Image via WikipediaIn sum, the real problem with God is --
It cannot really be explained, it cannot be proved, it fits nicely into a human strength for creating imaginary characters, it is deeply undermined by the problem of indiscriminate evil, it is not the best explanation for anything, and it’s the most improbable cause of observed reality.
The best case for Atheism, then, is...God.
None of his arguments are new or amazing. I disagree with all of them but let's focus on the summary. God is not undermined by the "Problem of indiscriminate evil" because there is no such thing as indiscriminate evil because of God. Without God you do have purposeless evil without any counter balance. Without God we have no objective standard for what good is and no purpose. If there is design for how the universe is shaped and designed, then there must be someone responsible for that. God is the only reasonable cause and explanation. Undirected chance is no explanation,
Textuality: The Best Case for Atheism
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"There is no such thing as indiscriminate evil because of God."
ReplyDeleteCan you expand on what this means?
"indiscriminate evil" means evil without purpose or cause. No one is so innocent that we don't deserve what we get. When good things happen to us it is only because of God's grace and mercy.
ReplyDeleteI see. So every single person, animal, plant, microbe and so on--from infants to the ill, from the little lamb to the big ol' bear--they all get what's coming to them because none are innocent.
ReplyDeleteAnd your god, supposedly the author and judge of all this, is morally good?
Surely a better explanation is that "bad" and "good" things--note the scare quotes happen as the outgrowth of interactions, not as the cosmic plan of a puppet-master?