Difference between revisions of "Arguments Against the Belief in God"

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*[[Refutations_of_the_Arguments_for_the_Belief_in_God|The arguments for the belief in God are weak and unconvincing]], since they tend to rely on ambiguous terms, false premises, and/or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies logical fallacies].
 
*[[Refutations_of_the_Arguments_for_the_Belief_in_God|The arguments for the belief in God are weak and unconvincing]], since they tend to rely on ambiguous terms, false premises, and/or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies logical fallacies].
 
*God as an unnecessary hypothesis/Unfalsifiability/The God of the Gaps
 
*God as an unnecessary hypothesis/Unfalsifiability/The God of the Gaps
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*There is no afterlife. Specifically:
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**Heaven does not exist.
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**Hell does not exist.
 
*Atheism explains disbelief better than theism
 
*Atheism explains disbelief better than theism
 
*Lack of evidence for creationism and the theological need for a literal Genesis.
 
*Lack of evidence for creationism and the theological need for a literal Genesis.
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*Religion does a poor job of teaching how to life a good life
 
*Religion does a poor job of teaching how to life a good life
 
*Neglecting life and the world
 
*Neglecting life and the world
*There is no afterlife. Specifically:
 
**Heaven does not exist.
 
**Hell does not exist.
 
 
*Maxwell’s Demon
 
*Maxwell’s Demon
 
*There are other ways to overcome the fear of death (sense of purpose)
 
*There are other ways to overcome the fear of death (sense of purpose)

Revision as of 10:41, 26 April 2017


  • The Problem of Evil
  • Omnipotence and Omniscience Arguments
  • The arguments for the belief in God are weak and unconvincing, since they tend to rely on ambiguous terms, false premises, and/or logical fallacies.
  • God as an unnecessary hypothesis/Unfalsifiability/The God of the Gaps
  • There is no afterlife. Specifically:
    • Heaven does not exist.
    • Hell does not exist.
  • Atheism explains disbelief better than theism
  • Lack of evidence for creationism and the theological need for a literal Genesis.
  • Archeology and the Bible
  • Cruel world argument
  • Religious plurality (Aaron's Rod)
  • Religion does a poor job of teaching how to life a good life
  • Neglecting life and the world
  • Maxwell’s Demon
  • There are other ways to overcome the fear of death (sense of purpose)