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Argument Against Divine Purpose

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Argument Against Divine Purpose
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RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose
October 22, 2013 at 4:16 pm (This post was last modified: October 22, 2013 at 4:16 pm by Faith No More.)
I'm not entirely clear what you're trying to prove. When the theist is talking about objective purpose, what they really mean is a purpose determined by an external source. It is a purpose bestowed upon a being that isn't dependent upon that being, so in that sense, no, an atheist cannot have that.

Are you trying to show that an atheist can have an objective purpose?
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Argument Against Divine Purpose

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Argument Against Divine Purpose - by MindForgedManacle - October 22, 2013 at 3:56 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by Faith No More - October 22, 2013 at 4:16 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by MindForgedManacle - October 22, 2013 at 4:25 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by Faith No More - October 22, 2013 at 4:44 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by max-greece - October 22, 2013 at 4:23 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by MindForgedManacle - October 22, 2013 at 4:28 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by max-greece - October 22, 2013 at 4:27 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by Doubting Thomas - October 22, 2013 at 4:33 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by MindForgedManacle - October 22, 2013 at 4:52 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by Faith No More - October 22, 2013 at 5:16 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by MindForgedManacle - October 22, 2013 at 5:44 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by genkaus - October 22, 2013 at 6:44 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by MindForgedManacle - October 22, 2013 at 8:16 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by genkaus - October 22, 2013 at 11:35 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by Faith No More - October 22, 2013 at 8:20 pm
RE: Argument Against Divine Purpose - by max-greece - October 23, 2013 at 1:32 am

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