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'The Discourses', 'Theology and Falsification' and 'Nature and Utility of Religion'
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29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / b. Religious Meaning
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Claims about God don't seem to claim or deny anything tangible, so evidence is irrelevant [Flew, by PG]
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29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / d. Religious Falsification
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You can't claim a patch of land is tended by a 'gardener' if there is no evidence, and all counter-evidence is rejected [Flew, by PG]
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Religious people seem unwilling to accept any evidence that God does not love us, so their claim is unfalsifiable [Flew, by PG]
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29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality
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Each of the four elements in you is entirely scattered after death [Epictetus]
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29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / a. Problem of Evil
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Evil comes from good just as often as good comes from evil [Mill]
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Belief that an afterlife is required for justice is an admission that this life is very unjust [Mill]
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No necessity ties an omnipotent Creator, so he evidently wills human misery [Mill]
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29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / d. Natural Evil
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Nature dispenses cruelty with no concern for either mercy or justice [Mill]
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Killing is a human crime, but nature kills everyone, and often with great tortures [Mill]
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Nature makes childbirth a miserable experience, often leading to the death of the mother [Mill]
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Hurricanes, locusts, floods and blight can starve a million people to death [Mill]
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