RE: Disproving the christian (and muslim) god
March 8, 2018 at 3:42 am
(This post was last modified: March 8, 2018 at 3:45 am by robvalue.)
It's pretty easy to show that any being in charge with the following characteristics is not a logical possibility:
A) Has no restrictions on its abilities
B) Has our best interests in mind and isn't sadistic
1) Suffering occurs.
2) The being can go about achieving any goals it might have, including looking after our best interests, any way it wants.
3) The being chooses the way things happen (or at least the things that can possibly happen).
4) The being chooses suffering to be involved, when it could achieve everything it wanted in other ways.
5) The being is the cause of unecessary suffering which serves no purpose.
6) The being is a sadist.
So a person making such a claim needs to drop either A or B. Funnily enough, people seem more eager to drop B. Many have openly said that they don't care if God is sadistic, they will still worship it.
A) Has no restrictions on its abilities
B) Has our best interests in mind and isn't sadistic
1) Suffering occurs.
2) The being can go about achieving any goals it might have, including looking after our best interests, any way it wants.
3) The being chooses the way things happen (or at least the things that can possibly happen).
4) The being chooses suffering to be involved, when it could achieve everything it wanted in other ways.
5) The being is the cause of unecessary suffering which serves no purpose.
6) The being is a sadist.
So a person making such a claim needs to drop either A or B. Funnily enough, people seem more eager to drop B. Many have openly said that they don't care if God is sadistic, they will still worship it.
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