God is trying to trick you with dinosaur bones
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* It's accusing atheists of engaging in the [[Argumentum ad verecundiam|argument from authority]]. Accepting the claims is based from [[evidence]] and [[skepticism]], not because "experts" said so. | * It's accusing atheists of engaging in the [[Argumentum ad verecundiam|argument from authority]]. Accepting the claims is based from [[evidence]] and [[skepticism]], not because "experts" said so. | ||
* Given a choice between evidence and logic-based claims by experts, and no-evidence and illogical-based claims from [[religion|religious]] sources, it's a far better choice to go with the evidence. | * Given a choice between evidence and logic-based claims by experts, and no-evidence and illogical-based claims from [[religion|religious]] sources, it's a far better choice to go with the evidence. | ||
| + | * This scenario makes God a deceiver. | ||
==Related Pages== | ==Related Pages== | ||
* [[Satan is trying to trick you with dinosaur bones]] | * [[Satan is trying to trick you with dinosaur bones]] | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Omphalos_hypothesis Omphalos hypothesis] | ||
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| + | {{Common objections}} | ||
[[Category:Arguments]] | [[Category:Arguments]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Arguments for the existence of God]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Arguments for belief]] | ||
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Objection
Counter-apologetics
- It's begging the question, assuming atheists haven't already "thought for themselves", and examined the evidence.
- It's begging the question additionally, assuming there's a god to "test" us, at all.
- The claim is not falsifiable, and thus cannot be considered within a scientific context.
- It's in violation of Occam's Razor, in that the simpler explanation is that dinosaurs died and fossilized, without an additional agents and motivations.
- It's accusing atheists of engaging in the argument from authority. Accepting the claims is based from evidence and skepticism, not because "experts" said so.
- Given a choice between evidence and logic-based claims by experts, and no-evidence and illogical-based claims from religious sources, it's a far better choice to go with the evidence.
- This scenario makes God a deceiver.
Related Pages
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