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XPost: alt.philosophy, alt.astrology, alt.atheism
XPost: sci.skeptic
From: seqklogw@gmail.com
On Mar 26, 10:30 am, sbalneav wrote:
> In alt.atheism Immortalist wrote:
>
> > CALVINISTIC ARGUMENT
> > (1) If God exists, then he will let me watch you be tortured forever.
> > (2) I rather like that idea.
> > (3) Therefore, God exists.
>
> LOL
>
> > ARGUMENT FROM DIVINE OPPOSITION AS USED BY A YOUTH GROUP MINISTER
> > (1) Satan really sucks, dude.
> > (2) You don't wanna, like, be like Satan, right dude?
> > (3) Therefore God, like, exists and stuff. Totally.
>
> Nice.
>
> > ARGUMENT FROM WEIRD
> > (1) You look weird, atheist.
> > (2) Therefore, God exists.
>
> Yup.
>
> > ARGUMENT FROM REVELATION
> > (1) God told me that he exists.
> > (2) God wouldn't lie.
> > (3) Therefore, God exists.
> > ARGUMENT FROM BEING A CATHOLIC
> > (1) The pope believes in God.
> > (2) The pope is infallible.
> > (3) I am catholic and like the pope.
> > (4) Therefore, God exists.
>
> Paging Duke on the white courtesy phone...
>
> > ARGUMENT FROM RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE
> > (1) God exists.
> > (2) Therefore, when I talk about God or related concepts, these words
> > denote something.
> > (3) Therefore, God exists.
>
> LOL, again.
>
> > ARGUMENT FROM SCIENCE
> > (1) Science is not always true.
> > (2) Therefore there is room for religious faith.
> > (3) Therefore, God exists.
>
> These are all pretty good.
>
> --
> (` |) | Any sufficiently advanced technology
> _) |) | is indistinguishable from magic.
> a.a #2171 | -- Arthur C. Clarke
Heh. Also nicely examined in:
http://www.amazon.com/36-Arguments-Existence-God-Fiction/dp/B00A
2NNYI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364338020&sr=8-1&keywords=rebecca+goldstein
NBL
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