๐๏ธ BrainEnema ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 12:33:24 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The funniest part is that this is a YouTube comment thread under an Alvin Plantinga lecture, in which this guy was attempting to use this "proof" as evidence that Plantinga is actually a moron.
"I dont really have a degree or profession to know what i am talking about, but i assure you my thought just happens to be so genius that it must be picked up by someone qualified to talk about it."
Tiako ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:20 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I think Augustine himself admitted it was kind of a weak answer, at least implicitly.
Urbenmyth ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:58:17 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Well done, you invented the problem of suffering! Congratulations on being the first person ever to come up with this argument! I am sure glad there isn't a significant branch of theology that deals with explicitly this!
I love how these people always think that some little two sentence argument is absolutely brilliant, and in the grand scan of human history nobody else has ever thought to ask this question or theologians have never thought to engage with it.
A vague reference to supposedly established "theological and metaphysical" concepts?
That's it?
I'd love to see your explanation of how a 747 or a brick wall can come into being without a designer and builder. If something that simple cannot simply just be, then what about the greater complexities of life?
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rangkloic ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 04:01:57 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
So, clearly, odd numbers don't exist.
SiNiquity ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 04:49:33 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
No, clearly even numbers don't exist.
SCHROEDINGERS_UTERUS ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 14:40:36 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And from these two lemmata we get the Fundamental Theorem of non-Platonism: Numbers don't exist.
detroyer ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 10:43:57 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
On that thought, infinity disproves negative infinity.
LessLostThanBefore ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:36:35 on February 25, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If the universe is infinite, it can only be infinite in one direction and not the opposite direction.
katofgod ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 04:13:18 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The last threatening line really makes it for me.
schrodingersCT ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 07:25:23 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
"I am right, you are wrong QED nana-nana-boo-boo"
๐๏ธ BrainEnema ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 12:33:24 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The funniest part is that this is a YouTube comment thread under an Alvin Plantinga lecture, in which this guy was attempting to use this "proof" as evidence that Plantinga is actually a moron.
popartsnewthrowaway ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 02:06:03 on February 25, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Plantinga is definitely an asshole tho
Mrrompmasterinfidel ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:44:33 on February 25, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
"I dont really have a degree or profession to know what i am talking about, but i assure you my thought just happens to be so genius that it must be picked up by someone qualified to talk about it."
PierligBouloven ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 10:33:33 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Proof against solipsism: I've got hands
Proof for the existence of God: my hand has 6 fingers
Proof for the existence of a Benevolent God: I can use the 6th finger to play the piano
buy_thebore ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 19:34:27 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This must be accepted by any honest theologian or metaphysical philosopher
Infernalism ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 04:36:55 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
"And God must be good."
Says who?
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 06:05:39 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Someone tell that to Zoroastrians.
Kamina702 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 04:49:35 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Heโs probably unaware of the attributes given to god according to orthodox theism lol
socialister ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 10:46:39 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Sithrak approves.
Dialecdick ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 07:54:43 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Lol
CountGrasshopper ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:20:31 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
chuckles Augustinianly
Tiako ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:20 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I think Augustine himself admitted it was kind of a weak answer, at least implicitly.
Urbenmyth ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:58:17 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Well done, you invented the problem of suffering! Congratulations on being the first person ever to come up with this argument! I am sure glad there isn't a significant branch of theology that deals with explicitly this!
CrosswiseCuttlefish ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:09:16 on February 25, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I love how these people always think that some little two sentence argument is absolutely brilliant, and in the grand scan of human history nobody else has ever thought to ask this question or theologians have never thought to engage with it.
buy_thebore ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:28:47 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
As a dishonest (yet metaphysical) philosopher, I feel no need to accept this.
danglydolphinvagina ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:55:06 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Anselm is SHQQK
LessLostThanBefore ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:11:13 on February 25, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Amazing.
Tiako ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 13:04:06 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
To be honest, the answers to the problem of evil are pretty weak.
Quod-est-Devium ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:45:33 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
ST I Q2 A3
TraditionalCourage ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:52:11 on February 25, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
"It's a well established and..."
I like his way of introducing his premise.
TJoestar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:39:30 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, so now a higher being beyond our comprehension of reality subscribes to basic (and subjective) morality. Makes perfecte sense.
TangledGoatsucker ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:26:48 on February 24, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
A vague reference to supposedly established "theological and metaphysical" concepts?
That's it?
I'd love to see your explanation of how a 747 or a brick wall can come into being without a designer and builder. If something that simple cannot simply just be, then what about the greater complexities of life?
CrosswiseCuttlefish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:44 on February 25, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's not how that works.