RE: The argument against "evil", theists please come to the defense.
November 15, 2017 at 3:05 pm
(This post was last modified: November 15, 2017 at 3:08 pm by WinterHold.)
(November 15, 2017 at 1:09 pm)Khemikal Wrote:(November 15, 2017 at 12:31 pm)AtlasS33 Wrote: No no; I don't do this self-argue stuff; I'm speaking by the book.
The definition of anthropomorphism doesn't need holy entities to apply:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism
Please revise its definition to see what I mean; here I quoted it from wikipedia's link:
According to this definition; calling the American Hellfire missiles with the name "Hellfire" -for example- is an act of Anthropomorphism.
Yes yes yes; this is more accurate; the concept of God is being Personalized; producing the "personal God" fever.
I think I understand now. You have a problem with english. "Hellfire" isn't anthropomorphism. A better example would be "Patriot"...but it's still a poor example. Personfication is a necessary component -of- anthropomorphism. For example, describing your god as "righteous" or "just" or "merciful"...these are qualities of human persons.
Magic book..and all god belief, is nothing but a running example of personification and anthropomorphism. Your objection to MK's god with a list of traits that describe human beings is a running example of anthropomorphism as objection. You don;t think that a god would be a tyrant, or so short sighted...you think he's those other human qualities......the ones that satisfy you in a god, the ones magic book goes to great lengths describing.
You...are arguing...with yourself...with magic book, and now.... with words. You don't really need me or my participation to do that.
It's not my native language; so you gotta understand.
The traits claimed by God are supposed to represent perfection. It's him that began the fashion; and we followed. Let's take mercy: we can feed temporarily, but God can feed people permanently. Perfection is the main rule; humans don't have that. It's the breaking point between what is God's; or ours.
So the "human traits" meant by the definition of anthropomorphism is the imperfect human versions. God loves; but it's not a love like ours. God hates; but it's not a hate like ours. God has mercy; but not like our mercy.
Once you begin to "Jesus sy" God; or "Buddh sy" God; you are doing personification
