Origin Options

Origins Options! Issue: - The following statement can be determined - to be true regardless of whether or not its - antecedent/condition is true: - - IF man had the imaginative power to have - originated the idea/concept of God, - - THEN imagination is one of any number of - options that should be considered as a - possible explanation accounting for the - origin of the idea/concept of God. - -- Affirm: ??? -- -- Deny: RLBaty (agent for TSH, Mangani, -- autodidact, meyer, likespeace, jarhyn, -- bladerunner060, et al) I am merely acting as an agent on behalf of the position(s) set forth by my various adversaries here as reflected in various debates, comments and forums as they have sought to deny my simple, almost universally accepted proposition that conditional statements can be determined to be true without regard to whether or not the condition/antecedent is, in fact, true. I appreciate the feedback regarding the extent to which there are those who present themselves as sincerely doubting that simple, almost universally accepted truth. To the extent I may not be accurately representing their position, I encourage them to post any necessary clarification in the comments section of this debate. This debate proposal is designed to allow me to present their position, in the context of an example, in order to see if someone else on the Debate.Org website might present the affirmative in a manner I did not; perhaps in a more convincing manner. We will see. For purposes of this debate, the following is proposed in an effort to clarify the issue and avoid missing the issue: 1. Conditional statements are to be considered true or not true. Conditional statements are NOT to be considered valid or not valid. 2. Arguments, not conditional statements, are to be considered valid or not valid. Arguments, not conditional statements, are NOT to be considered true or not true. 3. Conditions believed to be true but lacking evidence sufficient to convince some may be rejected as NOT true for purposes of this debate. 4. The debate is not about philosophical theories regarding truth functions, truth tables and the weaker meaning of implication where it may be proposed that not true conditions imply both true and not true consequents. 5. This debate involves logical, causal, definitional and decisional implications based on the actual content of the conditional statement and whether or not the conditional statement can be determined to be true without regard to whether the condition is, in fact, known to be true (i.e., IF the condition were true, THEN what might follow logically, causally, definitionally, decisionally from the condition). 6. This debate is not about whether, in fact, a conditional with known or unknown not true conditions is true, but simply whether or not it is possible to determine the conditional statement is true IF the condition is, in fact, not true. 7. This debate presents an example for analysis and one where the condition is known to be believed to be true by some while others deny it is true. For all we know, the condition is NOT true; being believed by some to be true and believed NOT to be true by others. 8. Issue: - The following statement can be determined - to be true regardless of whether or not its - antecedent/condition is true: - - IF man had the imaginative power to have - originated the idea/concept of God, - - THEN imagination is one of any number of - options that should be considered as a - possible explanation accounting for the - origin of the idea/concept of God. - -- Affirm: ??? -- -- Deny: RLBaty (agent for TSH, Mangani, -- autodidact, meyer, likespeace, jarhyn, -- bladerunner060, et al) In further support of the negative I refer you to the negative arguments presented by my adversaries at: http://www.debate.org... http://www.debate.org... http://www.debate.org... http://www.debate.org...