12, 2017 at 1:52 pm
(This post was last modified: May 12, 2017 at 1:53 pm by Valyza1.)
(May 12, 2017 at 1:32 pm)bennyboy Wrote:(May 12, 2017 at 1:06 pm)Valyza1 Wrote: Do you call it a lie because it can't be demonstrated to be true or do you call it a lie because it can be demonstrated to be false?
A lie isn't so much about the truth of a statement, as whether a person represents their best knowledge. When someone claims knowledge which they obviously cannot be privy to, then that's a lie-- they are representing the God idea as a statement of fact, when they do not actually have any sufficient reason for them to claim that it IS a fact.
Then, yes, I agree in that the proposition that God exists is not a fact, and when it is treated as such, there is an underlying dishonesty, and pretense to knowledge one does not possess, which, yes, can be quite comforting and may allay anxiety. If that's the point the Lutrinae was trying to make, then I agree. I do, however think that God's nonexistence is more properly defined as "possible truth" rather than just "truth".
