RE: "god exists" <Why is this a relevant argument?
January 1, 2010 at 1:33 am
(This post was last modified: January 1, 2010 at 1:41 am by TruthWorthy.)
Ok, the proposition (or supposition) of "god exists" doesn't fit into any of the criteria of theory evaluation listed here:
Empirical validity
Parsimony
Comprehensiveness
Internal consistency
Testability
Usefulness
Acceptability
(Liebert, M., Spiegler, M., 1994., On making scientific theoretical construct evaluations Personality: themes and perspectives(7th Ed.). Brooks/Cole: USA)
So I think:
The only sort of adaption that can be made in favour of the "god exists" proposition amongst the acceptable criteria is that on the "Usefulness", but not in the correct sense that would seek to put that proposition to use in validating some relationship or dynamic process; except in the usefulness of emotional comfort and relief from difficult to answer, or to accept, questions, or answers.
Empirical validity
Parsimony
Comprehensiveness
Internal consistency
Testability
Usefulness
Acceptability
(Liebert, M., Spiegler, M., 1994., On making scientific theoretical construct evaluations Personality: themes and perspectives(7th Ed.). Brooks/Cole: USA)
So I think:
The only sort of adaption that can be made in favour of the "god exists" proposition amongst the acceptable criteria is that on the "Usefulness", but not in the correct sense that would seek to put that proposition to use in validating some relationship or dynamic process; except in the usefulness of emotional comfort and relief from difficult to answer, or to accept, questions, or answers.
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