RE: Disproving Odin - An Experiment in arguing with a theist with Theist logic
March 14, 2018 at 2:06 pm
(This post was last modified: March 14, 2018 at 2:09 pm by Angrboda.)
(March 14, 2018 at 1:55 pm)SteveII Wrote: The PSR is a universally accepted concept within our universe.
No, that's not actually true. In addition, there are multiple PSRs depending upon specifically what one does or does not want to exempt from the rule. But I'm used to your penchant for exaggeration by now, so I'll just let that slide.
What I do find troubling is that you are justifying "being comes only from being" via ex nihilo nihil fit, as that seems to be an axiom rather than a justified truth, so asserting its complement ("being only comes from being") appears to be nothing more than begging the question. I'd like to see the statement justified, not simply assumed. You implied that you could provide examples from "reality." That at least would provide you with the basis of an inductive argument, but given your last reply, it doesn't seem that you are able to do that. Is ex nihilo nihil fit an a priori truth? I don't think it is. Therefore I'd appeal to Hitchens' razor, that which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
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