RE: On Belief in God X
July 9, 2013 at 3:15 am
(This post was last modified: July 9, 2013 at 3:19 am by Ryantology.)
(July 9, 2013 at 12:08 am)FallentoReason Wrote: Because in the real world, they simply *can't* show their "hand".
Oh, they absolutely could. They won't. And there is a perfectly rational explanation as to why: their 'royal flush' is virtually certain to be nothing any other player would recognize as such. They have only two options.
1: Lay down a hand more suited to the strength of any theist claim, such as K♥ J♥ 8♣ 7♦ 4♠, and insist that it doesn't appear to be a royal flush to the other players because they aren't interpreting poker hands according to what they believe is correct (i.e., you aren't interpreting it so that they win every hand), or
2: Never show their hand because, as long as they don't show, the game cannot continue and nobody can prove they don't have a royal flush.
It is giving theists far too much credit to suggest that they are incapable of showing their hands. If that's the case, they aren't actually holding any cards and should not be treated as though they are legitimate participants in the game.
If you do not have evidence which exists outside of your head, you can only lose or draw.
