Why is the First Cause Argument Flawed?

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Why is the First Cause Argument Flawed?

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I've heard this claim made many times by atheists, often citing erroneous reasons and employing strawmans. I'm curious as to what the denizens of this BBS think. :)
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Give a definition of the argument, please, and then I'd be more than willing to poke holes in it.
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Re: Why is the First Cause Argument Flawed?

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EvilGrey wrote:I've heard this claim made many times by atheists, often citing erroneous reasons and employing strawmans. I'm curious as to what the denizens of this BBS think. :)
Please give examples of these "strawmans'" before you make a sweeping statement.
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Re: Why is the First Cause Argument Flawed?

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Yuri Prime wrote:
EvilGrey wrote:I've heard this claim made many times by atheists, often citing erroneous reasons and employing strawmans. I'm curious as to what the denizens of this BBS think. :)
Please give examples of these "strawmans'" before you make a sweeping statement.
Please discuss the topic as I have declared it. :)

EDIT: I'll get back to you guys later.
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They cannot discuss the topic as you have declared it dumbass, because theyhave no reference point. We have nothing to refer to.

Oh and moron...the plural form of strawman is not strawmans...it is strawmen. If you are not a native English speaker I apologize...
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Re: Why is the First Cause Argument Flawed?

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EvilGrey wrote:
Yuri Prime wrote:
EvilGrey wrote:I've heard this claim made many times by atheists, often citing erroneous reasons and employing strawmans. I'm curious as to what the denizens of this BBS think. :)
Please give examples of these "strawmans'" before you make a sweeping statement.
Please discuss the topic as I have declared it. :)
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You people claim to be great atheist debaters and you don't know what the First Cause argument is? :roll:

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The Question wrote:You people claim to be great atheist debaters and you don't know what the First Cause argument is? :roll:

Samuel Colt save me from the playtheists. :lol:
No the point is we have no idea what he's trying to argue based on the fact that he makes no sense and gives no examples. All I can tell is that he's unhappy with the way some atheists handled the First Cause Argument, but he's not going to tell us what they said or how their arguments were strawmen...
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The Question wrote:You people claim to be great atheist debaters and you don't know what the First Cause argument is? :roll:

Samuel Colt save me from the playtheists. :lol:
I have a decent idea, but I want him to define what he thinks it is, so we have an agreed upon definition of what we are debating. It's just common sense.

Insofar, our boy EvilGrey here wants us to argue something that he refuses to define and thus far has refused to give his definition.
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Ah, now I see your objection.

That just scared the hell out of me, thinking people didn't know what FC was.

Carry on. ;)
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I wish to know why those who believe the argument is flawed think that. I wish to hear their reasoning. :)
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Quantum theory predicts and shows that nothing, absolutely nothing is unstable. You don't need a first causer when the first cause is random instability of nothing.
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kojikun wrote:Quantum theory predicts and shows that nothing, absolutely nothing is unstable. You don't need a first causer when the first cause is random instability of nothing.
Who said anything about a first causer? :D
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EvilGrey wrote:I wish to know why those who believe the argument is flawed think that. I wish to hear their reasoning. :)
Jesus Horatio Christ on a Pink Pogo Stick, if you want an argument, you are first going to have to give the definition of the argument you want discussed before the debate starts. Until you do that, no debate can happen.
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EvilGrey wrote:
kojikun wrote:Quantum theory predicts and shows that nothing, absolutely nothing is unstable. You don't need a first causer when the first cause is random instability of nothing.
Who said anything about a first causer? :D
Ok, just say it. What are you arguing? Please define your version of First Cause...
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Gil Hamilton wrote:
EvilGrey wrote:I wish to know why those who believe the argument is flawed think that. I wish to hear their reasoning. :)
Jesus Horatio Christ on a Pink Pogo Stick, if you want an argument, you are first going to have to give the definition of the argument you want discussed before the debate starts. Until you do that, no debate can happen.
I have already stated what the topic for discussion is. :roll:
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I suppose I will have to wait for the intelligent posters to arrive. :D
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EvilGrey wrote:I suppose I will have to wait for the intelligent posters to arrive. :D
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EvilGrey wrote:I have already stated what the topic for discussion is. :roll:
And then you promptly did exactly what everyone could tell you were going to do: sneer at the first person who addressed the First Cause argument as it usually goes (Kojikun) by saying:
Who said anything about a first causer?
Obviously, idjit, no one because no one has even said what the argument we're supposed to be talking about is. I don't think I've ever seen anyone actively ignore their own opening post before.
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the first cause arguement is flawed because it presumes a necessary intelligence behind the "first cause" and not a natural occurance. it also violates occams razor by including an unknown as massive as the universe itself thus making the unknowns outweigh every known. thats why the first cause arguement is flawed. :roll:
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EvilGrey wrote:I have already stated what the topic for discussion is. :roll:
You said what the topic was, but you didn't define what exactly your argument as you see it is.

What you are doing is:

You: Find what is qrong with the First Cause Argument.
Me: Provide your definition for the First Cause Argument.
You: I'm talking about the First Cause Argument.
Me: Sure, define it.
You: I already told you! The First Cause Argument!

See the problem?
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EvilGrey wrote:I have already stated what the topic for discussion is. :roll:
Yes, the topic is about a moron (you) who touches himself at night. :roll:
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Gil Hamilton wrote: See the problem?


I'm not seeing it.

If people can't address his argument, they should just say so.
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he hasnt defined his argument :roll:

this site will debate anything. but he hasnt put foward his position.
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The Question wrote:I'm not seeing it.

If people can't address his argument, they should just say so.
The problem is that he's not actually giving a definition for us to argee on as the First Cause Argument is for us to debate. I want his exact definition before any debate actually takes place so he can't change his position at a whim. Insofar, he's refusing to actually define his position but is still demanding people debate it.
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