Proof that there is no godThis was written as a direct response to the madness of logic that is this site, which claims to "prove" that god exists. It looks like it makes sense, until you realise that it's total bullshit. Furthermore, it's the worst kind of bullshit: patronising and didactic. For the record, if you trawl through and still can't figure out what's wrong, it's the same logical fallacy from which my "proof" suffers, and is outlined in point 8 of my Debating Errors. This sort of thing annoys me, not least because the sophist who cooked up that site clearly thinks that his word games make him a better class of person. Given the mentality we're dealing with, I doubt that he will show the appropriate level of embarrassment for not only implying that belief in a god makes you superior, but for advertising his stupidity across the internet. The Proof!
You either believe that:
Update 24 October 2007: the guy who runs the site above emailed me, challenging me to blah blah blah whatever. I'd post our email exchange, but it's just - so - boring. I could feel myself getting more stupid as I entertained each sense-mocking, reason-defying thought. I might post one so you can see the sort of gibberish I have to put up with from these ... Christians. Update 30 October 2008: I finally got around to it. The last email I ever sent him, with much of his previous email quoted therein, is here. Now with added footnotes, to cushion the effect on your poor, unsuspecting brain. |