RE: Epicurean Paradox
April 11, 2012 at 7:20 pm
(This post was last modified: April 11, 2012 at 7:20 pm by NoMoreFaith.)
Anyone else find it very interesting that the dictionary is invoked and quoted to death in order to define malicious intent (inaccurately at that), yet we come to the word "Evil" and Oh No! You can't use a DICTIONARY, you have to use the BIBLE.
Cretinous misdirection.
Let's try and get this one back on track. Drich wants the dictionary to be the correct point of reference for the argument.
e·vil [ee-vuhl]
adjective
1.morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked: evil deeds; an evil life.
2.harmful; injurious: evil laws.
3.characterized or accompanied by misfortune or suffering; unfortunate; disastrous: to be fallen on evil days.
4.due to actual or imputed bad conduct or character: an evil reputation.
5.marked by anger, irritability, irascibility, etc.: He is known for his evil disposition.
Instead we get special pleading that Evil = Malicious Intent against God and suddenly we are allegedly not allowed to use the dictionary anymore.
I think in order for this conversation not to get silly, The theist has to argue against Epicurus in the manner that Evil is intended or simply admit that the "Dictionary" definition of Evil means that Epicurus is true.
Cretinous misdirection.
Let's try and get this one back on track. Drich wants the dictionary to be the correct point of reference for the argument.
e·vil [ee-vuhl]
adjective
1.morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked: evil deeds; an evil life.
2.harmful; injurious: evil laws.
3.characterized or accompanied by misfortune or suffering; unfortunate; disastrous: to be fallen on evil days.
4.due to actual or imputed bad conduct or character: an evil reputation.
5.marked by anger, irritability, irascibility, etc.: He is known for his evil disposition.
Instead we get special pleading that Evil = Malicious Intent against God and suddenly we are allegedly not allowed to use the dictionary anymore.
I think in order for this conversation not to get silly, The theist has to argue against Epicurus in the manner that Evil is intended or simply admit that the "Dictionary" definition of Evil means that Epicurus is true.
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
