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Are Atheists using Intellectually Dishonest Arguments?
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RE: Are Atheists using Intellectually Dishonest Arguments?
March 11, 2018 at 7:17 am
(March 11, 2018 at 12:53 am)rskovride Wrote:
Grandizer Wrote: Well, 'b' isn't an explanation. It's just a statement of ignorance, so Occam's razor doesn't apply here (I think).

But yeah, 'b' is far more reasonable a stance to take than silly 'a'. God explanations fail on so many accounts and in so many ways I can't take such explanations seriously.

How about this one.


How did the universe come to exist?

a) supernaturally 

b) naturally


Apply razor.


Not even sure what a hardcore believer would say here.  Something like ..

b) comes from a) and a) comes from ... oops ... here we just have to confess how puny we are and how mighty art our God.  Join us and be as an infant in the loving arms of our lord.  Abandon your pride and dignity and trust in God.

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RE: Are Atheists using Intellectually Dishonest Arguments? - by Whateverist - March 11, 2018 at 7:17 am

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