RE: Evidence for a god. Do you have any? Simplified arguments version.
October 12, 2018 at 5:49 pm
(October 12, 2018 at 5:46 pm)Aliza Wrote:(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.
And I think when you reply, as a theist, in a thread about evidence for god, you should expect what you say could be challenged, and you shouldn't insult people when they disagree with you. The thing is, it ISN'T a big deal to me. Because, well, I'm not the one insulting others who simply disagree with me. I think you should really examine why you're even on this forum in the first place if you have that big of an issue with people disagreeing with your beliefs/ideas.
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
