Atheists & Agnostics

FiveGoodMen

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15. Let's look again

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:12 PM

Nov 2012

IF (A) man was able to originate the idea/concept of God through the power of imagination, as opposed to reason and/or revelation,

THEN (B) man did originate the idea/concept of God
through the power of imagination?

No...

THEN (B) it's quite possible -- indeed, likely -- that that is just what happened.

The atheist position is that there's no evidentiary reason to believe in gods so (B -- invention) is very, very likely.

Your mistake is thinking that atheists have to prove anything.

We don't.

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What Vic Stenger and Ken Ham have in common! [View all] RLBaty Nov 2012 OP

TLDR rrneck Nov 2012 #1

Re: TLDR RLBaty Nov 2012 #2

Get rid of these - > rrneck Nov 2012 #3

I'll second the TL,DR. Warpy Nov 2012 #44

On the run? Really? cleanhippie Nov 2012 #4

Well, you phrased that more kindly than I was about to. OriginalGeek Nov 2012 #5

On the run! Really! RLBaty Nov 2012 #6

Re: On the run! Really! RLBaty Nov 2012 #7

Don't think it matters, but ... FiveGoodMen Nov 2012 #8

Re: I don't see where Major (A) ==>(B) RLBaty Nov 2012 #9

I'm say that IF (A) -- which I think is true -- THEN NOT NECESSARILY (B) FiveGoodMen Nov 2012 #10

Re: ...IF (A) - - -which I think is true - - -THEN NOT NECESSARILY (B) RLBaty Nov 2012 #11

I might add... RLBaty Nov 2012 #12

With the athiest one uriel1972 Nov 2012 #13

Re: With the atheist one RLBaty Nov 2012 #14

Let's look again FiveGoodMen Nov 2012 #15

Re: Let's look again RLBaty Nov 2012 #16

That seems unnecessarily tangled FiveGoodMen Nov 2012 #18

Not unnecessarily tangled at all! RLBaty Nov 2012 #19

No. FiveGoodMen Nov 2012 #20

Thanks for implicit endoresement of my analysis! RLBaty Nov 2012 #21

A little more trivia: something Vic and I have in common! RLBaty Nov 2012 #17

There may be some athiests who believe such a flawed and simplistic argument uriel1972 Nov 2012 #22

There are some who admit to it; others not so much! RLBaty Nov 2012 #23

Bull dust uriel1972 Nov 2012 #25

I got that! RLBaty Nov 2012 #26

Well and good uriel1972 Nov 2012 #27

I haven't! RLBaty Nov 2012 #28

Not once did I say or even imply that there was no god uriel1972 Nov 2012 #29

Not so! But I enjoy the game you are playing! RLBaty Nov 2012 #30

Post 23 uriel1972 Nov 2012 #31

Post 29! Back at ya! RLBaty Nov 2012 #32

???????? uriel1972 Nov 2012 #33

Uriel1972 already lost and now he's back for more? RLBaty Nov 2012 #35

Step by Step! Any Takers? RLBaty Nov 2012 #24

Alright I'll bite uriel1972 Nov 2012 #34

Nope! You failed again! RLBaty Nov 2012 #36

I'm sorry if reality is failing to adhere to your perceptions uriel1972 Nov 2012 #37

Uriel1972 - another failing demonstration, but much appreciated! RLBaty Nov 2012 #38

Well, one more gift, no extra cost, before I retire for the night! RLBaty Nov 2012 #39

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #40

Like I said before... RLBaty Nov 2012 #41

Atheism 101 - Special Class for DU Students! RLBaty Nov 2012 #42

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #43

Locking - take your ball and go back to your sandbox EvolveOrConvolve Nov 2012 #45