(August 5, 2016 at 3:03 pm)Rhythm Wrote:As I said before, if you present to me a series of specific God ideas, I'm likely atheist on all of them.(August 5, 2016 at 1:01 pm)bennyboy Wrote: How would we here define God, you and me?
Wikis got it handled.
Quote:noun
- 1.
(in Christianity and other monotheistic religions) the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.
synonyms:
the Lord, the Almighty, the Creator, the Maker, the Godhead; More
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- 2.
(in certain other religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshiped as having power over nature or human fortunes; a deity.
"a moon god"
synonyms:
deity, goddess, divine being, celestial being, divinity, immortal, avatar
"sacrifices to appease the gods"
The above is -all- that;s being asked about when someone asks whether or not you are an atheist, a deist, or a theist (gnostic or agnostic). We can wiggle, but we can't leave the field...or else our descriptor no longer refers to it's subject. Do I think that there is a creative force? Plenty, you'll need to be more specific. None of them are gods.
But you are missing a couple important ones, at least important to me: 1) a pure universe-creating deity, divorced from humanity; 2) a panpsychic super-mind; 3) a normal mortal being so vastly great and intelligent than us that we cannot distinguish it from something like a Biblical god.
As for linking dictionaries. . . come on, dude. Does one or two lines in a dictionary really capture the essence of that word? Nah. . . It lets children and ESL student understand what the word means when it pops up in their beginning-level conversations.