(August 22, 2018 at 4:49 am)Mathilda Wrote:(August 22, 2018 at 1:32 am)robvalue Wrote: If I get to define "God" as some form of intelligence responsible for creating our environment, then I'd be a 4; except I wouldn't go so far as to say it's equally probable both ways. I just have no idea about probabilities either way. No data.
If "God" is some specific cartoon character, then I'm a 7 for all practical purposes, but I'm always open to the possibility of some bizarre cosmic coincidence.
Basically, the more stuff you hang around god's neck, the closer I get to a 7.
And that's why the very concept of a god survives by being ambiguous and ill-defined. The god concept has literally evolved, with more specific ideas of gods dying out as we discover that they do not exist and the more nebulous ones more able to spread to other potential believers.
I'd find it easier to be a solid 7 all the way across the board if there were one definition, but that doesn't exist. You could call the kid in the LEGO movie a god with some accuracy. I'm not saying we're LEGO pieces being moved around, but rather that I like clearly defined goal posts. Religions present those, and they're easily dismissed. However, there are definitions like "a superhuman being or spirit" that I actually wouldn't be surprised to find exist elsewhere.
