(March 26, 2012 at 11:50 pm)Rhythm Wrote: That's correct Chad, it is my opinion that your fairy tale creature is a villain. I'm not a huge fan of "formal proofs for the nonexistence of god" myself. There would have to be something to talk about, and when we talk god, only one of us has to invoke a mystery (after first manufacturing it).
"My side" of the debate isn't looking for arguments against monsters Chad. That's other peoples business. The "problem of evil" is older than the christian god in the first place. Some of us saw through this sort of garbage before Christ was a twinkle in a conman's eye.
("Justice" btw, another subjective. It's scary out here in the real world isn't it, can't find any moral absolutes to save our lives can we?)
I agree. I also don't think it's our position to have to disprove anything. Religion is one of the only places where this is for some reason believed to be the case. If we had some burden of disproof then we would have to disprove every false claim about the world. The person who makes the positive claim must provide the evidence and argumentation.
"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." -Friedrich Nietzsche
"All thinking men are atheists." -Ernest Hemmingway
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." -Voltaire
"All thinking men are atheists." -Ernest Hemmingway
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." -Voltaire