Re: What If There Is a God?
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The proclamation that they are ridiculous because "we know" they are ridiculous, is not an argument. It is a proclamation of your premise.
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I think it's really just shorthand for, "those stories are patently ridiculous to anyone who needs evidence in order to accept something as true."
Some people believe that a talking snake tempted Adam and Eve. This is ridiculous. I state that as a fact, not an opinion. And yet many believe it is true. But why waste time outlining all the reasons why this is ridiculous? It's obvious to any rational person that snakes do not have the capacity to conduct conversations with human beings.
But if a person doesn't require evidence then there are no limits to what they can find "not ridiculous", and there's no convincing them anyway. So why argue? Might as well just call it ridiculous (which it is) and let believers retort that you just don't have the Gift of Faith.
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