1.The beauty of the universe is improbable under atheism
2.The beauty of the universe is not improbable under theism.
3.If we have two hypotheses and some evidence is not improbable under the first hypothesis but is improbable under the second, then that evidence counts as evidence for the first hypothesis.
4.Therefore, the beauty in the universe counts as evidence for God’s existence (1,2,3 Modus Ponens) — Empedocles
1.The beauty of the universe is improbable under atheism
2.The beauty of the universe is not improbable under theism.
3.If we have two hypotheses and some evidence is not improbable under the first hypothesis but is improbable under the second, then that evidence counts as evidence for the first hypothesis.
4.Therefore, the beauty in the universe counts as evidence for God’s existence (1,2,3 Modus Ponens) — Empedocles
This is no proof of an inter-species, inter-subjective beauty but it sounds more like beauty is a species specific way to obtain dopamine — khaled
1- If almost all people agree that something is beautiful, then it is at least very probable that there is at least some objective beauty — Empedocles
That is an argument from popularity which is a logical fallacy — khaled
1.The beauty of the universe is improbable under atheism — Empedocles
1.The beauty of the universe is improbable under atheism
2.The beauty of the universe is not improbable under theism.
3.If we have two hypotheses and some evidence is not improbable under the first hypothesis but is improbable under the second, then that evidence counts as evidence for the first hypothesis.
4.Therefore, the beauty in the universe counts as evidence for God’s existence (1,2,3 Modus Ponens) — Empedocles
Otherwise, I’d love to hear your argument on why beauty is 100% subjective. It seems like that claim leads to a bad result: of beauty is 100% subjective, then when I describe something as beautiful, either my sentence is meaningless, or at most I’m expressing something like “when I see that thing, I feel pleasure”. But really, when I see a striking sunset and describe it as beautiful, I mean it really is beautiful, regardless of the pleasure/ aesthetic experience I have when looking at it. If I meant I get a certain kind of pleasure from viewing the sunset when I describe it as beautiful, I should just say that I get a certain kind of pleasure from viewing it. To regiment this into an argument, I guess I’m saying this: — Empedocles
1) if beauty 100% subjective, then everyone who calls something beautiful is wrong. — Empedocles
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