Exactly. That's what I mean. No values to it so how can there be psychology to it?
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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That's my position. I don't know what you call it. But not endlessly arguing whether or not good exists. Moved on.
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*God. You seem to have a problem with 'atheism' but can't say what atheism is. James also has a problem with it but does.
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Obviously you don't come up with those on your own. Have to read abt them.
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true. But the germ of a deity, the God of Socrates and Plato, is still the core of these developed traditions.
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