RE: Evidence for a god. Do you have any? Simplified arguments version.
October 12, 2018 at 5:46 pm
(This post was last modified: October 12, 2018 at 5:49 pm by Aliza.)
(October 12, 2018 at 5:17 pm)Grandizer Wrote: Let her have her belief. AFAIK, she's not trying to insult anyone's intelligence and she's being completely honest by admitting there's no evidence for the God she believes in. Why this pushiness?
OP's question was asking if (thesits) have evidence for G-d, and I answered, "No, I have no evidence. I don't really need that for me to believe, but I get that you might need it for you to believe. I believe what makes sense to me." For this, I am intellectually dishonest.
It's not a zero-sum game for me. I don't take the position that I have to be totally right and you have to be totally wrong. It's really not that fucking serious anyway. If there is a G-d, then fine: nothing changes. If there isn't, then fine: nothing changes. To me, it's like changing one's mind about what color they think is prettiest. Do we really need to make an argument for the case of blue over red? Just like the color you like and make some effort to respect people who like a different color.
(October 12, 2018 at 5:42 pm)Kit Wrote: PRJA93 has a point. After all, how many of us would let it slide if someone said, I know I have no evidence to provide for the existence of the fairies that dance naked in my garden at midnight, but I still believe in them and their cavorting beneath moonbeams.
No delusion is above reproach, no matter how kind the individual is.
So you can't just be friends with someone who thinks a little differently than you do?
