RE: The absurd need for logical proofs for God
November 30, 2020 at 7:31 pm
(This post was last modified: November 30, 2020 at 7:31 pm by Simon Moon.)
(November 30, 2020 at 12:52 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: You have that exactly backwards - populations of organisms evolve biological processes to suit their environment (this is why the Negev Desert doesn’t have a population of polar bears).
What you’ve done is presumed that environments were deliberately designed to be fit for predetermined groups of organisms. That’s not how it works.
Formally, this is what you’ve done:
1. If God designed the universe, then human beings would exist.
2. Human beings exist.
3. Therefore, God designed the universe.
See the problem?
Boru
He hasn't seen the problem yet, not sure this simple, and well stated, explanation will help...
That's the problem with seeing the world through 'god glasses'. In this example, obvious circular reasoning, looks rational to the one wearing the glasses.
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.