Re: virus: Incredulity
Tony Hindle (t.hindle@joney.demon.co.uk)
Thu, 6 Mar 1997 04:58:13 +0000
In message <3.0.32.19970305174452.011b49c0@lucifer.com>,
David McFadzean <david@lucifer.com> writes
>What about the Incoherence Argument such as the proof
>of the non-existence of BOD:
>
>1. BOD is a benevolent omnipotent deity.
>2. Since It is benevolent, it wishes to end human suffering.
>3. Since It is omnipotent, it has the power to end human suffering.
>4. Human suffering exists.
>5. Therefore BOD does not exist.
>
>The conclusion follows because *we can't imagine* propositions
>1-4 being simultaneously true, so it is an argument from
>incredulity (like, I claim, all logical arguments).
I cant imagine how such a skillfull memetic engineer
could miss the contradiction here.
Tony.
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