Re: OT: atheism is pathetic

jesshc wrote:

Louis Epstein wrote:
In alt.fan.harry-potter Trent Woodruff <afretired@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:
: ...I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god
: than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible
: gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.
: - Stephen Roberts

I've seen this balderdash and regard it as terminally clueless.

What quantitative or qualitative evidence lead you to determine only
your deity is real and all the others are false?

Disproving false claims about the Infinitely First Cause of Existence
can not call the necessity of there being an Infinitely First Cause of
Existence into question.

If "God" doesn't require a first cause, why does the Universe?

Saying Christmas presents don't come from Santa Claus,
or Black Peter,or pink fairies in chariots of fire,
is not an answer to where they DO come from...and
their existence needs explaining.

Where Christmas presents come from is fairly well understood.
Claiming, "I don't understand how the Universe came into existence,
therefore God must have created it," is a logical fallacy called
"argumentum ad ignorantiam."

Yet, it is as valid a theory as 'it just happened', given that we can't really KNOW the answer. I can't find a negative aspect to belief in a deity. As long as one doesn't try to impress his belief on another.
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