ChatGPT's answers to Battleground god

chatgpt-god.md

The Questions (and answers) Technically, these are statements, not questions, but... what the hell!

Question 1 God exists.

• true

Question 2 God is a logical possibility (i.e., there is nothing contradictory about the very idea of God).

• true

Question 3 If God does not exist then there is no basis for morality.

• false

Question 4 Any entity that it is right to call God must be free to do anything.

• false

Question 5 Any entity that it is right to call God must want there to be as little suffering in the world as is possible.

• true

Question 6 Any entity that it is right to call God must have the power to do anything.

• true

Question 7 While there might be argument over the details, evolution by natural selection is the correct explanation for the origin of species.

• true

Question 8 It is justified to base one's belief about the external world - i.e., the world outside one's head - on a firm inner conviction, even in the absence of any independent evidence for the truth of this conviction.

• false

Question 9 Any entity that it is right to call God must know everything there is to know.

• true

Question 10 Torturing innocent people is morally wrong.

• true

Question 11 If, despite years of trying, no strong evidence or argument has been presented to show that there is a Loch Ness monster, it is rational to believe that such a monster does not exist.

• true

Question 12 People who die of horrible, painful diseases need to die in such a way for some higher purpose.

• false

Question 13 If, despite years of trying, no strong evidence or argument has been presented to show that there is a Loch Ness monster, it is rational to believe that such a monster does not exist.

• true

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Question 14 It is foolish to believe in God without certain, irrevocable proof that God exists.

• false

Question 15 As long as there are no compelling arguments or evidence that show that God does not exist, atheism is a matter of faith, not rationality.

• false

Question 16 The serial killer, Peter Sutcliffe, had a firm, inner conviction that God wanted him to kill prostitutes. He was, therefore, justified in believing that he was carrying out God's will in murdering his victims.

• false

Question 17 If God exists, She can create square circles and make 1 + 1 = 72.

• false

Question 18 It is justified to believe in God if one has a firm, inner conviction that God exists, even if there is no independent evidence that God exists.

• false