Philosophical Musings

Philosophical Musings

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Atheism vs the Creator: Omniscience

 Presumption of Omniscience. 

This is another logical flaw in the Atheistic worldview. When the atheist declares, 'There is no God', he is asserting that he knows all the mysteries in the universe, inhabits eternity, & has all knowledge. It is a statement of divine omniscience. But this is absurd. How can any human being claim to have all knowledge about everything, & categorically declare anything like this? The atheist is not just saying, 'I have no evidence of the supernatural', but is making a positive statement of belief.. that there IS NO GOD. He is claiming that nobody could ever have any interaction with the supernatural, but every anecdotal story about it is contrived, or imagined. All of these claims are made without any evidence.

Now, some atheists move easily between agnosticism & atheism, & wriggle out of the above fallacy by claiming ignorance. When challenged, he changes the tune, & revises the claim, 'I have no evidence of a god, therefore i do not believe in a god'. This is better, as a subjective statement of belief, but more often the claim is hiding the dogmatic disclaimer, 'And no one else has any evidence of a god, either!' They do not merely claim personal ignorance, but move back into the state of omniscience, where they can declare themselves to be the 'knower of all things'. Because of their own limited experience, or lack of understanding, they project that on everyone else, & declare EVERYONE'S knowledge or experience invalid, if it conflicts with their own. So whether the claim is made under atheism or the quick revision of agnosticism, the same pretense of omniscience is made.


IMO, this is why many atheists are so arrogant.. they truly believe themselves at the pinnacle of knowledge, & there is nothing more for them to learn. Everything is neatly defined, & dogmatically presented. Now, of course, many theists do this as well, which is another evidence that both beliefs are religious in nature. They both are zealously defended, promoted, & the opposite attacked. Either belief system seems to attract zealots & dogmatists for their cause.  That is why atheism is primarily a religious belief,  and is not a scientifically evidenced hypothesis. 


This is also why true science is not at odds with creationism.  Science is a method of discovery,  not a club to defend one's philosophical beliefs.  It is religious  bigotry and pseudoscience, that declares, 


'Atheistic Naturalism is science! Creationism is religion!'

..because IF.. there really is a Creator/God (and there absolutely is), THEN searching for the hows and whys of the universe we live in is a valid exercise, for the created beings of humanity.  Knowledge of the world around us has been the pursuit of countless creationists, for millennia.  It is NOT the exclusive domain of atheists


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