tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post4197418985395802540..comments2024-02-29T19:21:32.831-05:00Comments on Possible Worlds: Argument for God from JusticeRandy Everisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-31825859293118743822012-07-30T10:56:00.885-04:002012-07-30T10:56:00.885-04:00Hi Michael, thank you for commenting!
I suppose ...Hi Michael, thank you for commenting! <br /><br />I suppose I am somewhat baffled by your response, for at least two reasons: 1) I gained the impression that you think one or more of the premises are wrong, but you do not say which one(s), and 2) I gained the impression you believe deductive arguments are at least suspect (if not downright invalid). I can't help you with (1), but with (2), suffice it to say plenty of things can be proven with deductive argumentation, and have been (All men are mortal, Socrates is a man, Socrates is mortal; If I have fewer than 20 rocks in my pocket, then it is false I have 55. I have fewer than 20 rocks in my pocket. It is false I have 55.)<br /><br />With regards to empiricism, these premises are mostly (if not all) based on abstract reasoning based on rational intuition (for instance, I don't even know what it means to say we've observed premise 3, nonetheless it is definitional). Hope that helps!Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-82113413534470141602012-07-30T03:14:20.458-04:002012-07-30T03:14:20.458-04:00Aside from other problems I have with the argument...Aside from other problems I have with the arguments you laid out in your syllogism, I want to point out that arguments do not constitute evidence, much less 'proof.' I can write a similar argument to demonstrate that all blue ponies speak Castilian on the Thursday before Lent. What it really comes down to is the strength of your premises which, for empirical claims, is empirical evidence. <br /><br />So here's the challenge I want to propose: is there anything else we can - or have - demonstrated or at least established sufficient evidence for by using this kind of argumentation?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192720762955409342noreply@blogger.com