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If you’re like me you’ve probably listened to or even participated in a lot of debates about the existence of God. And something that frustrates me to no end is when the theistic side makes a really good case for the existence God, they deploy the defense of “which god is that?”
They’ll say, “there are thousands of gods to believe in, so how am I supposed to know which one is the right one, and isn’t it arrogant for you to claim yours is actually the one true God?”
The reason I find this retort so frustrating is because it’s a textbook red-herring fallacy. If the dispute or debate in question is whether or not transcendent divinity is, to then complain that there are too many rival conceptions of God for it to matter, doesn’t do anything to refute theism or establish atheism. It’s just a distraction from the core disagreement.
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
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If you’re like me you’ve probably listened to or even participated in a lot of debates about the existence of God. And something that frustrates me to no end is when the theistic side makes a really good case for the existence God, they deploy the defense of “which god is that?”
They’ll say, “there are thousands of gods to believe in, so how am I supposed to know which one is the right one, and isn’t it arrogant for you to claim yours is actually the one true God?”
The reason I find this retort so frustrating is because it’s a textbook red-herring fallacy. If the dispute or debate in question is whether or not transcendent divinity is, to then complain that there are too many rival conceptions of God for it to matter, doesn’t do anything to refute theism or establish atheism. It’s just a distraction from the core disagreement.
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
Podcast Version: brianholdsworth.libsyn.com
