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What is Ignosticism?
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RE: What is Ignosticism?
(October 8, 2018 at 12:37 pm)Khemikal Wrote:
(October 8, 2018 at 11:12 am)Bucky Ball Wrote: Great. Then define one, coherently.
What exactly *does* make them gods ?

You did a poll of the gods ? Let's see your data.

Any member of a set of supernatural anthropomorphized entities alleged to have authority over some function of this world (real or imagined).  I defined it this way in the thread that lead to this one, lol.

We could go with a literary def too.  The focal point of divinity narratives.

We could go with a specific description of an individual god.

\Heres what the internet has to say

Quote:(in Christianity and other monotheistic religions) the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.
synonyms: the Lord, the Almighty, the Creator, the Maker, the Godhead; More
2.
(in certain other religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshiped as having power over nature or human fortunes; a deity.
"a moon god"
synonyms: deity, goddess, divine being, celestial being, divinity, immortal, avatar
"sacrifices to appease the gods"

The thing that makes them gods is recognizability in the set, recognizability with respect to each other.  We can even classify them into subsets.  Check it out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_de...sification

All of that, is why ignosticism can't stand.  It's only a sensible position the very -first- time you hear the term "gods".  After that, you have an idea what folks are talking about..and if you want specifics you need only ask.

The fact that you can happen to find or make up definitions is totally irrelevant.
Beings are not defined into reality. Your definitions do not make beings a reality and are incoherent.
There are no "supernal" (anthropomorphized) anything. It's a mythological category, and there is no definition of that specifically involved here.
I could care less what Christianity (or any other religion) claims. Every single attribute they claim is easily refuted. Every one. It's why I have an advanced degree in the subject.
Knowing what people are talking about does not make anything a reality.
If people are talking about "Babe Ruth being a baseball immortal" .... does that in fact make him immortal ?
You can't possibly be serious.
You're also equivocating here, to the max.
The notion that when someone "talks about or references a god" is the SAME thing as actually trying to "define and claim a "real god" for themselves
are totally different concepts.
Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble. - Joseph Campbell  Popcorn

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What is Ignosticism? - by vulcanlogician - October 6, 2018 at 4:26 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by I_am_not_mafia - October 6, 2018 at 5:15 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by robvalue - October 6, 2018 at 5:29 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Angrboda - October 6, 2018 at 9:37 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by robvalue - October 6, 2018 at 9:44 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Angrboda - October 6, 2018 at 11:45 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Belacqua - October 6, 2018 at 8:44 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by vulcanlogician - October 7, 2018 at 9:46 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by robvalue - October 6, 2018 at 7:42 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Bucky Ball - October 7, 2018 at 11:46 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by robvalue - October 8, 2018 at 3:22 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by ignoramus - October 6, 2018 at 7:56 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by brewer - October 6, 2018 at 8:27 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by DodosAreDead - October 6, 2018 at 9:41 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by brewer - October 6, 2018 at 9:54 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by robvalue - October 6, 2018 at 9:56 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by The Grand Nudger - October 6, 2018 at 11:54 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by robvalue - October 6, 2018 at 3:14 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Devout-Humanist - October 6, 2018 at 3:28 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Angrboda - October 6, 2018 at 5:47 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Bahana - October 6, 2018 at 6:39 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by ignoramus - October 6, 2018 at 8:17 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by robvalue - October 7, 2018 at 1:10 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by ignoramus - October 6, 2018 at 9:52 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Belacqua - October 6, 2018 at 10:17 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Angrboda - October 6, 2018 at 9:59 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by vulcanlogician - October 7, 2018 at 10:59 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by The Grand Nudger - October 7, 2018 at 11:55 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by bennyboy - October 8, 2018 at 12:13 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by haig - October 8, 2018 at 12:30 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by bennyboy - October 8, 2018 at 12:49 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by haig - October 8, 2018 at 1:00 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Bucky Ball - October 8, 2018 at 11:12 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by haig - October 8, 2018 at 11:50 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Bucky Ball - October 8, 2018 at 12:28 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by haig - October 8, 2018 at 2:08 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Foxaèr - October 8, 2018 at 1:09 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by KevinM1 - October 8, 2018 at 1:34 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by The Grand Nudger - October 8, 2018 at 12:37 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Bucky Ball - October 8, 2018 at 2:02 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Angrboda - October 8, 2018 at 4:35 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Alan V - October 8, 2018 at 12:46 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by The Grand Nudger - October 8, 2018 at 2:09 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Bucky Ball - October 8, 2018 at 2:37 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by The Grand Nudger - October 8, 2018 at 6:48 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by KevinM1 - October 8, 2018 at 8:12 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by brewer - October 8, 2018 at 9:04 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Whateverist - October 8, 2018 at 11:08 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by KevinM1 - October 8, 2018 at 11:40 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Whateverist - October 9, 2018 at 12:11 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by The Grand Nudger - October 9, 2018 at 12:27 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Whateverist - October 9, 2018 at 10:31 am
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Grandizer - October 9, 2018 at 12:10 pm
RE: What is Ignosticism? - by Whateverist - October 9, 2018 at 1:31 pm

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