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    Argument from perfection against the existence of god

    Thanks Jarhyn for pointing that out, it always bugs me a lot if theists commit this kind of special pleading, and then refuse to rationalize it in any way
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    Argument from perfection against the existence of god

    They might very well be, as I described above I was too fast , I might revise it and post it again at some time.
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    Argument from perfection against the existence of god

    I agree with all you criticism, I am sometimes a very "fast " person, but far from it always implying something positive. Maybe my speed in devising this resulted in at least parts of it being pulled out of my backside :) . For C6 and the accompanying premises I might tell you that it does...
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    Argument from perfection against the existence of god

    A agree, but teleological and ontological arguments make up a large bunch of theistic arguments, and these things cna be explained by science. Also, to my understand, a dedecutive proof is never done by science, so this is a completely wrong angle of approach IMO. As I said before, science can...
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    Argument from perfection against the existence of god

    Correct, but we can make inferences on what is supported by evidence or not. We can determine whether something is neccessary/required and we can then inquire about what is the best explanation for X and why. That is why IMO science and philosophy can and should work together but theology ...
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    Argument from perfection against the existence of god

    IMO strong atheism is NOT the position that no Gods can exist, but rather the strong belief that it is very implausible they do. I also tend to focus heavily on the Abrahamic God when I identify myself as a strong atheist, when it comes to polytheism, I am an a very agnostic atheist at best...
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    Argument from perfection against the existence of god

    If God's perfection is biblical it must adhere to its principles. God has issued the ten commandmends, in which he sets out rules for living. But god has created humans, a lesser being than him, who are infliciting evil on the world , futhermore perfection on earth is only ever achieved trough...
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    Argument from perfection against the existence of god

    First off ,thanks :) Yes , I am talking about the abrahamic God, I thought I implicitly stated that in the course of the argument. It was sloppy of me nevertheless, I just assumed (maybe still correctly) that most know what god I am addressing
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    Argument from perfection against the existence of god

    P1:God exists and is perfect P2: Perfection implies freedom from error P3:freedom from error is a concept created by humans C1:so god is error free according to a human concept P4: but god is not error free according to human standards C2:so he is not perfect either P5: something that is...
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