So this sort of response indicates that you are distinguishing between “God” and the 11-dimensional undergrad as distinct ideas. In that case, a generic creator argument isn’t very strong evidence since there are a lot of options for entities that created the universe that aren’t God.
This is confusing because we’re simultaneously talking about a deity in general and my God, the one we’re all familiar with.
Of course there are lots of options other than my specific God; the 11-dimensional undergrad is one of those. I’m not using a generic creator argument to convince you of my God, I’m using the generic creator argument to suggest that you take into account the possibility of a generic creator, whether or not it’s my God. I’m keeping my God mostly out of this—I think an atheist ought to be able to argue my position while keeping his/her own conclusions.
So this sort of response indicates that you are distinguishing between “God” and the 11-dimensional undergrad as distinct ideas. In that case, a generic creator argument isn’t very strong evidence since there are a lot of options for entities that created the universe that aren’t God.
This is confusing because we’re simultaneously talking about a deity in general and my God, the one we’re all familiar with.
Of course there are lots of options other than my specific God; the 11-dimensional undergrad is one of those. I’m not using a generic creator argument to convince you of my God, I’m using the generic creator argument to suggest that you take into account the possibility of a generic creator, whether or not it’s my God. I’m keeping my God mostly out of this—I think an atheist ought to be able to argue my position while keeping his/her own conclusions.