TheMadFool

So you believe space is infinitely divisible? How do you know that?

You brought time into the picture. However that is really not the issue. If it is it is secondary. The key premise is the infinite divisibility of spa...

I think they do. Otherwise why would you be arguing that it doesn't matter?

Kindly shine the light of your knowledge and wisdom on me. I'd be grateful.

It was once ridiculous to say the earth is a sphere. Strawman. You draw the line where it suits your needs.

But I'm simply following your train of thought. Do you mean your thoughts and ideas are unworthy of discussion?

What do you mean?

I asked the question because that's the point where we parted ways. I thought we should look for some common ground from where to continue the discuss...

I'm keeping an open mind on the matter. I'm especially concerned with atheistic arguments which categorically deny the existence of god. There's an un...

I'm only after the truth. If you think my train of thought leads to a bland or weak conclusion I accept these evaluations as your opinion on the matte...

You are free to make a value judgment on fact/truth as wishy-washy. However, it doesn't alter the truth/fact.

No I'm not giving up on omnibenevolence. I'm giving up on human ability to comprehend god.

For a being that can create the universe I only have my imagination to understand.

How do you distinguish fantasy from reality?

How do we distinguish a belief in something from the real thing? As an example: How do we distinguish a belief in a stone from the real stone itself?

I didn't understand your point.

You're beating around the bush. Please give me the list of hypotheses we have for the existence of this universe. Question begging. This is the key is...

The stakes are high in this one. The truth/falsity of god is crucial to what we value, how we live our lives. Doesn't this make it reasonable (your wo...

I'm not shifting goal posts. I want to know the truth. You've taken the trouble to explain what the scientific method is. Thanks I'm grateful. I'll go...

As far as this universe is concerned can you tell me what are the competing hypotheses to god?

Agreed! The problem is with deductive logic with the Munchausen trilemma looming over it like a malicious spirit.

I'm saying I can make a random choice. I'll flip a coin and choose. That removes the difficulty of making things equal in all respects.

I'm trying to solve the problem of evil, in effect making god's existence compatible with evil. It all rests on the possibility that there's nothing i...

I've read all the posts and in none of them do I find a convincing argument how to distinguish fact from fiction. They already assume that god is fict...

A thought, even a possibility, can shatter and transform us....Friedrich Nietzsche I think everybody, even non-philosophers, understands your point. S...

Just holding the two cans in each hand suffices as equality in all respects to me.

How so? I only have a single thought viz. I could be wrong. There's nothing self-defeating in that. I think skepticism is recommended in philosophy.

How can that be? You believe I'm wrong in my belief that god can be proven scientifically. Your beliefs are very relevant to my argument. For a moment...

Well, if you accept we could be wrong in our thinking I'm happy to accept my own fallibility.

So what then is your position? The following three options are what you have: 1. God exists 2. God does not exist 3. You don't know

My argument is god exists. You contradict that. So, I'm asking you to prove to me that god doesn't exist.

I agree. I agree. And how do we talk? Through propositions.

You could easily show me 2 cans of coke, one in each hand and ask me to choose.

I'm saying the problem could be in our tool (human cognition) and you keep showing me works (arguments, explanations) made by that very tool.

I'll offer you conclusive proof. Please invent a situation that accurately captures Burridan's Ass' situation. I'll be happy to take the role of the a...

That's a red herring.

You provided a refutation of my argument. You basically said an omni-god should know how to explain simple earthly matters to humans which is not the ...

Can you prove to me that god does not exist?

I'm referring to a general principle of logic. I'm sure you've come across many cases in which the principle was violated and the result was bashing t...

The fact is that we do make random choices in our lives. We never get stuck like the ass. I'm sure if you were ever hungry you wouldn't get paralyzed ...

In an apparently meaningless existence talking about the divine is a rational choice. But so many philosophical issues e.g. simulation theory, skeptic...

Very good point. If evil is for the greater good, stopping it would be evil too. My reply is that evil that cannot be prevented/avoided has divine pur...

My response is:

A good point. I will respond very blandly to your fantastic post. We don't know whether evil is truly good or not just as a child doesn't understand w...

Yes, may be.

Yes but I don't know whether this has a divine purpose or not.

I cannot even imagine the genius of Newton, Einstein, Euler, etc. Doesn't this inform me to lend some latitude to the god-evil issue?

Why not? The mind and intent of god are unfathomable to us. Therefore, we must think twice before we pronounce judgment on the world and all its conte...

How then are they separable as distinct from each other? We don't have direct access to the minds of other animals. All we have is their external beha...

You're already assuming the conclusion here. Whether evil serves a purpose of greater good is the issue. I do agree that there's a great amount of evi...