I love this kind of commentary that critiques our own ability to argue a point in the atheist-theist dialogue because it is rare and, in this case, poignant and useful. The list of arguments and accompanying analysis, however, only covers 5 main points.. and I’m sure there are more to be made if we were to sit down and try to write a comprehensive list that generalizes to all religions + pseudoscience + general superstition, etc. I think it would be an interesting project that atheists/theists could work on together that would really improve the quality of this conversation. It’d be nice to avoid rehashing old exchanges that led nowhere in the first place.
I’ll have to start thinking about what needs to be added to this list.
5 Unconvincing arguments against the Christian God
Ted @ notablogtm.com posted a list of bad arguments used by atheists against the christian version of God, similar to the list written by August Berkshire of bad arguments used by theists for God (PDF).
I love this kind of commentary that critiques our own ability to argue a point in the atheist-theist dialogue because it is rare and, in this case, poignant and useful. The list of arguments and accompanying analysis, however, only covers 5 main points.. and I’m sure there are more to be made if we were to sit down and try to write a comprehensive list that generalizes to all religions + pseudoscience + general superstition, etc. I think it would be an interesting project that atheists/theists could work on together that would really improve the quality of this conversation. It’d be nice to avoid rehashing old exchanges that led nowhere in the first place.
I’ll have to start thinking about what needs to be added to this list.
~ by David on 2008 January 23, Wednesday.
Posted in blog/internet meme commentary, personal ruminations