Re: What If There Is a God?
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Aren't most of the Atheist attacks on Religion based on the assumption that there is no God?
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I haven't read the rest of the thread but...
No, and I think it's important how such things are phrased. They start with the decision that they will only believe in things they can detect - this is the scientific view. Science really makes no claim about whether there is a God or not because science is about detecting and assessing observable phenomena.
Most peoples understanding of the definition or description of God in modern times is that He is not detectable(this excludes the argument that the fact we exist is evidence of God).
"Science" cannot discover God because science is in the business of detecting only the natural, not the super-natural.
I guess I'd call this a definitional truism.
I don't think any deist today believes that God lives in the clouds or on Mount Olympus or sits on a throne in the ocean as some atheists would like.
So, this is like assuming there is no God but to be specific it's not an assumption but a standard of belief.
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