Lack of BeliefDec 28, 2022

An argument from geography for #atheism

• A statistically large proportion of people believe in the faith tradition they were raised with, or the one common to the area where they were born.

• If there is a true #religion, it would be true regardless of where you are raised.

• If an omnipotent #God wants people to believe in the true religion, God would make evidence or revelation available to everyone who could believe, regardless of geography.

• But the regionality of belief observed in the world is unexpected on the two prior points.

• Therefore it is unlikely that there is a true religion. It is also unlikely that there is an omnipotent God who wants people to believe in a true religion.

#CounterApologetic #atheist

Show threadDavid Scott MoyerDec 28, 2022
@lack Absolutely, but you can't cure faith with logic.
Show threadLack of BeliefDec 28, 2022

@farbel Sure you can! It's how I found my way out.

But also, this is intended more as a conversation starter than a sure-fire deconversion machine :)

Show threadDavid Scott MoyerDec 28, 2022
@lack I was never really a believer, even as a preacher's kid, so I can't identify with finding one's way out. I just don't try to argue with the faithful. I figure it's their thing, unless they are evangelizing or legislating with it. In those cases, I find that as soon as I bring up a logical or factual point, their fingers go right in their ears, and the NANANA begins.
Show threadLack of Belief

@farbel I've had that response. I've also had many challenging and interesting discussions with theists.

Maybe it's more about the venue/forum? So far Mastodon has brought more of the latter than the former!

Dec 28, 2022 at 1:59amWeb