(August 29, 2012 at 1:42 am)cato123 Wrote: Determinism is nothing more than the philosobable invoked by atheists...
Just to be thorough about the discussion of this topic, Determinism can be atheistic or theistic.
Just like with the afterlife, you could make a quadrant showing how theism is a unrelated topic, probably more-so with Determinism.
1. God exists and we have free will
2. God exists and all is determined
3. God does not exist and we have free will.
4. God does not exist and all is determined.
I agree with the rest of your post that the Determinist must regard each and every apparent decision as an inevitability given every event before it. The absurdity of arguing about this topic is we have so little information right now that either side can only be asserted, not proven, and unlike with the issue of the existence of God, there is no side on which the burden of proof clearly falls.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
