Until recently the popular proofs for God\u2019s existence have been the ontological, teleological, cosmological, and moral arguments.<\/p>\n
Now we have the new atheists\u2019 proof<\/a>:<\/p>\n The best proof of God’s existence is the urge some writers feel to deny it. Since the instinct of writers is to make a noise, and denying something that isn’t makes none, they wouldn’t waste their time quarrelling with a nonexistent God.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Hitchens declares himself an anti-theist: he is against God; he hates him as the ultimate tyrant. Dawkins exhibits much the same loathing. None of the contemporary atheists have the grace or wit of their forebears like Bertrand Russell who, when asked what he would say to God if he was proved wrong said, \u201cNot enough evidence, God, not enough evidence.\u201d <\/em>\u2013 a demonstration of wilful ignorance, but not hatred.<\/p>\n You can\u2019t hate something that much if it isn\u2019t really there, so it\u2019s hard not to see the excessive protestations against an allegedly mythical Deity as anything other than the recycling of the age old rebellion<\/a>: a proof, not a denial of God’s existence.<\/p>\n A new proof for God\u2019s existence<\/p>\n Until recently the popular proofs for God\u2019s existence have been the ontological, teleological, cosmological, and moral argument.<\/p>\n Now we have the new atheists\u2019 proof<\/a>:<\/p>\n The best proof of God’s existence is the urge some writers feel to deny it. Since the instinct of writers is to make a noise, and denying something that isn’t makes none, they wouldn’t waste their time quarrelling with a nonexistent God.<\/p>\n Hitchens declares himself an anti-theist: he is against God. If it turns out God is really there, he would hate him as the ultimate tyrant. Dawkins exhibits much the same loathing. None of the contemporary atheists has the grace or wit of their forebears like Bertrand Russell who when asked what he would say to God if he was proved wrong said, \u201cNot enough evidence, God, not enough evidence.\u201d <\/em>\u2013 a demonstration of ignorance, but not hatred. <\/span><\/p>\n You can\u2019t hate something that much if it isn\u2019t really there, so it\u2019s hard not to see the excessive protestations against an allegedly mythical Deity as anything other than the recycling of the age old rebellion<\/a> : a proof, not a denial of his existence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Until recently the popular proofs for God\u2019s existence have been the ontological, teleological, cosmological, and moral arguments. Now we have the new atheists\u2019 proof: The best proof of God’s existence is the urge some writers feel to deny it. Since … Continue reading