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Re: God - A Fantasy?
Posted by Arrow (Guest) - Saturday, March 3 2012, 8:40:50 (UTC)
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Hi Jeffrey,

if we accepted your fallacious argument

The following is a list of logical fallacies. I presume you are referring to at least one in particular:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies

What changes if the universe was created by Ganish, or if it came to existence by happenstance?

It is a philosophical question. To me, it would make a difference. But that's another issue. I am just trying to have friendly chat, regardless of the topic. I am not trying to convince you of anything, or to prove you wrong.

In a normal society, we find all sorts of beliefs. What is not reasonable, in my opinion, it to claim knowledge of the truth and to scorn those who think otherwise. Some have come to the conclusion that there is no God. I find that acceptable. Others are convinced of the existence of a deity. There is nothing wrong with that.

I am saying this because some atheists are advancing the notion that religious believers are irrational. They believe in fairy tales and fantastical claims. Their faith is a sign intellectual deficiency. It is the antitheses to reason. Believing in God or not is not the problem. Saying that the other guy is gullible, foolish and naive because he doesn't agree with me... that is the problem.

There is also this notion that the more science we know, the more unlikely God becomes. God and science are mutually exclusive. Science tells us about how the universe functions. But it does not say why it is here in the first place. We now understand how the light bulb works, therefore Thomas Edison did not exist? We now understand aerodynamics and how the airplane works, therefore the Wright Brothers did not exist?

We now understand relativity and quantum mechanics, therefore God does not exist?

The debate about God has been going on for centuries. It has not been settled, and it will certainly not be settled. Logical deduction and scientific endeavors will not furnish us with a definitive answer.

Conclusion: Both ends of the belief spectrum remain mere beliefs. Agnosticism is the dead end of reason.



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