(November 19, 2016 at 8:54 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote:(November 19, 2016 at 8:53 pm)Maelstrom Wrote: Oh, then show us the rightness.
I did.
Right here:
(November 19, 2016 at 11:58 am)Alasdair Ham Wrote: The dilemma asks if it's true that the gods are good because they're good or if it's true that what is good is only good because it comes from the gods. The dilemma is false because it ignores the possibility of "gods are neither good nor does goodness come from them."
That is the definition of a false dichotomy. A true dichotomy would be "Are the gods good because they're good or is what is good only good because it comes from the gods or not?"
That would be a true dichotomy.
But, sure, keep doubling down on your wrongness. I expect nothing less from you at this point.
^^^ Red text ^^^
And it was explained to you that your modification would allow you to slip in 'gods don't exist', which is an uninteresting objection to the dilemma, which is aimed at theists and not atheists.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle