Thoughts on the debate between God believers and those who don’t.
One of the significant differences I see between the believer and non-believers is their attitude towards humanity. May theists, the western Abrahamic faiths hold to the idea that we are irrevocably tarnished, our nature or soul is corrupted, by sin. Some will turn towards books like Dostoevsky’s to show point out this truth. ‘If there’s … Read more
It’s claimed by believers that God can be proven to exist through logic. Firstly there is the not inconsiderable question of what it means to exist; we’re left with the question of how logic makes metaphysical claims accurate in that they live. Furthermore, there is also the other issue of logic. There is no such … Read more
What’s often characteristic of many theists in their debate with non-believers is their faith in the ideas of Aristotle. Soon after Aristotle came, more thinkers espoused and expanded his ideas. Aquinas, for example, gave rise to Thomistic Christianity. Advocates will put Aristotle and his ideas forwards yet fail to prove he was correct, merely presupposing … Read more
Here are my doubts over the Free will argument for God. Automatic Behaviours First, we ignore that a lot of our behaviour is not through choice but automatic and habitual. Cherry-picking the behaviour seems free will, and ignoring the rest is confirmation bias. When we feel cold, which is uncomfortable, we seek another layer of … Read more
The argument follows: there are so many arguments for God, and in the eyes of the theists, all the claims fit together; therefore, it must be true. Cumulative claims are not the issue, however. The cumulative case is sometimes used to refute specific claims. It’s a problem because it does not answer the sceptic’s question. … Read more
What seems to get lost in the Atheist-Teis debates is just how different the respective worldviews are. And more importantly, that change in the world has been undergone in the last few hundred years as people let go of God in the west. Theists and atheists seemingly fail to notice the absence of other religions … Read more