RE: Do you wish there's a god?
April 3, 2019 at 10:01 pm
(This post was last modified: April 3, 2019 at 10:11 pm by Succubus.)
(April 3, 2019 at 8:12 pm)Belaqua Wrote: ...And while we may invoke the letter of the law and chant "burden of proof burden of proof," nonetheless if we want to have a grown-up good-faith conversation, we still ought to articulate why we deem that "evidence" to be bad.
Well seeing as you appear to be playing devils advocate then what in your opinion is the the theists best shot? They just don't have one. Not since Aquinas has any believer offered an original idea regarding the existence of a God, upper or lower case.
As for 'articulate' take downs of theist claims what exactly is lacking in the direct approach of the new atheists, yes I'm referring to the four horsemen. I see no lack of articulation in the writings of Dennett et,al. Sam Harris; ok, I'll give you that one, grudgingly.
There is no argument made over all these years that hasn't been dissected with almost infinite patience.
Ok, Hitchens never was known for his discretion but I personally took great delight in his direct approach. Bang right in the kisser, bang right in the kisser. No quarter given, straight for the throat but nothing inarticulate.
It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. Drich.