(October 16, 2016 at 1:13 pm)Aegon Wrote: I know little about Deism, but it appears to me like it's just a copout, a way to say that God exists and did create our universe without having to accept all the B.S. that traditionally comes with believing in God. It also sounds pointless; obviously if we were able to prove God created the universe and fucked off, it would be a huge deal. But at this point in time, all you're doing is replacing our non-explanation for the universe with God. And that's when it ends. You could say that anything created the universe / caused the Big Bang. What's the point in saying a God did it other than wishful thinking? And, from a religious standpoint, what's the point in believing a God that has no impact on your life?
Are there any Deists or former Deists here?
well, we shouldn't base answers "had to create the universe". And we don't always deny observations we thinks it BS. Observations are observations. So, unless you are strictly talking about a fundamentalist religious god their line of logic is flawed. then we get to the "meaningless" part. "meaning" is a personal opinion. So their opinion is as good as any other opinion at this point.
anything based on philosophy and theology alone should be toss into the unicorn and rainbow bin. Philosophy is a ton of BS and an oz of reality.
anti-logical Fallacies of Ambiguity
