Outline Of My Case Against God | AnAtheist.Net

Here’s a brief outline of my major points:

  1. The word “God” denotes an incomprehensible concept. An absurd concept. A concept full of logical contradictions. Such concepts ought to be rejected as nonsense rather than believed or even seriously considered as live possibilities. (Go to posts)
  2. “God” – to the extent the term makes any sense at all – seems to be a purely hypothetical entity which is completely undetectable by human senses and scientific instruments alike and for which no convincing physical evidence has ever been found. For all practical purposes, this renders “God” synonymous with “non-existent.” (Go to posts)
  3. The “God” which people talk about has all the substantiality of an imaginary friend or a figure in a dream. “God” varies in important and significant ways from person to person, from culture to culture, and over time. This variation seems as arbitrary and unprogressive as the random swirlings of vision-blocking fog.
  4. Concepts similar to “God” are routinely dismissed out of hand by theists, agnostics, and atheists alike. There are no logical grounds for treating “God” any differently.
  5. The origins and continued existence of the “God” concept are easily explained by the social and psychological functions and needs it serves. When those functions and needs change, “God” changes, too. There is no reason whatsoever to think that an actual “God” being inspired the idea of “God” or that the idea of “God” is anything more than a human invention.
  6. Belief in the “God” concept is worse than merely wrong or illogical. It inspires patterns of thinking and behavior which negatively affect us all. Whatever good this belief may have inspired owes nothing to its basic, dangerous irrationality and will survive our rejection of that irrationality.