(June 26, 2015 at 3:51 am)Louis Chérubin Wrote: OK. I may have just learned something new! But doesn't the definition of atheist mean that a god is not an available solution for the origin of the universe? Also, did you know that William of Ockham was a Franciscan friar? :-) I would recommend a deeper study of his theology before using him to disprove God. In fact, his razor has been used in certain dark regions of cosmology to support the idea of God. (!?)
There is no evidence for God; therefore, he is not available for anything including the creation of the universe.
William of Ockham was accused of heresy and dispatched to Avignon to answer the charges. While there he aided Michael of Cesena in his heresy defense which resulted in William accusing the Pope of heresy. William and Michael stole away in the dark ans sought the protection of the Holy Roman Emperor who was embroiled in a political conflict with the Pope. William lived out the rest of his life under his protection. William most definitely believed in God, but I wouldn't be to quick to hold him up as a poster boy for toeing the Christian line. I also tire of Christians pointing to some historic learned figure's belief in God. All this demonstrates is someone's belief, it says absolutely nothing about the existence of God. It also ignores the very real possibility that said person wouldn't change his/her mind if they had the intervening centuries' accumulated knowledge at their disposal.
The Law of Parsimony is most often called Ockham's Razor, but it's formulation as Ockham's Razor is never found in his writings. In fact, the Law of Parsimony is a tool wielded by pretty much all medieval philosophers and those that follow.
