RE: Does atheism inspire people?
May 31, 2012 at 3:55 pm
(This post was last modified: May 31, 2012 at 3:56 pm by Whateverist.)
(May 31, 2012 at 3:34 pm)StatCrux Wrote: We use logic to reason, the 1 second world is not just "si fi masturbation" its a valid logical argument that cannot be shown to be false, ..
Not sure what you mean when you say the 1 second old world is a valid argument. The fact that we perhaps could not know that it was otherwise could be used to argue .. what? That all apparent cause and effect is an illusion? That would undermine science pretty badly if demonstrable. But has it been demonstrated? No.
By the way, what effect would a 1 second world have on your beliefs? Your bible just appeared out of no where and has been vouchsafed by no one. Jesus never lived, was never crucified and never rose from the dead.
If a 1 second world is supposed to be alarming it isn't clear who should be more alarmed. Alarming or not, it isn't -as stated- a coherent argument for anything as far as I can tell. I'd say it is mildly interesting as a thought experiment but essentially a red herring when brought up as an argument for anything whatsoever.
