RE: The Kalam Cosmological argument.
January 6, 2024 at 11:14 am
(This post was last modified: January 6, 2024 at 11:19 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Step one is a fallacy of composition. Step two is an unsupported assertion. Step three inherits these problems….and step 4 doesn’t follow from anything in steps one, two, or three.
The question isn’t whether or not this argument can be refuted. In fact, there’s only one successful argument for gods in all of theological history. The question is whether people argue themselves into theism in the first place, and…if they do, whether the quality of the arguments are critical to the phenomenon. You could probably come up with a credible argument for veganism if you tried…and that might give me a moment of pause before I take the next bite of steak. A moment long enough to really appreciate that next bite.
The question isn’t whether or not this argument can be refuted. In fact, there’s only one successful argument for gods in all of theological history. The question is whether people argue themselves into theism in the first place, and…if they do, whether the quality of the arguments are critical to the phenomenon. You could probably come up with a credible argument for veganism if you tried…and that might give me a moment of pause before I take the next bite of steak. A moment long enough to really appreciate that next bite.
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