drethelin comments on Religion's Claim to be Non-Disprovable - Less Wrong

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Comment author: drethelin 28 August 2012 07:55:06AM 5 points [-]

Imagine I write a book. In this book there are two claims

  1. I am able to fly like superman.

  2. Obviously you will disbelieve that claim. This is because you are unenlightened. If you were not wicked and sinful, you would understand the truth of my abilities.

Does claim 2 make claim 1 more true? If not, please refrain from using this style of argument in this sort of debate.