RE: Question for deists: why is there a Creator?
June 4, 2011 at 11:36 am
(This post was last modified: June 4, 2011 at 12:07 pm by Zenith.)
(May 30, 2011 at 12:40 pm)Stue Denim Wrote: Who's this founder you spoke of? I didnt see anything on there about a founder (legitimate question, I'm not having a go at you here, I don't doubt that this guy has written that somewhere, that is if he isn't claiming he is)I think the founder is Thomas Paine.
What's your points about books? There are books on atheism =P.. (Oh yes I did)
As about books, I haven't seen any book on atheism, so it's only speculation: I guess in them the religions are attacked (i.e. shown faults in them, refuted). I don't think there can be theories (i.e. a doctrine) related to atheism. I never read a deist book either, but it sounds (or, looks) as if there is more than "there is a God that does not interfere in our lives".
(May 30, 2011 at 1:37 pm)Stue Denim Wrote: Wisdom is the realisation that you might actually be mad. Wisdom is the knowledge you're not wise, Madness is the knowledge you're not mad. A few deepities for you to chew on =P.If wisdom is the realization that you might actually be mad, then I think madness should be the overconfidence that you are wise and right in everything you say.
What you said is good.
Though perhaps I did not express myself correctly: you hear one saying that God created the universe and became the universe, you hear other that says that God created the universe but is incapable of interfering in the creatures' lives, you hear other that believes in a God who performs miracles every day in his life, you hear other that says that there are a lot of gods that need to be worshiped, and you hear others that say that no god exists (I skipped some, and perhaps I don't know all beliefs). Now you pick one and ask yourself "is that wise or insane?". How can you judge that? Even the most insane man sees his own beliefs to be true and evident and see others' as being insane or stupid or something.
