Originally posted by kd2aczI prefer Euler's proof. Of course, that one relies on the atheist being so mathematically inept as to be unable to count his own toes but it doesn't waste as much time reading about it as that link does.
I came across this article, and thought it to be pretty good. What do you think?
http://christianity.about.com/od/newchristians/a/proofgodexists.htm
Originally posted by kd2aczIt's all nonsense of course, because every branch of mathematics is based on a set of axioms. So even if the logic whereby you reach your conclusion is flawless your argument still rests on unproven assumptions.
I came across this article, and thought it to be pretty good. What do you think?
http://christianity.about.com/od/newchristians/a/proofgodexists.htm
Originally posted by kd2aczI think it is proof that some Christians will come up with the most ridiculous nonsense to try and support their faith.
What do you think?
Interesting how the article in question doesn't even attempt to give any such proof, and instead the writer states "I’m no math expert," then proceeds with some other argument. Why did he bring in mathematics at all? Because he knows his argument cannot stand on its own. Its like RJs thread where he claims something is scientific because it involves DNA.
5 years ago I proved God didn't exist. Its now 2013. 5 years ago, was therefore 2013-5=2008. See, I used mathematics, therefore I proved mathematically that God does not exist.
Originally posted by twhiteheadI like that, sort of in the spirit of Euler's effort.
I think it is proof that some Christians will come up with the most ridiculous nonsense to try and support their faith.
Interesting how the article in question doesn't even attempt to give any such proof, and instead the writer states "I’m no math expert," then proceeds with some other argument. Why did he bring in mathematics at all? Because he knows hi ...[text shortened]... -5=2008. See, I used mathematics, therefore I proved mathematically that God does not exist.
Originally posted by e4chrisThat's okay, there are those here who have tried to use this to prove God does not exist (they know who they are). Equal fail.
There is Bayes Theory, conditional probability, and he thought it proved the hand of god, that every event is caused by a prior one... In practice it doesn't prove much but its a nice idea
The belief maketh the god idea is quite powerful mathematically I think, If you wanted to quantify god, gods thats where to start. I remember reading about Scandinavian gods, they had before christianity, and there is supposed to be a book of them like an anthology compiled by someone c1500 years ago (could be wrong) but its supposed to say that there gods were often based on stories of real people or events, that got exagerated over the years, and it took about 100-200 years for a god to form.
Originally posted by e4chrisGilgamesh turns up in a king list, then he gets an epic written about him and then 500 years later he's a god. Not a very big or powerful god but still a god.
The belief maketh the god idea is quite powerful mathematically I think, If you wanted to quantify god, gods thats where to start. I remember reading about Scandinavian gods, they had before christianity, and there is supposed to be a book of them like an anthology compiled by someone c1500 years ago (could be wrong) but its supposed to say that there gods w ...[text shortened]... r events, that got exagerated over the years, and it took about 100-200 years for a god to form.