RE: Four arguments against the existence of God
September 23, 2014 at 2:23 pm
(September 23, 2014 at 10:20 am)RobbyPants Wrote: (September 22, 2014 at 4:14 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: 3. The problem of evil. Reply: it’s the best of all possible worlds.
So, invoke the "God is not omnipotent" quadrant. Fair enough. Do you have any proof this is actually the case?
Do you have any proof that a perfect world is possible while still maintaining human free agency? Without that, the objection from evil drops away.
(September 22, 2014 at 4:14 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: …the unmoved mover argument remains undefeated.
…If you can believe in an eternal being, how do you know the universe isn't eternal? [/quote]My view allows for the possibility that the physical universe could indeed be eternal. However, anyone can see that the physical universe sits within a larger reality that also includes non-physical features like subjective experience and meaning.
(September 23, 2014 at 10:20 am)RobbyPants Wrote: The cosmological argument makes sense to you because it fits a narrative you already have. Note that this is not the same as "deducing God"; You're assuming God.
Not at all. I was an atheist at the time I found this argument convincing.