(May 30, 2018 at 3:55 pm)Ybe Wrote:(May 30, 2018 at 12:05 pm)drfuzzy Wrote:
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(May 30, 2018 at 12:55 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:
(May 30, 2018 at 1:14 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:I didn't ask for a valid reason for not believing in G, I asked for valid reason for believing one should be an A.
But perhaps we need to clarify your reason(s):
P1 If I would be other than an A, then the G in the B would be liked by me,
P2 The G in the B is not liked by me. (I think we agree to this premise being true)
C. So, not true that I would be other than an A, or (I am an A)
But if you hold to this your argument, then you are only proving there is a G (that you do not like).
Now, one can like or not like G that is a choice one makes, but I do not recommend not liking G.
I have sincerely tried to represent your argument. If I misunderstood, my apologies.
I would be glad for your own clarification this is how your argument appears to me.
P1 If I would be other than an A, then the G in the B would be liked by me, (No, I would probably choose a more logical deity AFTER proof of its existence and benevolence has been successfully presented.)
P2 The G in the B is not liked by me. (I think we agree to this premise being true) (I cannot dislike a fictitious character but I can dislike the stories made up about it.)
C. So, not true that I would be other than an A, or (I am an A) (This is true but it applies to ALL religions.)
"But if you hold to this your argument, then you are only proving there is a G (that you do not like)."
How in the ever-loving ____ could any rational human being create such an enormous non-sequitur? What drugs are you on, troll?
How does asserting that after years of comparative religion studies, I have never seen acceptable evidence of the existence of a deity means I just proved that a deity exists because I have never seen evidence of its existence?
HERE, LET ME FIX YOUR APPARENT INABILITY TO BELIEVE THAT WE CANNOT POSSIBLY NOT BELIEVE ANY DEITIES EXIST:
P1 If I would be other than an A, then the Glorious Flying Spaghetti Monster would be liked by me,
However, I have no proof other than some fun stories that the Glorious Flying Spaghetti Monster exists.
Therefore, I cannot be other than an atheist, because I cannot like something that does not exist. Like Yahweh, Jesus, Allah, Zeus, Thor, Osiris, KwanYin, Brahma, Spiderman, Vampires, Werewolves, Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein