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  • In a theological debate, an atheist may  propose a circular argument by asserting,  

  • "God is merely a man-made concept because all  notions of God are inherently created by humans." 

  • This line of reasoning is inherently circularas it employs the premise of God's concept being  

  • human-generated as proof of its artificialityThe argument essentially concludes that God  

  • is a man-made construct on the basis that  concepts of God originate from human thought

  • However, this reasoning is circular  because it assumes what it seeks to prove:  

  • the premise that all ideas of God are human  creations is used to substantiate the conclusion  

  • that God, therefore, is a fabricated concept. This approach neglects to consider the possibility  

  • of a divine entity existing independently of  human conceptualization, presupposing instead  

  • that the very act of human conception of God  invalidates the existence of a divine being

  • Such an argument fails to provide  external verification for its claim

In a theological debate, an atheist may  propose a circular argument by asserting,  

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