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Disproving Odin - An Experiment in arguing with a theist with Theist logic
RE: Disproving Odin - An Experiment in arguing with a theist with Theist logic
(March 8, 2018 at 2:24 am)Huggy74 Wrote: You don't get it, the point is can you provide the same for Odin?

Why should I?  I'm not playing by *your* rules -- I'm playing by mine.

As I see it, the claim for the Christian deity is on exactly the same playing field as every other god every conceived by humanity.  In the absence of testable physical evidence, all that remains are believers' testimonies and scriptures.  For me, that's not good enough and it will never be good enough.

Quote:Btw if you were an eye witness then you'd have no choice but to be a believer... Isn't that what you guys say? If you saw evidence you'd believe?

I can believe in things without worshipping them, you know.  There are a number of people whose existence I do not question, but I wouldn't trust 'em any further than I can throw 'em.  Your alleged god falls squarely in that category -- Uninspiring, erratic and not in the least bit respect-worthy.

Oðinn, on the other hand, I do respect as an archetype and a role model with no particular concern as to whether such a being does exist.  That's why I took the surname Odinsdóttir when I assumed this persona on the Internet.

ETA: Oh, you have the etymology of the name wrong, too. O­ðinn doesn't mean "one"; it means "rage."
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RE: Disproving Odin - An Experiment in arguing with a theist with Theist logic - by Astreja - March 8, 2018 at 3:05 am

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