RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil
August 29, 2010 at 7:13 am
(This post was last modified: August 29, 2010 at 7:14 am by The Omnissiunt One.)
As CS says, non-answered prayers don't conclusively disprove God, but they are much more likely under atheism than theism. Other people's minds are largely incomprehensible to us, and that of God would be especially so, if he existed. You could say that Hitler believed what he was doing was for the Jews' good, ultimately, even if he was mistaken, and wished to deceive the public about his intentions. It is compatible with the evidence. That doesn't mean that this is a likely explanation.
'We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.' H.L. Mencken
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
