Of all the arguments for the existence of a god or gods, what is the best one you have ever heard?
Of course I don't expect any of them to be convincing; we wouldn't be on this site if they were. However, in regards to being clever, somewhat intelligent, or whatever what's the best you've heard?
(Please refrain from commenting if you are not going to directly answer the question. Saying, "I don't think any are good, clever, or intelligent' defeats the purpose of the question and will only clutter the comment section.)
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Beowulfsfriend
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Oct 5, 2019
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"It brings me comfort." I can not think of a rational argument which is worth a pinch of salt, but that religion can sometimes bring a little comfort and the comfort of ready made communities to some people, when life can be very hard; is about the only time I would nod approvingly and bite my lip. Whilst not forgetting for even a moment that for every bit of comfort it brings to a person, it brings untold pain to many more.
Fernapple
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Oct 5, 2019
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Death alleviates suffering, so all good as well.
"What if you are wrong?"
It is about the only point you can win with me and if the person cannot go there themselves you have better idea what kind of belief you are dealing with.
CapriKious
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Oct 5, 2019
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Yes, but even if there is a god, we are still all wrong including them. Because, of all the tens of thousands of gods out there, and millions of sects who claim to be the only true way to that god, what is the chance that any one person has hit by chance on the right one. A very low statistical chance, stastically meaningless in fact, and statistically meaningless is the same as wrong. And if you add the possiblity that, god if it exists, may be a hidden deist god, who never revealed itself to anyone, and who may think that setting up fake gods in its name is the worst thing humans can do. Then they are lost.
It’s not an original idea though as it’s just Pascal’s Wager which isn’t thought through to it’s conclusion anyway.
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