Reductio Ad Absurdum
Definition:
1. In Latin: “reduction to the absurd”
2. In Logic, a technical term referring to an argument to demonstrate that a proposition leads to a logically absurd consequence.
Even a devout Atheist must understand that the existence of God cannot be denied simply through an appeal to the Absurd. God, unfortunately, is not Absurd.
Example: Chances of BIG BANG happening as it did, completely randomly, so the Universe could support life - 1 in a Billion Trillion, maybe.
Given those odds, it’s understandable that God seems reasonable to some, to ensure that matter aligned as it did. Through pure probability, you can even prove it more likely (though not more plausible) that God had something to do with it.
So, in order to intelligently maintain a firm grasp on my atheism, I relish in one thought about my existence. That is, my existence is a demonstration of reductio as absurdum, a reduction to the Absurd.
How does it feel, being random? Being ABSURD?
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