Battleground God...Can you win?

Question

Well, I've been avoiding the R&S section because most of the people here seem to be angry, ignorant and massively misinformed (my new fav. phrase to use here apparently), however I found this site and thought maybe you could all play the game and tell me what you think. In an effort to make you want to play, it is a game for Christians to try and prove against a computer that God exists.

Just for the record, I am an unbiased non-Christian who believes in God. Yes, they do exist.

Enjoy!

http://www.philosophersnet.com/games/god.htm

Answer 1

I dont believe in God because I asked him for a fight and he didnt show.

He's either chicken or non-existent.

I did the stupid thing but it misunderstood my answer it asked 'evolution may be incorrect in some details but it is essentially true' i put false because its not incorrect in any details.

Its a load of sh*t.

Answer 2

I used my personal atheistic worldview to answer the question. The bullets i bit were due to answering questions about god based on how i have heard him described. Since i have no belief that this being exists any logical inconsistencies are therefore not due to inconsistency in my personal worldview, but in the clash of my worldview with what is commonly described as god... And now, my result:

You have been awarded the TPM service medal! This is our third highest award for outstanding service on the intellectual battleground.

The fact that you progressed through this activity without suffering any direct hits indicates that your beliefs about God are very consistent.

However, you have bitten a number of bullets, which suggests that some of your beliefs will be considered strange, incredible or unpalatable by many people. At the bottom of this page, we have reproduced the analysis of the bitten bullets.

Despite the bullets that you bit, the fact that you did not suffer any hits means that you qualify for our third highest award. Well done!

Answer 3

First, a program will only do what it is programmed to do. Since all men carry a bias, this website would also have a bias for their worldview.

RE the question:
It is justifiable to base one's beliefs about the external world on a firm, inner conviction, regardless of the external evidence, or lack of it, for the truth or falsity of these convictions.

FALSE

What they conclude:
You don't think that it is justifiable to base one's beliefs about the external world on a firm, inner conviction, paying no regard to the external evidence, or lack of it, for the truth or falsity of this conviction. But in the previous question you rejected evolutionary theory when the vast majority of scientists think both that the evidence points to its truth and that there is no evidence which falsifies it. Of course, many creationists claim that the evidential case for evolution is by no means conclusive. But in doing so, they go against scientific orthodoxy. So you've got to make a choice:

Bite the bullet and say there is evidence that evolution is not true, despite what the scientists say.

Problem:
There is an appeal to authority here by which the website, though it claims to be logical, engages in a logical contradiction and shows forth their bias (and it boasts that it has though through these...perhaps this is why the Bible calls them fools). It assumes that because scientists say evolution is true, it must be. But evolution is not science. Again, when one attempts to prove evolution, he does not engage in science…only speculation.

Answer 4

"Earlier you said that it is not justifiable to base one's beliefs about the external world on a firm, inner conviction, paying no regard to the external evidence, or lack of it, for the truth or falsity of this conviction, but now you say it's justifiable to believe in God on just these grounds. That's a flagrant contradiction!"

It's not a contradiction because the science of the realms of the "external world" is readily available, and widely accepted. God, however, there is no scientific proof, but almost every civilization, no matter how removed by geography, or by time, has believed or belives in a God or Gods. There is no solid evidence God exists, but there's that feeling there, that's there with me, and many others like me, for a long time now.

Answer 5

I finished with the second highest award and that was with the computer not having the knowledge of reasoning that i do. the loch ness monster thing was my direct hit b/c i said that there was no basis to believe it exists b/c theres no evidence. then it asked me the same thing about God and said i was contradictory b/c i believed there was a God w/o evidence. What the computer doesnt know is that there is lots of evidence that God exists. It's everywhere around us.

fun activity though.

Answer 6

Dear Batman, I like the game, except for the fact that it only gives you an opportunity to explain very vaguely, your concept of God. it seeks to destroy my concept of God, without realy even givivng me a chance to defend myself. its ok, but there are simple answers to evey one of its objections. The problem of suffering occurs because of sin, Man had free will and used the God given gift to disobey him and thus brought suffering on ourselves, we cannot blame God for our mistakes, because for every actin there is a consequence, if there werent our universe would be in Chaos. secondly, it is not known why God allowed suffereing, but it appers thru his word (The BIble) that he alowed suffering so that he could reveal and reconcille mankind to a closer relationship with Him. these are just a few answrs to the websites objections to my belifes in God. By only allowing to explain myself vauguely, then attempting to make conclusions that my belifes are worng, the website takes on an air of low inttelectual integrity. Not to mention that the website is really set up to make anyone who belives in God fail, it is biased.
God Bless
God Bless

Answer 7

I leave my battles to my Lord. I am here only spread the good news that God loves us all.

I love to serve Him. This is just a little part of it. Remember, people are here for different reasons.

Answer 8

neato

Answer 9

Ha HA! Nice one.

Thanks man.