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RE: Why do you believe in god?
April 5, 2012 at 10:50 am
(April 4, 2012 at 7:27 pm)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 4, 2012 at 7:21 pm)Paul the Human Wrote: Well, that's refreshingly honest... While being intellectually dishonest at the same time. Can you actually answer the question of "Why?"
I've decided that I cannot. Believing in god does no harm to me. I don't believe in a specific god, just that a god(or gods) exist. I may be a logical person, but I do have a spiritual side and I fully embrace that part of myself.
It's wishful thinking if you can't even give a reason why you believe in a god.
You are currently experiencing a lucky and very brief window of awareness, sandwiched in between two periods of timeless and utter nothingness. So why not make the most of it, and stop wasting your life away trying to convince other people that there is something else? The reality is obvious.
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RE: Why do you believe in god?
April 5, 2012 at 10:55 am
(April 5, 2012 at 10:50 am)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: (April 4, 2012 at 7:27 pm)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 4, 2012 at 7:21 pm)Paul the Human Wrote: Well, that's refreshingly honest... While being intellectually dishonest at the same time. Can you actually answer the question of "Why?"
I've decided that I cannot. Believing in god does no harm to me. I don't believe in a specific god, just that a god(or gods) exist. I may be a logical person, but I do have a spiritual side and I fully embrace that part of myself.
It's wishful thinking if you can't even give a reason why you believe in a god.
Yes.
This is stupid
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RE: Why do you believe in god?
April 5, 2012 at 11:08 am
(April 5, 2012 at 10:55 am)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 10:50 am)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: (April 4, 2012 at 7:27 pm)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 4, 2012 at 7:21 pm)Paul the Human Wrote: Well, that's refreshingly honest... While being intellectually dishonest at the same time. Can you actually answer the question of "Why?"
I've decided that I cannot. Believing in god does no harm to me. I don't believe in a specific god, just that a god(or gods) exist. I may be a logical person, but I do have a spiritual side and I fully embrace that part of myself.
It's wishful thinking if you can't even give a reason why you believe in a god.
Yes.
Does this sentient god of yours interact with humanity in any way or does it have any effect on the universe?
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RE: Why do you believe in god?
April 5, 2012 at 11:11 am
(April 5, 2012 at 10:55 am)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 10:50 am)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: It's wishful thinking if you can't even give a reason why you believe in a god.
Yes.
That means that you want a god to exist, so you choose to believe that one does. That is intellectual dishonesty to the extreme. Here's a question for you... Why do you choose to believe that a god exists?
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RE: Why do you believe in god?
April 5, 2012 at 11:14 am
(April 5, 2012 at 11:08 am)Phil Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 10:55 am)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 10:50 am)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: (April 4, 2012 at 7:27 pm)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 4, 2012 at 7:21 pm)Paul the Human Wrote: Well, that's refreshingly honest... While being intellectually dishonest at the same time. Can you actually answer the question of "Why?"
I've decided that I cannot. Believing in god does no harm to me. I don't believe in a specific god, just that a god(or gods) exist. I may be a logical person, but I do have a spiritual side and I fully embrace that part of myself.
It's wishful thinking if you can't even give a reason why you believe in a god.
Yes.
Does this sentient god of yours interact with humanity in any way or does it have any effect on the universe?
I have a lot of ideas on the nature of god. I don't think god ever interacted with humans though.
This is stupid
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RE: Why do you believe in god?
April 5, 2012 at 11:15 am
(April 5, 2012 at 11:14 am)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 11:08 am)Phil Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 10:55 am)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 10:50 am)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: (April 4, 2012 at 7:27 pm)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: I've decided that I cannot. Believing in god does no harm to me. I don't believe in a specific god, just that a god(or gods) exist. I may be a logical person, but I do have a spiritual side and I fully embrace that part of myself.
It's wishful thinking if you can't even give a reason why you believe in a god.
Yes.
Does this sentient god of yours interact with humanity in any way or does it have any effect on the universe?
I have a lot of ideas on the nature of god. I don't think god ever interacted with humans though.
Then why call it god?
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RE: Why do you believe in god?
April 5, 2012 at 11:22 am
(This post was last modified: April 5, 2012 at 11:24 am by Adjusted Sanity.)
(April 5, 2012 at 11:11 am)Paul the Human Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 10:55 am)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 10:50 am)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: It's wishful thinking if you can't even give a reason why you believe in a god.
Yes.
That means that you want a god to exist, so you choose to believe that one does. That is intellectual dishonesty to the extreme. Here's a question for you... Why do you choose to believe that a god exists?
I don't think it's fair to call my beliefs dishonest in any way. I fully understand that my beliefs are beliefs and keep them there.
I've always liked the idea that there's something bigger than all of us, something humanity cannot hope to understand. I believe because I like the idea of god. It's a fascinating concept.
(April 5, 2012 at 11:15 am)Phil Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 11:14 am)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 11:08 am)Phil Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 10:55 am)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 10:50 am)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: It's wishful thinking if you can't even give a reason why you believe in a god.
Yes.
Does this sentient god of yours interact with humanity in any way or does it have any effect on the universe?
I have a lot of ideas on the nature of god. I don't think god ever interacted with humans though.
Then why call it god?
Does god have to interact with humans to be god? If not what else do I call a powerful being that created all we know?
This is stupid
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RE: Why do you believe in god?
April 5, 2012 at 11:28 am
(April 5, 2012 at 11:22 am)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 11:11 am)Paul the Human Wrote: That means that you want a god to exist, so you choose to believe that one does. That is intellectual dishonesty to the extreme. Here's a question for you... Why do you choose to believe that a god exists?
I don't think it's fair to call my beliefs dishonest in any way. I fully understand that my beliefs are beliefs and keep them there.
I've always liked the idea that there's something bigger than all of us, something humanity cannot hope to understand. I believe because I like the idea of god. It's a fascinating concept.
Intellectually dishonesty is not dishonesty in the traditional sense, so there is no offense meant by it. Believing something, simply because you wish it were true, is a form of dishonesty with oneself. I like the idea of Elves and Wizards, but that doesn't mean I can go around believing that they exist. I mean... I could... but then I'd be insane.
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RE: Why do you believe in god?
April 5, 2012 at 11:31 am
(This post was last modified: April 5, 2012 at 11:34 am by Phil.)
(April 5, 2012 at 11:22 am)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: Does god have to interact with humans to be god? If not what else do I call a powerful being that created all we know?
Again I ask, why call it god? What you did was avoided the question and asked me an entirely different one.
(April 5, 2012 at 11:22 am)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: I believe because I like the idea of god.
So there is a reason. It's an unreasonable one but a reason nonetheless. So please stop saying you have no reason to believe.
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RE: Why do you believe in god?
April 5, 2012 at 2:12 pm
(April 5, 2012 at 11:15 am)Phil Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 11:14 am)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 11:08 am)Phil Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 10:55 am)Adjusted Sanity Wrote: (April 5, 2012 at 10:50 am)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: It's wishful thinking if you can't even give a reason why you believe in a god.
Yes.
Does this sentient god of yours interact with humanity in any way or does it have any effect on the universe?
I have a lot of ideas on the nature of god. I don't think god ever interacted with humans though.
Then why call it god?
Why not just call it "nothing" if it doesn't interact with humans and he made it up? And this is why I just don't get deists.
You are currently experiencing a lucky and very brief window of awareness, sandwiched in between two periods of timeless and utter nothingness. So why not make the most of it, and stop wasting your life away trying to convince other people that there is something else? The reality is obvious.
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