Probably because they're completely misguided before they're even made - how can someone argue for the existence of an impossibility? If there was even a scrap of real, compelling evidence, literally anything at all, there would be no need to invent any of these pathetic 'logical' conundra. Basically it's all they've got; and like the man said, if you can't fight, wear a big hat. They have to make themselves and their 'proofs' far bigger and more impressive-sounding than they really are, so as to disguise the sad reality that all they have is essentially a piece of paper with the word “God“ on it.
As for why anyone could find that stuff remotely convincing, bear in mind the Barnum Principle. Sometimes, people have such a desperate need to be convinced about things they already believe that they will grab hold of any passing straw - even one made out of hot air and wishful thinking.
As for why anyone could find that stuff remotely convincing, bear in mind the Barnum Principle. Sometimes, people have such a desperate need to be convinced about things they already believe that they will grab hold of any passing straw - even one made out of hot air and wishful thinking.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
