(August 11, 2010 at 10:46 pm)RAD Wrote:(August 11, 2010 at 12:59 pm)tavarish Wrote: With your same mode of reasoning, these two phrases, both true but taken out of context, can seem contradictory.
Argument 1: Darth Vader is an evil and malevolent leader.
Argument 2: Darth Vader does not exist.
Do you understand how important context is?
The statements I made are stand alone arguments made by atheists. I can clarify very little but will try if asked. One of them was just asked in another thread, i.e what makes you think the God of a universe would care about a lttle speck like you? We also know atheists sincerely argue that God should show proof of himself by healing everybody, stopping evil right now yada yada. So the contradiction is crystal clear I'm afraid. "He should care more" and "He has no need to care"
These sorts of contradictions are found a few days apart on these forums by one who actually thinks. (Christians make the same errors of course).
Which is why context is important. My arguments are also standalone arguments, but when put together, they can SEEM contradictory when you take them in the same context. If you have any specific person that has contradicted themselves within the same context, please present the argument. Otherwise, it's pretty irrelevant to make these sorts of judgments when you're comparing apples to oranges.
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