The absurd need for logical proofs for God

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

@Klorophyll


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

Right, fallacy of affirming the consequent, one of my favorites since it's brought up so much, and pretty funny and obvious when you think about it:

If I am Tommy Smothers, I am highly proficient with yoyos.
I am highly proficient with yoyos.
Therefore I am Tommy Smothers.

My favourite is ‘the generic fallacy’ - just as good as brand name fallacies, but costs less.

Boru