mmnin said:
@ Tyrannical
Actually, thinking back on it. A lot of educated people do use that argument, though they may not be educated in what they need to be in order to understand any weaknesses it might have. Typically someone thought it was witty and used it in their presence or a fellow skeptic passed along the thought and since they couldn't disprove it on the fly, they decided to use it. Then considering that most Christians, lower income protestants which make up the majority, are generally not of the highest education and probably would not be able to combat the phrase either, they then would think that it was a perfect way to make their point quickly. Usually I see these people, as Tombi seems to have done, throwing the statement to the world, even if it is just to one person, as if to rid it of all deities.
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Bolded: But aren't I asking God a question? Therefore I'm assuming he exists... (for the purpose of the thread). If he didn't exist I wouldn't be able to ask him a question (well I could but I wouldn't get an answer
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Edit: I don't believe the statement rids the world of all deities. Just all powerful ones. Even if he doesn't have to obey the laws of physics, he can't contradict logic.