RE: Evidence for a god. Do you have any ?
December 26, 2018 at 1:56 am
(This post was last modified: December 26, 2018 at 2:06 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Intuitionism is a powerful argument for personal belief, but utterly worthless when it comes to convincing some other person of a thing they don't already believe in. There's a simple reason for this.
If one person grants such value to their intuition that they hold it capable of ascertaining the truth of whether there is a god and that this is compelling, by default, they have also granted equal value to opposing bits of intuition...for example, that one has absolutely no experience of gods whatsoever, or that one "just knows" that there isn't a god, as well.
So, before we critically examine human intuition, even..of the possible spread of intuitivist positions, two out of three are godless, either positively or effectively. Then, there's the nagging fact that human intuition can be and often is entirely wrong. This can cut both ways, but in trying to demonstrate which way the blade swings on this particular issue..it only gets worse for the lone god containing intuition. That we even find ourselves discussing the intuitionist position is a demonstration of the paucity of evidence for gods by any standard.
The only evidence for such a thing would be reports of direct experience confirming intuition which.....contrary to pious theater and religious language...are exceedingly rare. Even the faithful regard such reports with extreme skepticism and suspicion. This is what makes an argument from intuition for gods entirely less compelling than others of the type, which do have the vast and genuine scope that makes them credible, even if it doesn't raise to the level of a demonstration. An argument for self by intuition can work..because the other person shares that experience. An argument for the existence of the world, likewise. An argument for good and evil..again the same. An argument for love or hatred..even. This simply isn't the case when it comes to gods.
If one person grants such value to their intuition that they hold it capable of ascertaining the truth of whether there is a god and that this is compelling, by default, they have also granted equal value to opposing bits of intuition...for example, that one has absolutely no experience of gods whatsoever, or that one "just knows" that there isn't a god, as well.
So, before we critically examine human intuition, even..of the possible spread of intuitivist positions, two out of three are godless, either positively or effectively. Then, there's the nagging fact that human intuition can be and often is entirely wrong. This can cut both ways, but in trying to demonstrate which way the blade swings on this particular issue..it only gets worse for the lone god containing intuition. That we even find ourselves discussing the intuitionist position is a demonstration of the paucity of evidence for gods by any standard.
The only evidence for such a thing would be reports of direct experience confirming intuition which.....contrary to pious theater and religious language...are exceedingly rare. Even the faithful regard such reports with extreme skepticism and suspicion. This is what makes an argument from intuition for gods entirely less compelling than others of the type, which do have the vast and genuine scope that makes them credible, even if it doesn't raise to the level of a demonstration. An argument for self by intuition can work..because the other person shares that experience. An argument for the existence of the world, likewise. An argument for good and evil..again the same. An argument for love or hatred..even. This simply isn't the case when it comes to gods.
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