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Re: The God Game!
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:50:25 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Timothy Gould wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton wrote:
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This one’s for you, Dave!
http://www.philosophyquotes.net/cgi-bin/godgame1.cgi
‘Course, it counted me as being contradictory several times, though I’ll
maintain that either I wasn’t contradictory or (in at least one case) the
questions are rather flawed. But cute, nonetheless.
DaveE
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Hmmm. Their is one notable flaws of logic in this test. They compare the
burden of proof for the Loch Ness monster with that for the existence of God
which, given that the LNM exists or does not within our sphere of discovery
and God may not is quite patently absurd. It’s like arguing that the existence
or non-existence of fairies in my garden is comparable to that of supermassive
black holes. I’m a devout atheist but this sort of thing peeves me. If you
wish to ‘prove’ consistencies or inconsistencies in an argument at least
compare chalk and ink not chalk and cheese.
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I agree-- I had the same thoughts when I took the Loch Ness “hit”.
BTW, when you say you are a “devout atheist”, what exactly does that mean? Are
you asserting that there definitely ISN’T a God somehow?
Just wondering,
JOHN
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| (...) Yeah. It's a massively flawed argument IMO. (...) I'm making the point that atheism is as much of a leap of (not)faith as religion is a leap of faith. Thus although I know that agnosticism is logical (as there is nor proof for or against) I (...) (19 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Hmmm. Their is one notable flaws of logic in this test. They compare the burden of proof for the Loch Ness monster with that for the existence of God which, given that the LNM exists or does not within our sphere of discovery and God may not (...) (19 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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