(April 7, 2014 at 10:21 am)Heywood Wrote: When you discuss God's attributes there is an implied assumption( an assumption which only exists for the sake of argument) that said God does exists.
Umm...no. Just no. I don't assume for the sake of argument that Harry Potter exists if I'm talking about the rules for Quiddich. You can discuss the nature and internal consistency of fictional characters without first assuming they exist.
The atheists just like to keep pointing out that, despite how well you can ever argue the actual content of scripture, you still can't get past that first and most important step.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
