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| − | 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> | ||
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In logic, a universal negative is a proposition of the form “No S is P.” Symbol: E, e.[1]
An example of a valid universal negative is "No triangles have four sides". This is a valid universal negative because if something does not have three sides, it cannot be a triangle.
The universal negative claim by atheists that God does not exist
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.[2] However, atheists' universal negative claim that God does not exist is not a reasonable universal negative claim.[3]
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Notes
- ↑ Universal negative
- ↑ A universal negative: Can it be proven?
- ↑ Putting the Atheist on the Defensive by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal, Fall 1991, and Winter 1992, page 7.