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Algon comments on Could you tell me what's wrong with this? - Less Wrong Discussion

1 Post author: Algon 14 April 2015 10:43AM

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Comment author: Algon 14 April 2015 06:45:02PM *  0 points [-]

Might I ask where that's coming from? I have a fair bit of knowledge on the whole theology thing and I know that there are way too many problems to just come out with one post saying 'God exists' and some argument backing it up.

Comment author: Jiro 14 April 2015 07:17:18PM *  0 points [-]

Yes, you're taking it out of context.

shminux made a post which was basically, "don't bother arguing with me unless you've read and understood this book and these papers" and I pointed out that religious believers and other believers in anti-rationalist ideas use the very same tactics to try to shut down discussion of their ideas. I was not actually stating that one should study theology before talking about whether God exists. That was sarcasm.

Comment author: Algon 14 April 2015 07:21:47PM *  1 point [-]

Oh right. Well, I think the problem was due to a misunderstanding , so its all good. And hey! I got some reading recommendations out of it, which is never a bad thing.