RE: I can feel your anger
July 6, 2012 at 11:25 am
(This post was last modified: July 6, 2012 at 11:27 am by CliveStaples.)
(July 6, 2012 at 11:11 am)Rhythm Wrote: You keep giving examples of that difference as it applies to justification.
I don't know what you mean here. I'm just gonna move on.
Quote:Why would I require proof of that,
Because you're claiming one exists. You're claiming that one is derivable from the other.
Quote:...and if I had proof to offer do you imagine that I would be an atheist?
This...literally has nothing to do with being an atheist.
Let me say this very clearly:
Proving that "god told me to" is a result of "at least one god exists" doesn't mean proving that "at least one god exists" is actually true.
It means proving that if "at least one god exists" is true, then "god told me to" must necessarily follow.
Quote:Bait...and...switch. I don't derive anything from "at least one god exists", but your hypothetical Mr A certainly did. Can god tell you to do something if god doesn't exist Clive? If you believe god has told you to do something............what other belief absolutely must be necessary?
No, no, no. Cut the shit. You claimed that one is merely a consequence of the other. How do you know that?
Quote:Both your guess and appraisal of the situation would be wrong.
Ah, so you're still taking the worst possible interpretation. Rough crowd.
Quote:Howsabout you reread your own posts?
Well, since I have, I know that I gave no such steps. So I'm just gonna move on.
Quote:Glad we agree. Now, would you say that theism was responsible for keeping people from killing in your system?
Hold on. We're still on my question. You haven't answered it.
Remember this?
(July 6, 2012 at 11:21 am)gringoperry Wrote: I missed fuck all. I addressed your supposition in my previous post, then working from your hypothetical explained why it was wrong. Anyway, I need to go write some articles. Peace out, y'all.
Fuck, I missed it. I'm the asshole. This forum is a lot harder to read than my usual one. Sorry, I apologize.
“The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false.”