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Logic has nothing to do with it. Neither scenario has an answer that is more logical than the other.
You could make a logical argument based on the Drake Equation for the likelihood of extraterrestrial life. It might be wrong, but it would still be logical. There is no comparable argument that can be made for the existence of a god. Furthermore, extraterrestrial beings could exist without assuming the existence of anything beyond the natural forces for which there is already evidence. The same is not true of most versions of a god.
Dav said:It's all about what is, as you say, reasonable. I think it's reasonable that the universe is so big, there is probably life on it outside of the Solar System.
I agree.
Dav said:I don't think it's reasonable that we could even be having this conversation if in the end we all die and disappear, and then eventually everyone dies and everything that ever happened is forgotten, and none of this will ever have mattered or happened for any reason.
Why not? What is inherently unreasonable about that?
And even if you are correct, how would it be an argument for the existence of a god?
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