Refuting Theist Arguments - Begging the Question

Refuting Theist Arguments -- Begging the Question

One common argument used by many fundamentalist theists to try to prove the existence of their deity, or to try to prove that their holy book is the word of their deity, is a fallacy known as begging the question.

Begging the question is a logical fallacy in which the conclusion is assumed in one of the premises.

For example, a Christian might say:
"It says in the Bible that God exists. Since the Bible is God's word, and God never speaks falsely, then everything in the Bible must be true. So, God must exist."

The problem with this argument is obvious to those of us who are familiar with basic principles of logic.

The conclusion is that god exists, but to arrive at that conclusion the Christian already assumed that the bible is the word of god (i.e. assumed that god exists).
Clearly this is a circular line of reasoning.

Some reasons why many theists do not see the flaws in their reasoning are:
-They have been indoctrinated into only believing their religion (i.e. they are blinded by their absolute conviction in their religion)
-They are arguing from emotion and desire rather than an objective, logical position
-They have been taught to believe in the word of their holy texts over logic, science, and reason (i.e. they have been brainwashed into thinking that logic cannot be trusted)

To theists who try to prove the existence of their deity using their holy texts, or who try to prove that their holy texts are the word of their deity because the texts say so, now you know why your logic is fallacious and circular.

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[Purushadasa]

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Any and all questions about God asked there will receive scientifically factual answers. All answers given there are guaranteed to be 100% scientific fact, which is a guarantee that the atheist can never provide.

[AtheosZero]

Dude, he's right. You are a fucking idiot! It's shitheads like you who give atheism a bad name.

[YouKilledYourMaster]

@Purushadasa You are a very convincing troll. You got me fooled for a minute. :)

[Ant1Live]

Your entire video is a straw man argument, followed up by poisoning the well ("the reason they believe this is..."). If you are not interested in using logic nor facts, then why do you purport to?

[ncwdane]

@tehonlycandyman nOSTRADAMOUS HAS HAD FALSE PROPHECIES, nAME ONE WATER TIGHT ARGUEMENT OVER A fALSE PROPHECY of the bible

[ncwdane]

@Docteur4u Good question & Fair enough,

ya know when the world thought the earth was Flat, the Bible always said it was a sphere that hung on nothing & when everyone else saw about 9,000 stars the word said they were inumerable which was just recently descovered, but just search Fullfilled prophecoes & you'll see 1000's of prophecies such as israels return as a nation after being dispersed

[Purushadasa]

If the atheist has truly made no claim, then the facts of Theism stand unchallenged, and I don't need to say anything, because THE WHOLE WORLD is already convinced, by solid scientific evidence, that Theism is a fact. There's no need to attempt to convince the atheist of anything, as he is on the same IQ level as the lower animal and therefore cannot be convinced anyway.

For more information on these facts, see my video, "THE WORLD REJECTS ATHEIST DOGMA."

God bless you!

[robertwc82]

@Purushadasa are yeah, you do if you want to be taken seriously.

1st of all you are making a positive claim if you are claiming that god exists.

a negetive claim would be claiming that a god doesnt exist. it is a logical, scientific and legal fact that the person making the positive claim is the only one who requires to give evidence to support their claim.

so either hold a belief and dont expect others to agree with it, or fullfill your burden of proof.

so make with the response =P

[Purushadasa]

@robertwc82 You say that the atheist has made no claim. Therefore, I need not provide a response.

[robertwc82]

@Purushadasa Atheist are not making any positive claims, therefore, logically, they are not required to provide anything.

can you provide any evidence that Shiva does not exist?

i have a question about god. if god is omnipotent, can he create an object so impervious that he himself could not destroy it?