tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post2602600179201083871..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: Dawkins on OrrLarry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-6740668448723143352007-02-13T18:14:00.000-07:002007-02-13T18:14:00.000-07:00You're welcome to mention my challenge to Homnick....You're welcome to mention my challenge to Homnick. (evil grin)Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-20135325103311063672007-02-13T15:54:00.000-07:002007-02-13T15:54:00.000-07:00MacDonald is an imperfect advocate for atheism, bu...MacDonald is an imperfect advocate for atheism, but she is unique among the ballyhooed conservative columnist set for being unabashedly so.<BR/><BR/>The problem with guys like Jay Homnick - a successful columnist for whatever reason I can't imagine - is that they can't ever begin to understand that they begin their "proofs" through flawed presumptions in the first place. There's no actual substance to the "logic" at The Reform Club, just semanticism.James F. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747033407956667363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-72846755320636563352007-02-13T14:36:00.000-07:002007-02-13T14:36:00.000-07:00Oy gevalt! Where to begin?I'm one of the seemingly...<I>Oy gevalt!</I> Where to begin?<BR/><BR/>I'm one of the seemingly few atheists who believe that it is indeed possible to speak with logical consistency about God. But logical consistency is not truth.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, I think the omniscience/free-will argument for atheism is fatally flawed, because <I>free will</I> itself is incoherent and meaningless. If you're going to go after omniscience, it's better to invoke Godel.<BR/><BR/>Happily, there are easier valid arguments for atheism, notably the Problem of Evil.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-20353501294772833582007-02-13T14:08:00.000-07:002007-02-13T14:08:00.000-07:00Then you're going to "love" this.Then you're going to "love" <A HREF="https://www2.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8776899&postID=7313464968599327060" REL="nofollow">this</A>.James F. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747033407956667363noreply@blogger.com