I’m going to respond to ready now, but before I do so, I want to make one thing perfectly clear. I believe in Torah Min HaShamayim. Yes, I find all the proofs to be flawed, but that does not mean that the premise itself is flawed… merely the proof. I’d like to post something I wrote on my blog two years ago regarding this:
1. Lack of evidence does not equal evidence of lack.
I’m sure that many of you have heard this before and it is 100% valid. Just because I can’t prove that the Inivisible Pink Unicorn does not exist does not mean that it does not exist. Of course, each individual has to weigh for themselves how strongly consider the lack of evidence when making a determination — but it cannot be used as definitive proof that the object you are considering does not exist.
2. Demolishing a proof does not equal demolishing the underlying argument.
In each case, I will show how the proof being presented is flawed. I will not, however, be presenting any counter-arguments. I will make no statements of my own regarding the Divinity of the Torah (which, for the record, I do believe in), nor will I be making any arguments against it.
In short, don’t take the fact that I find the proofs to be flawed to be evidence that I don’t believe in Torah MinHashamayim, or that God exists, or any other such thing. It is perfectly valid to show that a flawed proof is, in fact, flawed.
The Wolf