Implications for Ayer

Implications for Ayer

1. Vienna Circle

   • Statements express opinions or emotions have meaning
     • Laws of science have meaning
       • Ethical and Moral statements not empirically verifiable-have meaning
         • VP can't be verified itself

2. Atheists

   • Most probable that God doesn't exist
     • Ayer said its based on unverifiable propositions
       • Claim God doesn't exist is as nonsensical as theists claim he does exist

3. Agnostics

   • Holds God is a possibility
     • No good reason to believe or disbelieve in God
       • Ayer said based on unverifiable propositions