Difference between revisions of "Arguments Against the Belief in God"
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*God as an unnecessary hypothesis/Unfalsifiability/The God of the Gaps | *God as an unnecessary hypothesis/Unfalsifiability/The God of the Gaps | ||
*Atheism explains disbelief better than theism | *Atheism explains disbelief better than theism | ||
− | *Lack of evidence for creationism | + | *Lack of evidence for creationism and the theological need for a literal Genesis. |
*Archeology and the Bible | *Archeology and the Bible | ||
*Cruel world argument | *Cruel world argument |
Revision as of 10:39, 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
- 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
- There is no afterlife. Specifically:
- Heaven does not exist.
- Hell does not exist.
- Maxwell’s Demon
- There are other ways to overcome the fear of death (sense of purpose)