Theism is illogical TheismIsUntenable: Simple. Anything that cannot be justified rationally is not logical. Theism is something which cannot be justified rationally. Therefore...theism is illogical. Definitions of importance: Theism: The claim that a god or gods exist. Logical: Adheres to the axioms of logic. Anyone who disagrees feel free to put forth arguments which establish the tenability of the theistic claim. Anyone who agrees can get lost. Just kidding, but really we've nothing to say to each other. quarks: is Athiesm logical? possibly one more definition "rationally" the whole theory seems dependent on this Geoff: Based on the lack of evidence, it is illogical to make an assumption on the existence of a hypothetical. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russells_teapot //Edit - removed the apostrophe from the URL which caused it to break. (Edited by Geoff) quarks: yes Russell's Teapot I know of it flying about in space ( : wondering op's view if Atheism is logical and maybe Agnosticism I have no opinion if these isms logical ¯\_(⇀‸↼‶)_/¯ Geoff: Well, the difference between atheist and agnostic is hazy and largely down to how the individual chooses to label themselves. "-Ism's in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself." - Ferris Bueller. But then; my view of God is much the same as my view of Spiderman. There's book about him, even movies - but no objective evidence of Spiderman's existence. Should I call myself a Spiderman Agnostic because I can't prove that he is fictional? quarks: no need prove something fictional (^-^)旦 we are back to Russell's delftware in space yes call self Spi-nostic (˘◡˘∵) TheismIsUntenable: Agnosticism in the sense that one cannot come to knowledge about the supernatural seems prima facie logical due to an inability to interact with such a dimension if one such dimension exists at all. Atheism in the positive affirmation that no god or gods exist seems illogical. It would be an argumentum ad ignorantiam fallacy to adhere to this. Negative atheism seems the only intellectually honest position due to lack of affirmation and employment of skepticism. quarks: that is very clearifying ( : let me think on if I know arguement for theism being logical now that I understand orkanen: There's a reason why the Supernatural was invented in the first place. We are not entirely rational beings to begin with, it is something we need to learn.. | Religion Chat Room 22 People Chatting Similar Conversations |