RE: Satan Disproves Christianity
September 24, 2013 at 8:55 pm
(This post was last modified: September 24, 2013 at 9:35 pm by FallentoReason.)
John V Wrote:Again, to start, no one to my knowledge has claimed to have seen or heard gnomes, while people have claimed to have seen and heard god.
But *I'm* claiming that my grass growing means there must be unverifiable gnomes doing the said grass growing. You might find such a thought ridiculous or suspect that I'm purely making up this thought experiment in order to inspect your metaphysical conduct, but none of this matters. What matters is that you believe an unverifiable entity acts upon this universe, much like I say unverifiable gnomes act upon grass to make it grow. Our claims are equal in terms of indirect evidence, but not surprisingly, you fervently reject even the mere thought of me asking you questions about unverifiable gnomes. What do I see as the problem here? That integrity doesn't seem to be something that you hold to. There's a double standard at play, and if your conclusion is that we shouldn't believe in unverifiable lawn-growing gnomes because it's ridiculous, implausible etc. then so be it. Just let it be known that these unverifiable gnomes are a metaphor - a metaphysical replica of *your god* - and thus, to be fair to you, I'll apply *your* standards to your unverifiable bud. Or maybe, you can finally explain your reasoning for why you can confidently say unverifiable gnomes don't exist, but an unverifiable sky daddy does. Until then, your beliefs are begging the question => you are believing blindly as far as *you're* letting me know.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle