Jimmy Issa
Sep 3, 2018 · 1 min read

I appreciate the response, but I don’t imagine that’s the best way to address losing your arguments against the argument of the unmoved mover. Dawkins is certainly no philosopher, perhaps worse than any philosopher, considering he continues peddling arguments like “Who created God?” — considered by all philosophers of every intellectual stripe to be horrible.

I do imagine you can cite intellectuals (and ideologues) who disagree with the arguments, but to suggest that “X smart people disagree with you” as anything of an argument is an argument ad populum. I can easily cite modern philosophers like Edward Feser who, if you had told them these arguments were refuted, would be surprised to hear it — and especially more surprised to hear of their imagined “little intellectual worth” in the 21st century.

Perhaps the most erroneous claim in your new comment is Aquinas having “ little understanding of ethical theories, epistemology, & the great philosophical issues”. It’s hard to explain just how ridiculous this statement is. I’d suggest you take a move to learning about medieval philosophy. In fact, since I’m so nice, here’s a PDF for The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy.

I’ve had my doubts and doubts are necessary learning. Adamant denial, on the other hand, is a huge nuisance.