Truth Seeking Atheist
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Premise 1: If there is no god, then logic, science and morals are not possible
The reasoning behind this argument, in the simplest of terms, is that man wouldn't be able to come up with these attributes by himself. A logic-giver, a science-giver and a moral law-giver would need to bestow these abstract attributes on us.
There are however a few problems with this argument. Secondly, TAG doesn't specify which god is being credited with dispensing these attributes. Is it a generic deist god, or a specific monotheistic version of a god? Thirdly, reason, science and morals are certainly not derived from Christianity. The Bible, especially the Old Testament, is filled with illogical, unscientific and immoral actions. The entire Noah's Ark story, for example, is illogical, the order of creation in Genesis is unscientific and the condoning of slavery in Exodus and Deuteronomy, among other verses, is immoral.
Is god constrained by logic?
Let's consider for a moment, if TAG were true, what would a universe look like that had no god to author these abstract attributes:
What makes TAG so appealing to theists is that it answers the problem without answering the problem.
Goddunit
* I am constantly seeking the truth. If I am in error somewhere on this page I would be very grateful if you would point it out; I will gladly alter both the website and my worldview accordingly.
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