RE: Personal relationships with deities
October 13, 2015 at 10:57 am
(This post was last modified: October 13, 2015 at 11:04 am by jenny1972.)
(October 13, 2015 at 10:17 am)robvalue Wrote: Jenny: Most people define god as being outside our reality to account for the fact that it's nowhere to be found. Can you define "god" in a way that I can distinguish from nothing or a figment of people's imagination?
It's a bad analogy to compare atheism to the belief the earth is flat, because atheism isn't by default a belief. It's a lack of belief. I explain this in detail on my website here If anything it should be compared to people who wouldn't commit to saying the earth was flat, nor that it was anything else, and were awaiting further evidence.
Some atheists choose to make their own claims of positive belief or knowledge, but it's not a requirement.
Jenny's sister: I'm not sure how much was sarcasm, what are you here to save us from? Or was that banter?
i have come across some atheists who consider themselves to be 'gnostic athiests' who believe they know that God does not exist and believe they have it all figured out , and there are some atheists who are more open minded to the possibility that God could exist they just have yet to be convinced . the first type may not even be convinced if science did prove God exists or even proof from God if they are aggressively against the concept of God .
(October 13, 2015 at 10:23 am)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote:(October 13, 2015 at 10:19 am)jenny1972 Wrote: yes as science and history prove discovery is ongoing and constantly evolving
And yet, with all that ongoing searching and discovery all we've ever found are naturalistic explations fo things that used to be seen as acts of gawd(s). Never any supporting evidencee for any gawd claims.
Hmmmmm. Wonder why that is?
because measuring thoughts and detecting God with technology is not possible yet
Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you will join us And the world will be as one - John Lennon
The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also - Mark Twain
The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also - Mark Twain