conuly

We're still doing Mackey's view of the Problem of Evil (points to earlier post). And here he starts.

CG = Mr. God-is-not-a-cause
P = My professor who shall remain unnamed
Me = Some girl

CG: Was Mackey an atheist?
P: Yes, I think so.
CG: So that explains why he doesn't accept the arguments for God! He's a very dangerous person! _WTF?

Later:

CG: Was he in the Second World War?
P: *pause* Um, I don't know. *pausepausepause* How is this relevant?
CG: Well, I just thought that that was why he didn't believe in God. He saw this suffering, and got depressed, and forgot that God exists.
Me: Or maybe he just didn't believe in God. Maybe he thought it was a stupid idea, and he didn't like seeing people wasting time with pointless beliefs! _{This doesn't reflect my beliefs, I'm not an atheist, I think that's just as unprovable as any sort of theism, I was just sick of listening to his drivel}
P: Okay. Well, *****, can you tell us Mackey's next argument about this?
CG: How should I know?
P: Well, you were supposed to have read it for today.
CG: I did read it! I'm supposed to remember it?
Me: *plays freecell to avoid screaming out loud*

I'm getting rather good at freecell. I wonder why.