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I call myself an atheist simply because I believe no God exists, but I am at large, regarding many questions, very undecided.
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@MajinBuuPhiloso@DanishDebater If, as I mentioned in my replies, we judge the quality of a debater by their ability to influence the observers, then Hitchens almost never lost. But if we judge them by their ability to deal with the substance of their opponents arguments, dare I say he never won?
@MajinBuuPhiloso@DanishDebater I agree. But I donโt think that was the reaction at the time. I think due to the perceived authority of Hitchens and hisโฆ I dare say aura? When speaking, you could easily be swept up. But analyzing the arguments after the fact itโs clear that Craig was superior
Unpopular opinion, but this is actually a good question.
It is of course an atrocious argument if you understand what is meant by โGodโ, but for someone not well versed in the metaphysics of Aristotle and Aquinas, itโs actually not something unreasonable to say.
@fireisice2 Im off to sleep. But I did read this. Iโll bookmark in hopes of remembering so I can respond but will do so on substack. 2 quick things though.
1. I am an atheist
2. I recommend reading my โExistence and good principlesโ article, that will give you some insight to my mindset
@TheDrewHaas@PrayPuffPlay@limitandmind I can't believe you are asking questions.
Nah but I didn't mean anything by it, and I could be mistaken, modal logic is not something I have spent a great deal of time with. Biology takes up far too much of my time.
@PrayPuffPlay@TheDrewHaas@limitandmind LLMs are not known for being very good at logic. I can literally convince them that one of my arguments is valid when it plainly is not >_>
@PrayPuffPlay@TheDrewHaas@limitandmind I think Michael is right there. Possibly -G and Possibly -G are equally heavy. And you actually touch upon something; "The MGB is a being that, *if* it exists, exists necessarily", it's that first *if* the debate is about.
@TheDrewHaas@PrayPuffPlay@limitandmind Haha that wasn't a joke though! It was genuine! But I do think I have some bangers, just look at my profile header.
@PrayPuffPlay@TheDrewHaas@limitandmind But also, I don't really understand what all the fuss is about. Even if the reverse is successful, so what? At best it gives an arguably *slight* advantage for the atheist position regarding a *single* argument ๐ And if it isn't successful in S4 then it's just at parity. Oh well
@PrayPuffPlay@TheDrewHaas@limitandmind I don't know how much time he has, but send him an email. I don't think he'd be against having a live discussion about it.