RE: Deism for non-believers
June 10, 2012 at 7:22 pm
(This post was last modified: June 10, 2012 at 7:31 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
It is possible, and more plausible than a whole list of things, but just because it's possible, probable or plausible does not mean that it occurred. Which is what I reminded the op. The opposite side of that coin is that simply because something is improbable or implausible does not mean that it could not occur. Conversely, if any given event has multiple potential ways of coming to pass any one of them being possible does not preclude the others from possibility. Again, 99% of the argument I'm willing to completely concede for the sake of argument just to see if the op is capable of doing anything with it.
In other words, the OP seems to believe that along an infinite line of potential god claims one of them must at least be plausible, a plausible god claim might exist. Okay, even if only for the sake of argument lets concede that a plausible god claim exists. Now, the op has stated that he also feels that it is reaonable or rational to then "believe" in this plausible god claim as an entity. Excellent. We've conceded that a plausible god claim exists, all that remains is for the OP to explain why we should then extend belief in this plausible god claim as though it were something other than a claim (IE: an entity).
In other words, the OP seems to believe that along an infinite line of potential god claims one of them must at least be plausible, a plausible god claim might exist. Okay, even if only for the sake of argument lets concede that a plausible god claim exists. Now, the op has stated that he also feels that it is reaonable or rational to then "believe" in this plausible god claim as an entity. Excellent. We've conceded that a plausible god claim exists, all that remains is for the OP to explain why we should then extend belief in this plausible god claim as though it were something other than a claim (IE: an entity).
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