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DavidDvorkin

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Thu Apr 13, 2017, 12:55 AM Apr 2017

God Must Exist Because Nature Is So Gosh Darn Wonderful [View all]

I came across a blog post in which the writer gushes about the beauty of the world and its profound effect on her. She concludes that it must be hard work to be an atheist because atheists have to actively deny the god whose existence is revealed by all of this gosh-darned wonderfulness. This isn’t a new argument. Psalm 19 says it this way: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.” The blog post, however, tried to be very down to earth, focusing on insects and plants and the loveliness of the writer’s immediate surroundings. Above all, the piece lauded the writer’s emotional reaction to all of that as proof of God’s existence.


http://eyeblister.blogspot.com/2017/04/god-must-exist-because-nature-is-so.html
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Ummmm, NO. PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #1
All things dull and ugly cos dem Apr 2017 #2
Now, that's gosh darn wonderful. DavidDvorkin Apr 2017 #14
Oh Lord! You Are So Big! progressoid Apr 2017 #35
And Satan must exist because there are bagpipes. n/t Binkie The Clown Apr 2017 #3
And Donald Trump. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #4
I like bagpipes! DavidDvorkin Apr 2017 #6
O.K. then. How about accordions? Binkie The Clown Apr 2017 #9
Clarinets DavidDvorkin Apr 2017 #10
Especially in smooth jazz! sakabatou Apr 2017 #29
I hate all jazz. DavidDvorkin Apr 2017 #34
I didn't really appreciate clarinets progressoid Apr 2017 #31
Hey, Sir Clown, I used to play in a pipe band.... Although I played snare drum... pangaia Apr 2017 #26
It's easy to romanticize nature, but Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #5
Exactly. DavidDvorkin Apr 2017 #8
Au contraire! elleng Apr 2017 #7
This reminds me of Ray Comfort logic. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #11
Hahaha. That's great! progressoid Apr 2017 #19
Oy! beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #21
Yes indeed... progressoid Apr 2017 #32
I've been burned by god's love before... Jokerman Apr 2017 #42
Ask her if she still thinks the modern banana was made by God sakabatou Apr 2017 #30
Oh, I wouldn't doubt that she does. progressoid Apr 2017 #33
Even though her idol had to admit it was made by humans sakabatou Apr 2017 #36
I wonder if she knows about bot flies Warpy Apr 2017 #12
I think that's the argument from ignorance fallacy TlalocW Apr 2017 #13
It's certainly the dust on the rose colored glasses fallacy Warpy Apr 2017 #16
She should ask Stephen Fry about that. Watch as he completely destroys this 'argument': beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #15
Yep. That clip is THE BEST! Duppers Apr 2017 #20
It is. He totally nailed it. I loved the exasperated reaction from the interviewer. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #22
As an atheist, I think she is onto something. Doodley Apr 2017 #17
What kind of deity would create viruses that... Duppers Apr 2017 #18
OMG! Those brain-parasites are so cute!!! DetlefK Apr 2017 #23
Leaf through the pages... uriel1972 Apr 2017 #24
Hey, come on, he had to put a lot of godly thought into that! DavidDvorkin Apr 2017 #25
Human arrogance randr Apr 2017 #27
Stephen Fry's response to the question is similar to how I feel, heaven05 Apr 2017 #28
for every blooming dogwood . . . Brainstormy Apr 2017 #37
This was posted on DU a couple of years ago. SwissTony Apr 2017 #38
I hadn't seen that before. progressoid Apr 2017 #43
so gosh darn wonderful edhopper Apr 2017 #39
Oh, that's just free will in action DavidDvorkin Apr 2017 #40
yeah edhopper Apr 2017 #41
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