Believers seem compelled to believe that nonbelievers believe.
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Nope.
Non-belief is a lack of (declared) position.
I think I'll just start with the premise:If there is a God, he is perfectly loving.
Believers seem compelled to believe that nonbelievers believe.
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I think I'll just start with the premise:
If there is a God, he is not necessarily perfectly loving.
Hmmm... If I start with that, none of the rest follows.
Can you justify this assumption?
- If there is a God, he is perfectly loving.
We don't have to be compelled, it's nothing short of obvious.
Jan.
What is obvious is that you are compelled to say that.
Can you justify this assumption?
If there is an Easter Bunny he hides candy eggs.
Do you believe (secretly) in the Easter Bunny?
That's not an argument; it's just a sting of non sequiturs.This is an argument from non belef, which requires beliefs to be concluded.
- If there is a God, he is perfectly loving.
- If a perfectly loving God exists, reasonable nonbelief does not occur.
- Reasonable nonbelief occurs.
- No perfectly loving God exists (from 2 and 3).
- Hence, there is no God (from 1 and 4).
Still waiting for a reply to this.Can you justify this assumption?
I wouldn't call that a belief. It's just repeating a story that you've heard and have no reason to regard as true.I know there is a period of time called Easter, and is characterised, in some parts to a character known as the Easter Bunny.
Is that regarded as belief?
Not sure about the secrecy thing though.
Jan.
This is no different to the arguments for the non-existence of God that rely on the incompatibility of evil with an all-loving God.1. If there is a God, he is perfectly loving.
2. If a perfectly loving God exists, reasonable nonbelief does not occur.
3. Reasonable nonbelief occurs.
4. No perfectly loving God exists (from 2 and 3).
5. Hence, there is no God (from 1 and 4).
This is an argument from non belef, which requires beliefs to be concluded.
Yes, of course. ;-)If there is an Easter Bunny he hides candy eggs.
Do you believe (secretly) in the Easter Bunny?
Believers seem compelled to believe that nonbelievers believe.
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No they aren't certainly believed.They do. They must. Have you ever seen a cop testify in court? Testimony relies on eye witnesses accounts which are certainly believed and then certified with facts. You don't merely believe.