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Universal negative (view source)
Revision as of 22:56, September 22, 2014
, 22:56, September 22, 2014→The universal negative claim by atheists that God does not exist
''See also:'' [[Atheism and arrogance]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and arrogance]]
Contrary to the assertions of logic/philosophy neophytes within the atheist community about it being impossible to prove a universal negative, some universal negatives can be proven.<ref>[http://blog.faithbeyondbelief.ca/2014/08/the-universal-negative-can-it-be-proven.html A universal negative: Can it be proven?]</ref>
Contrary to the assertions of logic/philosophy neophytes within the [[Atheism|atheist]] community about it being impossible to prove a universal negative, some universal negatives can be proven.<ref>[http://blog.faithbeyondbelief.ca/2014/08/the-universal-negative-can-it-be-proven.html A universal negative: Can it be proven?]</ref>
However, atheists' universal negative claim that God does not exist is not a reasonable universal negative claim.<ref>[http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0131a.html Putting the Atheist on the Defensive] by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal, Fall 1991, and Winter 1992, page 7.</ref>
However, atheists' universal negative claim that God does not exist is not a reasonable universal negative claim.<ref>[http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0131a.html Putting the Atheist on the Defensive] by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal, Fall 1991, and Winter 1992, page 7.</ref>