The existence or non-existence of a deity may well be an issue on the backburner for most of us, most of the time. But for some, the argument still rages. In fact, I guess it will ALWAYS rage.
But for the author of Argument Ad Insanium, who calls herself “NamesAreHardtoPick” there are further possibilities.
It is not God we should look to, but an invisible pink unicorn. Hmmm, you say.
But this is actually quite a clever post. It’s title is Argumentun Ad Bananum 23. Clever, because the author uses most of the standard medieval scholastic arguments for the existence of the deity and cleverly sends them up. It is done wittily, but with that wit that only a genuine intellect can provide.
It IS a send up of much of the arguments a theist would use (this reviewer is a loose theist), but not done in a way that we offend. Theists can read it and smile, and hopefully, if they are thinking theists, come up with a thinking response. There are a lot of blogs out there which bring stridency to this particular debate, use strong language designed to either intimidate or offend, and leave the agnostics in the middle saying ‘A plague on both your houses’. This post doesn’t.
Of course, it also raise questions about belief systems generally. It raises the point of how we judge the relative validity of belief systems. Ultimately ALL belief systems, whether Atheistic, Monotheistic, or Polytheistic depend on some kind of assumptions to fill in the blanks. What makes belief in any invisible pink unicorn less valid than believing in reincarnation? Or transubstantion? Or, we could add– the belief in no deity. Like all good posts, it raises questions beyond those the original author had in mind.
It is the sort of post that needs to be read, because it shows how this emotive question can be tackled in a lighter of heart way than many bloggers seem to want to. It provides a good case for theists to stop trotting out the same old arguments they use, on the basis that those are the standard arguments, and actually start interpreting the world we know to support their case. It also shows atheists what they are doing wrong in their approach.
For agnostics, I don’t suppose it will sway them either way, but at least it will be an amusing insight to aspects of the discussion.As for God, should he read it, He will be most disappointed to find He is a figment of the Invisible Pink Unicorn’s imagination. This is The Rising Blogger’s Post of the Day!
Review written by CRUSHED BY INGSOC
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Thanks for the award and shoutout! One thing I would just say, however, is that Argumentum Ad Bananum 23 did not deal with the Invisible Pink Unicorn though. That was an earlier post. Nonetheless, thanks for the award.
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Hi Name–
Sorry we missed that one. I’m afraid it was MY fault. Congrats, tho’!
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