Tooth Fairy Bullshit

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As a proposed explanation, the tooth fairy is a childish answer to a trivial parental prank. In contrast to this, the existence of a divine being is one answer to profound philosophical questions such as why is there something rather than nothing, why does nature operate lawfully, etc. Even if the atheist thinks that is the wrong conclusion, intelligent minds have considered the existence of divine agency a reasonable answer to serious questions.

No it is he exact same thing as the tooth fairy. It is an authority figure fobbing people off with an incomplete answer.God did it is such a bad cop out that I am surprised that some one with as much capacity for thought is satisfied with it.

divine agency is the end of the answer where it should be the beginning. Where is the how the divine agency did it, where is the evidence where is anything other than the bland useless statement "god did it".

And the questions are not merely philosophical. Throughout human history religious sentiment has been motivating force behind many of Mankind’s greatest achievements and many of its darkest moral failures.

And it also repressed many endeavours for centuries. The time when everyone was a Christian is called the dark ages and only now are beginning the slow process of advancing without religious shackles despite religions best efforts to retard civilisation.

No hospital was built in honor of the tooth fairy. She inspired no wars. She gave no strength to a missionary nor excuse to a criminal. How do you explain the difference between those beliefs that drive history and fanciful notions that do not? There is a reason.

Popularity. The tooth fairy didn't get into the same position that Yahweh did. but if by happenstance, people believed in the tooth fairy in the same way they believe in EVEY OTHER faith then there is no reason to think that those things couldn't happen.

Religious convictions, whether they are right or wrong, address the most profound questions of human existence and, at least for Christianity in particular, provide reasonable answers to those questions. These questions include who am I, why are we here, what am I obliged to do, etc. Trivializing Christian faith by comparing it to a childish superstition is to mock moral heroes, like Dr. King, whose Christian faith was essential to his life and legacy. Shame on you all.

I don't think they address the profound issues, I think they are a cop meant to distract people from trying to find actual answers.

I think Dr King did great things. But I still think he was wrong and believed in the equivalent of the tooth fairy.