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Old 09-23-2005, 12:39 AM
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Default Re: A problem with some religous views Part 2.

I think this is clearer without changing your point. Do you agree? Mostly puncuation and grammar changes. Please feel free to change back what you want.

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Original claim

Consider this statement: "We are all guilty of sins. Those who believe can get redemption; those who don't believe have no chance of redemption and will be punished."

If my moral sense tells me that a god who enforces this view is morally repugnant, then at least one of the following is true:

I am being deceived by my moral feelings.
God isn't good.
That particular religious view is mistaken.


Claim 1

If my moral sense tells me that god as described by a particular religion is morally repugnant, then at least one of the following is true:

I am being deceived by my moral sense.
God isn't good.
That particular religious view is mistaken.


Claim 2

Any rational person whose moral sense tells them that god as described by a particular religion is morally repugnant must believe that at least one of the following is true:

They are being deceived by their moral sense.
God isn't good.
That religious view is mistaken.

Although, they may not know which of the three to believe is true.

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The only other edit I can think of is to take out the words “at least” the 3 times that you say it. . Doesn’t it have to be any of the 3 but only 1 of the 3. Unless you are saying the reason can be , for example: both because god isn’t good and also because the religious view is mistaken.

If only 1 can be true then say it this way:
“ …then one of the following is true.” instead of the way you say it "...at least one of the following is true."
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