Semantic apologetics supports strong atheism by criticizing the words employed to describe God as "meaningless".
Semantic apologetics supports strong atheism by criticizing the words employed to describe God as "meaningless".
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For example, a strong [[atheist]] might criticize the assertion "God transcends space and time" by asking what exactly the believer means by saying that. If the believer is unable to explain what he means, the strong atheist would conclude "You don't know what you are talking about; therefore your statement carries no meaning; therefore you are not justified in believing it."
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For example, a strong [[atheist]] might criticize the assertion "God transcends space and time" by asking what exactly the believer means by saying that. If the believer is unable to explain what he means, the strong atheist would conclude "You are an idiot; You don't know what you are talking about; therefore your statement carries no meaning; therefore you are not justified in believing it."