You seem to think the god idea is universally & eternally relevant. Mightn't it just die out in some cultures as ideas do?
This doesn't make any sense. Some ppl simply aren't taught to believe in gods & never look into the idea.
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don't assume. Follow the science. Looking into the idea is more minimal a process than that. It's not buying Dawkins books.
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Are you just referring to our evolved tendency to see patterns & agency where they don't exist then.Not established deities?
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no. That's much more primitive a cognitive phenomenon. But it's good that you know about the hadd
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I think we'll leave it here. You're not going to define what you mean or say anything concrete. Not getting anywhere.
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what Lindsay and his ilk get wrong is their naive presumption that atheism is true. And it's hidden, tucked into his claims.
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Its the null hypothesis. Can't treat the god claim as a serious proposition until there is some evidence for it.
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yeah that's the mistake. Neither theism nor atheism are actually null hypotheses. Atheism is not merely a claim about ontology.
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You're too vague. Can't have a discussion if you won't say what you mean. Gods might exist. No good reason to think so.
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