(April 10, 2019 at 9:29 am)Acrobat Wrote:(April 10, 2019 at 8:59 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: I don't see a problem with the definition, everyone gets to have their own version of the God they believe in. Is your version the creator and designer of the universe, or just a signifier?
Sure, what ever the meaning of life is, it’s what ultimately make sense of everything my, and the source of everything.
Like Plato would say, of the Good, that once seen one recognizes it as the source of everything else.
Thanks, so if I'm understanding you correctly, God is the creator and designer, and also the signifier of the universe. From other of your posts, I infer that the God you believe in, intentionally 'set the universe up' in a way that would result in the natural formation and evolution of life. And since you describe yourself as a theist instead of a deist, the God you believe in does intervene in the course of events at least on occasion, and prayers are something that God perceives and may or may not act upon. I am also taking it that you wouldn't think the Bible should be taken too literally if you're a Christian.
Please correct me on any points I'm mistaken about. Frankly, this version of God is less problematic than Drich's (or may dad's, for that matter), since it doesn't sound like the kind of God to give you explicit marching orders or political goals.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.