RE: The absolute absurdity of God
August 8, 2018 at 6:59 pm
(This post was last modified: August 8, 2018 at 7:02 pm by Simon Moon.)
(August 8, 2018 at 6:17 pm)Tizheruk Wrote: The principle of sufficient reason is neither principled or reasonable it's an excuse to shove in magic into ignorance .Nor is the demand of a cause in any way reasonable just more puddy to be shoved into that same ignorance.
I believe the instances of someone becoming a Christian based on any of the first cause arguments spouted by Steve, or any other apologist, are extremely rare, in the extreme.
They seem like nothing more than attempts by theists, who actually believe for bad reasons (faith), to put a veneer of rationality on their irrational beliefs.
I wonder why, the vast majority of professional philosophers are atheists? I am sure they have been exposed to all these arguments, and have found them unconvincing.
The Largest-Ever Survey of Philosophers
Atheism or theism?
72.8% atheism
14.6% theism
12.5% other
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
