Posted: Jun 18, 2010 1:14 am
OHSU wrote:pcCoder wrote:If one accepts #2 that a god entity (and not necessarily even a god entity, could just be an advanced alien entity) has created a false appearance, then one can not claim that their god is the one true god as that can be a false appearance. All we have to go by is appearance in some from or another, whether what we can directly observe or what can be detected and measured by various instruments. If appearance has been forged to appear differently than it really is, then even the religious can not claim to know that they belief is correct as anything that they claim supports their belief could be a forged appearance. Therefore when a person says that the universe/earth/etc was just created with an appearance of old age, they pretty much defeat all their arguments on their own.
But... but... what about all the lovely sweet feelings I have in my heart for Jesus?
Yes and if you were born in an Islamic country then you would have feelings for Muhammad and if you were born in a Hindu country then you would.....have feelings for one of whatever it is they worship and if you were born in a Jewish family then I suspect you would not have many feelings towards Jesus and so on and so on for thousands of years and thousands of gods over thousands of cultures.
That is a crap shoot - it is not rigorous. Radionuclide decay works no matter what culture you were born into. Alpha particle emission doesn't change according to the religion of the person's lungs or the god they worship.