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Why is atheism untenable? [Spirituality & Religion]

“Gradually, I realized that in the twenty years since I opted for philosophical atheism, a vast, systematic literature had emerged that not only cast deep doubt on, but also, from any reasonable perspective, effectively refuted my atheistic outlook. . . . Today, it seems to me, there is no good reason for an intelligent person to embrace the illusion of atheism or agnosticism, to make the same intellectual mistakes I made.
“As recently as twenty-five years ago, a reasonable person weighing the purely scientific evidence on the issue would likely have come down on the side of skepticism. That is no longer the case. Today the concrete data point strongly in the direction of the God hypothesis. It is the simplest and most obvious solution to the anthropic puzzle.”
(Patrick Glynn)
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Don't quite see the point in disturbing atheist sensibilities
Speedyman · 70-79, M
@Speedyman you aren't going to get through to them. And you'll make it seem like believers troll as surely as atheists do
Speedyman · 70-79, M
Then what are you doing on my site? Trolling? @ImperialAerosolKidFromEP
@Speedyman [i]your[/i] site? You the proprietor of SW?
Speedyman · 70-79, M
No but my posting. I mean, why come on at all if you object to people posting? Seems you are contradicting your own principles? @ImperialAerosolKidFromEP
@ImperialAerosolKidFromEP I agree! It doesn't look good, nor prove a thing. It only serves to look bad to others. I wish it would stop. Nothing is ever accomplished by this.
Speedyman · 70-79, M
And why stating the evidence for a divine creator not look good I might ask? @LadyGrace
@Speedyman Not that. The constant arguing and name calling. This has been going on for ages and nothing is ever resolved.
Speedyman · 70-79, M
Yes I take your point. I will head off baseless arguments from now on@LadyGrace
@Speedyman 🤗