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We say that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence but I am betting you could create ordinary claims about the supernatural that require extraordinary evidence.

Example: the deist god could make a four sided triangle.

  • ZambonimanMEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Hi, thanks for posting.

    We say that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence but I am betting you could create ordinary claims about the supernatural that require extraordinary evidence.

    Example: the deist god could make a four sided triangle.

    Interesting.

    The way I see this is that is both extraordinary and a non-sequitur, since a triangle can’t have four sides by definition. So, once the purported deity made it have four sides it simply wouldn’t be a triangle anymore by definition.

    • T0RB1TEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, that’s a rectangle. I can make a rectangle.

      Does that make me a god?

      • BoneheadEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I can make a pyramid, which turns triangles into a rectangle. Therefore, I am god.