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Atheism, for the purposes of this community, is defined as lack of belief in deities (as opposed to belief in a lack of deities or other definitions).

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Smaller claims of God are often but not always easier to defend. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 years ago by afraid_of_zombies to c/debate_an_atheist

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We say that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence but I am betting you could create ordinary claims about the supernatural that require extraordinary evidence.

Example: the deist god could make a four sided triangle.

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[–] Zamboniman 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Hi, thanks for posting.

We say that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence but I am betting you could create ordinary claims about the supernatural that require extraordinary evidence.

Example: the deist god could make a four sided triangle.

Interesting.

The way I see this is that is both extraordinary and a non-sequitur, since a triangle can't have four sides by definition. So, once the purported deity made it have four sides it simply wouldn't be a triangle anymore by definition.

[–] T0RB1T 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yeah, that's a rectangle. I can make a rectangle.

Does that make me a god?

[–] Bonehead 1 points 2 years ago

I can make a pyramid, which turns triangles into a rectangle. Therefore, I am god.