(November 29, 2022 at 11:58 am)tackattack Wrote: [P1] If there is any evidence for God then God likely exists
[P2] There is evidence for God
[C] God likely exists
which of course begs for definitions of God and evidence and exist ... I could brush off my debate hat if I had more time. Feel free to add your definitions L .
Yeah, maybe the OP should have stated it like this:
[P1] If there is no good evidence for God then God is unlikely to exist
[P2] There is no good evidence for God
[C] Therefore God is unlikely to exist
Because, as bad as it is, anecdotal evidence is still evidence.
Tthe philosophical arguments (Kalam, teleological, ontological, presup) don't count, because they are all either unsound or invalid.
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.
