(March 28, 2012 at 11:40 am)NoMoreFaith Wrote: True, but I think there is a mistaken belief that a single argument can disprove Gods existence given the wide range of attributes given to him.
Actually, I think that if theists settle on a single definition, integral to the nature of god, then it would be ridiculously easy to disprove.
For example, suppose god is said to be "consciousness that caused all existence". Now, the formal disproof of this would be:
1. Consciousness is awareness of something that exists.
2. If consciousness is the cause of all existence, then when nothing existed - consciousness was awareness of nothing.
This contradicts the first premise and therefore the given statement cannot be true. Usually, at this point, the theistic backpeddling starts regarding the nature of existence and consciousness.