(May 11, 2025 at 6:14 am)Sheldon Wrote: It's also telling that after coming to an atheist debate forum, with a claims for an extant deity, John wastes his time, attacking what he claims is a straw man version, why not just accurately define the deity he imagines to be real, and explain his best reason(s) for holding this belief.
Surely a fallacious circular argument, that assumes a prior that a deity created everything, is not the best he has?
Theists too often behave in a Trumpian manner, just repeating what they wish was true. It's a good sign that they really have nothing.
"You pay your money and you take your pick" as far as interpretations of the evidence are concerned. But some interpretations are highly improbable if not impossible, considering what else we understand these days.