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I already replied to your comment below, but this one is interesting too. > The main issue with most of these philosophical arguments is that they don't prove
by dawg- 6y ago
I already replied to your comment below, but this one is interesting too.
> The main issue with most of these philosophical arguments is that they don't prove anything even worth refuting. Almost all of them simply attempt to prove the existence of a deistic God that does not meaningfully interact with the world (beyond creating it or sustaining it).
I don't think any good philosopher would admit to the embarrassment of actually having "proved" something!
Jokes aside, you wouldn't consider "sustaining the world" to be a fairly meaningful ongoing interaction?
> Believing that there was a creator doesn't provide any useful information
Very pragmatic! Assume there is a God - what kind of things would he consider "useful"?
- lalaland1125 6y ago> Very pragmatic! Assume there is a God - what kind of things would he consider "useful"? I generally define usefulness in terms of helping a person make better decisions to help increase the utility (bringing joy, fulfillment, happiness) of sentient creatures. How does knowing about the existence of a deistic God help a person make better decisions? This is my issue with deism. It could be true or false and my life wouldn't change one bit.