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The Problem of Evil — which I prefer to call the Problem of Suffering — is an argument against a particular type of theism. It takes the following form: The argument is logically bulletproof, even if the premises are scaled down considerably. Even a benevolent god who is not omnipotent and omniscient, but merely powerful …
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Rational people will adopt the simplest and most obvious explanation as why there isn’t any proof that gods exist, and conclude that it’s because no gods exist. If and when we find that there’s any flaw in this reasoning, then we can change our minds and consider other possibilities; but until then there is no reason …
Humans generally like to stay alive. There are a few who don’t, but they generally don’t last long enough to make it into the statistics. Because we need to eat and drink and sleep in a safe place to stay alive, humans who want to stay alive necessarily have purposes and values; we value food and drink …
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Different atheists have different criteria for ‘proof’ of the existence of gods, but none of these criteria have ever been met. But why should we have any criterion that doesn’t involve sense-data in some way? Our senses are the most reliable and effective method that we have for determining what’s real. Anyone claiming the existence of some …
Q: As an intelligent twenty-first century Westerner, it has been drawn to your attention that there is no evidence anywhere for the existence of God. Do you: a) Become an atheist?b) Turn a bug into a feature, and proudly assert the fundamental significance of an evidence-free — in fact, existence-free — deity? If you answered …
To the tune of Sailing, by Gavin Sutherland. As sung by the Sutherland Brothers and Rod Stewart. Dedicated to Damon Linker and Jonathan Ree. AC GraylingAC GraylingThinks religionIs insane. Writes in books thatAll the faithfulOught to stop andThink again. ApologeticOr apoplectic,Christian criticsDisagree. Claim that Grayling’sMajor failingIs a lack ofCourtesy. “It’s not right to —It’s impolite to —Make a mock …
To the tune of The Candy Man — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9B_6PH4dhU Who can make light heavy?Who can make black white?Who can make assertions which are wrong and still be right?The Deity can!The Deity can! Who can make bananasFit the human hand?Who can make gay couples and then say they should be banned?The Deity can!The Deity can! The Deity can …
I sprang into existence with illimitable power.I never tire, or rest, or take a break.The universe is as it is because I formed it thus.I never make the tiniest mistake. So don’t talk rot about My ‘plans’; I do not plan, I act.No change occurs unless I make it so.Don’t allocate catastrophes to chance: they’re all …
Believing in a god doesn’t make everyone happy. Many believers are scared, worried and obsessed as a result of the religious beliefs they hold. Violent religious fanatics aren’t generally happy people—and their victims even less so.
It’s not clear what it means for a god to be ‘beyond nonexistence’. But it would seem to imply that the deity in question plays no part in human events or human history, has left no mark on the universe, does not communicate in any way, and has provided no information about himself and his …
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