RE: Arguments against existence of God.
July 11, 2012 at 1:04 pm
(This post was last modified: July 11, 2012 at 1:07 pm by Simon Moon.)
(July 11, 2012 at 2:50 am)Jeffonthenet Wrote: It is by definition a yes or no question. It is either true or false that you believe that there is no God, (if you refuse to answer, then you must disagree, if so, why?) and it is quite obvious to me that it is true that you believe that there is no God. You have every right to say "yes," and clarify why you say yes, or the other way around, but if you cannot answer this question it should be obvious to all that you are just dodging because you cannot admit defeat.
Answer the following question, By definition it is a yes or no question. I hope you don't refuse to answer.
Have you stopped smoking crack yet?
If you are able to see why this is a flawed question (assuming you never smoked crack), then you will be able to see why your question was also flawed.
There is a difference between believing there is no god, and the absence of belief there is a god.
Quote:I understand, trust me. It is pretty clear that some people just cannot admit that they are wrong. I asked a yes or no question, a question that is either true or false but cannot be neither. One who refuses to answer is simply evading… whether they are aware of it or not.
You asked a question that you believe has only 2 possible answers.Eeveryone here is trying to explain to you why you are wrong.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
