Atheist Revolution I used to enjoy learning about the arguments Christians had put forward in support of their god. 

The philosophy of religion was a favorite topic while studying philosophy in college. We'd learn each argument and examine the various rebuttals against it. We would see how some of the arguments evolved to address the rebuttals. Others declined in popularity, limited to philosophy textbooks. I didn't find any of the arguments compelling enough to lead me back to god-belief.

Some of the arguments in support of god(s) were better than others. I remember observing how my Christian classmates would react. They latched on to some arguments, though few arrived at their belief through any of them. They believed first and found justification in some arguments much later. I saw little evidence that their religious belief originated in reason. It was more about faith, with post hoc appeals to reason for support.

I found it interesting that many of my Christian classmates found some of the arguments to be as absurd as I did. Nobody found that classic ontological argument appealing. Some of the Christians in the class described it as "silly" and wondered, "What were they thinking?"

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Arguments For The Existence Of Gods Aren’t Needed In A Post-Truth Era

Atheist Revolution I used to enjoy learning about the arguments Christians had put forward in support of their god. 

The philosophy of religion was a favorite topic while studying philosophy in college. We'd learn each argument and examine the various rebuttals against it. We would see how some of the arguments evolved to address the rebuttals. Others declined in popularity, limited to philosophy textbooks. I didn't find any of the arguments compelling enough to lead me back to god-belief.

Some of the arguments in support of god(s) were better than others. I remember observing how my Christian classmates would react. They latched on to some arguments, though few arrived at their belief through any of them. They believed first and found justification in some arguments much later. I saw little evidence that their religious belief originated in reason. It was more about faith, with post hoc appeals to reason for support.

I found it interesting that many of my Christian classmates found some of the arguments to be as absurd as I did. Nobody found that classic ontological argument appealing. Some of the Christians in the class described it as "silly" and wondered, "What were they thinking?"

Continue reading @ Atheist Revolution.

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