RE: Per request, here's some target practice.
March 18, 2010 at 8:56 pm
(This post was last modified: March 18, 2010 at 8:57 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Tacky,please pardon me for being thick.
I had a look at your interesting post.
Are you trying to infer God by logic alone? Is not that approach known as Neo Platonism ?
Why need the issue be complex and sophisticated ?[ in the literal sense]
Me: "I do not believe in god(s)"
Believer " I DO believe in god(s)
ME "Wonderful! Kindly show me God . (prove his existence epirically)
Believer "I can't--and--but (followed by an appeal to faith based on authority) or by appeal to one of a handful of arguments, all of which I first heard over 35 ago,and dismissed then.
ME "Fine. I'll continue to disbelieve.Please come back when you can prove your position"
I make no universal claims about my world view or life philosophy. I assert only that they were formed slowly, over decades and enable me to make sense of life. I do my best or remain open to new ideas,but admit I'm not as open minded as I'd like to be.--Of course ,I haven't so far noticed you present anything approaching a new idea. That's an an observation,not a criticism. In my opinion relatively few people have an original idea in a lifetime.
I had a look at your interesting post.
Are you trying to infer God by logic alone? Is not that approach known as Neo Platonism ?
Why need the issue be complex and sophisticated ?[ in the literal sense]
Me: "I do not believe in god(s)"
Believer " I DO believe in god(s)
ME "Wonderful! Kindly show me God . (prove his existence epirically)
Believer "I can't--and--but (followed by an appeal to faith based on authority) or by appeal to one of a handful of arguments, all of which I first heard over 35 ago,and dismissed then.
ME "Fine. I'll continue to disbelieve.Please come back when you can prove your position"
I make no universal claims about my world view or life philosophy. I assert only that they were formed slowly, over decades and enable me to make sense of life. I do my best or remain open to new ideas,but admit I'm not as open minded as I'd like to be.--Of course ,I haven't so far noticed you present anything approaching a new idea. That's an an observation,not a criticism. In my opinion relatively few people have an original idea in a lifetime.
