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"Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism
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RE: "Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism
(January 2, 2014 at 11:50 am)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: He would then say, see, Naturalism is a faith because it cannot rationally justify the following (his list): 1. Nothing like God exists. 2. No miracles have ever occurred. 3. Natural processes are all that exist and account for why something exists rather than nothing (the universe), all events, our planet, life, our minds, and our beliefs. (However natural here is defined by the particular naturalist is apparently irrelevant to the argument). 4. Determinism is true and there exists no human freedom. (Beliefs are determined as well). 5. All religion is human-made. 6. Human value is subjectively determined but an objective illusion. 7. Ethics are subjectively determined but an objective illusion. 8. There is no life after death. 9. The universe has no objective purpose or meaning. 10. Every person's life has no objective purpose or meaning.

In my post I didn't say that the supernatural doesn't exist. I'm saying it is impossible to demonstrate that it does. I don't think I am making any assumptions about the existence of a supernatural realm.

The list doesn't make a lot of sense. Theists tend to do this as they are not generally interested in finding out what is/isn't true, rather they try to justify their own beliefs in any way they can. The list is a long argument from ignorance. "If you can't explain everything on my list, we must assume the supernatural exists".
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"Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism - by Mudhammam - January 2, 2014 at 10:19 am
RE: "Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism - by pocaracas - January 2, 2014 at 11:04 am
RE: "Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism - by Mudhammam - January 2, 2014 at 11:50 am
RE: "Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism - by pocaracas - January 2, 2014 at 12:17 pm
RE: "Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism - by Mudhammam - January 2, 2014 at 1:19 pm
RE: "Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism - by pocaracas - January 2, 2014 at 3:32 pm
RE: "Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism - by FreeTony - January 2, 2014 at 11:11 am
RE: "Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism - by bennyboy - January 2, 2014 at 1:13 pm
RE: "Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism - by FreeTony - January 2, 2014 at 1:56 pm
RE: "Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism - by Mudhammam - January 2, 2014 at 2:00 pm
RE: "Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism - by FreeTony - January 2, 2014 at 2:32 pm
RE: "Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism - by Mudhammam - January 2, 2014 at 2:57 pm
RE: "Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism - by FreeTony - January 2, 2014 at 5:59 pm
RE: "Knockdown" Argument Against Naturalism - by Angrboda - January 2, 2014 at 10:42 pm

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