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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
Oh, I get your argument, but it's only proving my point.
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If you got my argument, you would see that it actually disproves your point, as long as your point is that the "Christian God as described by the Bible" is "demonstrably false". If you wanted to say "my idea of what the Christian God is, as described by my literal interpretation of the Bible, is impossible", well, that's defensible, but that's not the same thing.
If this sounds like quibbling, it's because this is all too commonly the type of argument that is trotted out to try to convince Christians that they are mistaken in their beliefs, and it is ineffective precisely because it argues as if all Christians base their belief on the inerrancy of the Bible, which the majority don't. It's also a variation on the "only idiots believe this garbage - are you saying you're an idiot?" argument, which understandably does not resonate with the person being called an idiot, and thus usually fails in its purpose no matter how elegantly put together.