RE: First order logic, set theory and God
December 7, 2018 at 3:51 pm
(This post was last modified: December 7, 2018 at 4:11 pm by T0 Th3 M4X.)
(December 7, 2018 at 2:13 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote:(December 6, 2018 at 7:19 pm)Belaqua Wrote: I think I should move on as well.
Good luck to all.
Theists need to understand a certain fatigue with debating the same rehashed arguments over and over. "Oh, here we go with this bullshit again". Sometimes it's easier to laugh and be dismissive about the same PRATTs ("Previously Refuted A Thousand Times") than to engage them as you might like, especially when delivered in the obnoxious manner that "The Pompous Apologist" archetype is fond of using.
I don't think it's a "theistic problem", but rather a "people problem." When I was in college, there were probably about 2 pages of logical fallacies that were considered to be of importance and to be wary of when public speaking. Now there are literally books loaded with new fallacies people have come up with to push or parry arguments. Part of me says it's out of necessity, and the other half of me says it's because people have forgotten what it means to be civil. When I go to the grocery store, I can't tell who the Christians, Muslims, or atheists are, but we're all there for the same purpose. Nobody gets mad at anybody unless you give someone a reason to. If people would apply that same type of courtesy to discussions, then there would be more understanding of different views.