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May. 21st, 2014 01:20 pmSomebody just tried the watchmaker analogy on me, followed rapidly by Pascal's Wager. Didn't even attribute it at all, just "I heard somebody say once...", which is lazy.
Why do people do that? That's not quite up there with Jack Chick apparently believing that the only reason there are non-Christians in the world is because nobody bothered to tell us all about Jesus, but it's darn close.
If you heard somebody else use this analogy to explain why we should all join your religion, it almost certainly is so old it is a cliche, and the person you're talking to probably heard it back in middle school or high school. It absolutely has been refuted by somebody else by now. I know we can't all be brilliant thinkers, but you're not winning any points by being trite.
Why do people do that? That's not quite up there with Jack Chick apparently believing that the only reason there are non-Christians in the world is because nobody bothered to tell us all about Jesus, but it's darn close.
If you heard somebody else use this analogy to explain why we should all join your religion, it almost certainly is so old it is a cliche, and the person you're talking to probably heard it back in middle school or high school. It absolutely has been refuted by somebody else by now. I know we can't all be brilliant thinkers, but you're not winning any points by being trite.
