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Proving god with logic?
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RE: Proving god with logic?
(March 21, 2014 at 6:03 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: God can be proven with logic. Whether he has been proven by logic or not, is a different question.


Not so.

The most that could be done using logical arguments is to prove the possibility of the existence of a god. But of course, most everyone can come up with a god that is logically possible.

Probability is much more important than possibility, and logic alone can't get you there.

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
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Proving god with logic? - by xr34p3rx - March 21, 2014 at 3:36 am
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Alex K - March 21, 2014 at 5:34 am
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Doubting Thomas - March 21, 2014 at 1:35 pm
Proving god with logic? - by Rampant.A.I. - March 21, 2014 at 1:39 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 21, 2014 at 1:55 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 1:58 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by xr34p3rx - March 21, 2014 at 2:32 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 2:34 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by xr34p3rx - March 21, 2014 at 2:38 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Modler - March 21, 2014 at 2:48 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by xr34p3rx - March 21, 2014 at 2:52 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Alex K - March 21, 2014 at 5:51 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Minimalist - March 21, 2014 at 5:41 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by ThePinsir - March 21, 2014 at 5:43 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by downbeatplumb - March 21, 2014 at 2:36 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 2:39 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by xr34p3rx - March 21, 2014 at 2:42 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 2:49 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Modler - March 21, 2014 at 3:05 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by xr34p3rx - March 21, 2014 at 3:14 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 21, 2014 at 3:54 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Modler - March 21, 2014 at 4:39 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 4:40 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Tonus - March 21, 2014 at 2:54 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by xr34p3rx - March 21, 2014 at 2:56 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Mister Agenda - March 21, 2014 at 4:01 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Simon Moon - March 21, 2014 at 4:20 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by xr34p3rx - March 21, 2014 at 4:21 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Simon Moon - March 21, 2014 at 4:31 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 4:34 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 5:45 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by MysticKnight - March 21, 2014 at 6:03 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 6:10 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Modler - March 21, 2014 at 7:08 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Simon Moon - March 21, 2014 at 7:12 pm
Proving god with logic? - by Rampant.A.I. - March 21, 2014 at 6:50 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by *Deidre* - March 21, 2014 at 7:22 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by MysticKnight - March 21, 2014 at 9:20 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Minimalist - March 21, 2014 at 7:25 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by *Deidre* - March 21, 2014 at 7:28 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by xr34p3rx - March 21, 2014 at 7:49 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by tor - March 21, 2014 at 7:49 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by xr34p3rx - March 21, 2014 at 7:53 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Minimalist - March 21, 2014 at 7:30 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Minimalist - March 21, 2014 at 7:59 pm
Proving god with logic? - by Rampant.A.I. - March 21, 2014 at 8:14 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Hezekiah - March 21, 2014 at 9:27 pm
RE: Proving god with logic? - by Minimalist - March 21, 2014 at 11:08 pm

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