RE: new thread for old Atheists, what do you believe is the best argument for the existence of a deity?
January 5, 2013 at 8:13 pm
(January 5, 2013 at 7:45 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: In regards to the OP of the original thread, I'd say the transcendental argument for the existence of God is probably one of the strongest. It's a huge mind fuck.
How are you using the phrase "probably one of the best"?
It just takes a while to unpack. But once that is done, it is just as fallacious as any of the others.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
