(January 30, 2017 at 8:53 pm)Redoubtable Wrote: I completely agree, which is why I think the argument that centers around equating disbelief in the God of classical theism with gods Thor or Zeus a bad argument because Thor and Zeus aren't gods in the sense classical theists use the word. These gods of ancient myth are basically superheroes, they're just really powerful versions of humans and don't really have anything in common with the god of classical theism other than the three letter title. My criticisms in this thread aren't aimed at the existence of a god, in fact you can presuppose a god exists (in fact I'm inclined to believe in one even if I don't claim to know for certain) in my criticisms of these religions. My criticism is aimed at the religions specifically and in this case Christianity.
Well, how do you think Yahweh started? If you think that theists didn't originally imagine him as a bearded superhero in the sky whipping lightning bolts just like Zeus, you're sadly mistaken. It's only with scientific advances that they suddenly re-imagined him as an immaterial entity outside of space and time. Don't be fooled by theists like Chad's attempts at revising the intentions of the original writers.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
