(June 7, 2013 at 10:33 am)Ben Davis Wrote: That's the start of an attempt at misdirection but there's no wriggling out of this one Drich! The entire thread has been about comparing 2 types of hypothetical world: one with a god, one without a god. They method of comparison we're using is measuring 'things that happen'. In the universe without a god, things 'happen for non-god-created reasons'. You then followed up with the question "If these things are true (i.e. if things happen for non-god-created reasons) in a world you believe to be with out God, then why can't the very same explanation work in a world with God?". My response was that 'they can if you have a god that has no consequence' but by definition, an inconsequential god is useless; it has no explanatory power, no action, no function and cannot be a causal agent. The explanation couldn't work in a world with a consequential god (e.g. the abrahamic god) because things wouldn't 'happen for non-god-created reasons', god would be the cause. So you could not have an interaction with god in a world where things 'happen for non-god-created reasons'.This appears to be a false dichotomy. You posit that god is either completely inconsequential or completely in control, but don't explain why there can't be a middle ground, i.e. a god who interacts partially with his creation. The latter would allow Drich's argument.
Any more clear?
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