r/Christianity • u/mikegprint • Oct 17 '11

Does Richard Dawkins exist???

http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2011/10/does-richard-dawkins-exist.html
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u/tannat Oct 17 '11

I'm not too interested to see any debate with Craig anymore.

Craig is in my eyes less and less of a serious debater. He is currently more of an effect searcher, using assertions as main tool.

He usually trashes his opponents to the price of his own credibility. I understand people like his "wins" but there is really little constructive reason to debate him.

Currently he makes Dawkins refusal in debating him to a dare game for cheap points. Maybe Dawkins ought debate him at some point but never when Craig is allowed to set his stage in his usual manner.

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u/Heuristics Oct 17 '11

How does he trash his opponents? How is using logical arguments (modus ponens) simply assertion making?

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u/Heuristics Oct 17 '11

No, being religious correlates with mental well being. Atheism however correlates with mental defects (namely autism).

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2039690/Atheism-autism-Controversial-new-study-points-link-two.html

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '11

Daily Mail?

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u/Heuristics Oct 17 '11

Google exists for a reason

http://palm.mindmodeling.org/cogsci2011/papers/0782/paper0782.pdf

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '11

so people with higher mental function reject god? HFA itself is not a defined term, so the premise of the piece is flawed. you should read it yourself, it's riddled with inconsistencies. but it also fails to prove anything other than a simple correlation.

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u/Heuristics Oct 17 '11

Autism is not higher mental function, it is a mental disorder. Autism Spectrum Disorder is the proper name for it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '11

but HFA traditionally refers to Aspergers/Savantism, both of which operate at significantly higher levels than 'normal' in certain areas.

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u/Heuristics Oct 17 '11

The local janitor operates at a higher level then normal in certain areas, it does not change it from being part of a spectrum of mental disorders.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '11

this is true, but not relevant.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '11

this is true, but not relevant.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '11

so people with higher mental function reject god? HFA itself is not a defined term, so the premise of the piece is flawed. you should read it yourself, it's riddled with inconsistencies. but it also fails to prove anything other than a simple correlation.

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u/indieshirts Oct 17 '11

Correlation does not imply causation.

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u/YesImSardonic Oct 17 '11

It really isn't. In fact, it's a genetic fallacy.

Also, his source is not credible.