Hi,
I´m new to this particular forum and feel an urge to correct a common misconception among atheists.
I have heard Richard Dawkins equating his disbelief in god and his disbelief in, say, unicorns. I rather resent the idea of putting both on the same spot. Let me elaborate.
Whenever you try to assert the probability of an event X, you must multiply the probabilities of all prerequisite events A(1),...,A(n).
If we consider unicorns the events are: Some horse was able to grow a horn.
That doesn´t seem too far-fetched since one can easily imagine evolutionary benefits that may lead to that.
If we then consider for example the judeo-christian god, there are numerous events which needs be actualized so the concept may prevail:
-virgin birth --- reincarnation of christ --- many, many biblical events, etc.
non of which I personally would consider very likely to have happened. Multiplying those probabilities will get you quite close to 0. The product converges superlinearily, a mathematician might be tempted to say. m
So I submit to you: Give unicorns (or other ungodly creatures) a goddamn break!
cheers!
I´m new to this particular forum and feel an urge to correct a common misconception among atheists.
I have heard Richard Dawkins equating his disbelief in god and his disbelief in, say, unicorns. I rather resent the idea of putting both on the same spot. Let me elaborate.
Whenever you try to assert the probability of an event X, you must multiply the probabilities of all prerequisite events A(1),...,A(n).
If we consider unicorns the events are: Some horse was able to grow a horn.
That doesn´t seem too far-fetched since one can easily imagine evolutionary benefits that may lead to that.
If we then consider for example the judeo-christian god, there are numerous events which needs be actualized so the concept may prevail:
-virgin birth --- reincarnation of christ --- many, many biblical events, etc.
non of which I personally would consider very likely to have happened. Multiplying those probabilities will get you quite close to 0. The product converges superlinearily, a mathematician might be tempted to say. m
So I submit to you: Give unicorns (or other ungodly creatures) a goddamn break!
cheers!
