RE: A Question From Atheists
June 25, 2017 at 8:21 pm
(This post was last modified: June 25, 2017 at 8:25 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(June 25, 2017 at 6:58 pm)nosferatu323 Wrote: I was referring to belief in god.Shouldn;t you, as a person who';se proposed that the universe is divine, and a god, be able to define those terms? This is not my work to do, but..here, have a bone. Have a whole wiki page of bones.
What is divinity? please define it concretely. Then define God.
Quote:In religious terms, divinity or godhead is the state of things that come from a supernatural power or deity, such as a god, supreme being, creator deity, or spirits, and are therefore regarded as sacred and .https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divinity
Quote:Please make sure you are avoiding a circular definition. You're rejecting the definition that Universe is God on the basis that the definition of these two is not compatible, also you say "the Universe is not divine" the definition of the universe is somewhat clear for me. But I don't know what God is.How could you possibly have come to the conclusion that the universe is a god...not knowing what a god is? What sense could you have possibly employed?
Quote:I really don't know. Please define it. I don't know what divine is either, I use it in my conversations, but I think it's a nonsensical word an does not have any actual referent except our neurons activities.You keep mumbling about nuerons as though it somehow made a difference. It doesn't. If you don't know what a god is, then you are unqualified to offer an opinion on what -is- a god. If you don;t know what the divine is, then you are unqualified to offer an opinion on what -is- divine. End of.
Quote:Yes some degree of persistence is required before you see the first signs of small transitions in your consciousness. Again I admit I was unclear about it. My bad. BTW, meditation has nothing to do with sitting, although it's recommended for beginners. It's merely a mental process......nothing about why the magic words didn't work? Why, understanding that self is not as it reports to be, the pantheist god didn't suddenly begin to make more sense?
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