RE: Do things happen for a reason?
July 28, 2020 at 4:24 pm
(This post was last modified: July 28, 2020 at 4:28 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(July 28, 2020 at 4:10 pm)Shazzalovesnovels Wrote:The same way that you do with god. Asking the same question won't get you a different answer.(July 28, 2020 at 4:04 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: The same way you do with it. You're having a conversation with a bunch of human beings who live in the same world that you do. Not aliens from another dimension.
I didn't mean it that way. How do you explain why things happen without bringing God into it.
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The same way that any of us would.
Honestly think about what you're asking us. Let's say that you apprehend the world through teleology - which is to say that you explain an event by the purpose it serves rather than the cause by which it arises. God's plan, the ultimate purpose. Well, purpose and teleology aren't restricted to gods. Other people, who don't believe in gods, might also find reason and use in explaining things by referring to their purpose. Why is there a hammer here? Because I intend to strike a nail. Why do fish have gills? To breathe. You might notice that you can understand these explanations, and see nothing obviously wrong with them. They don't refer to any gods.
How often, if you really worked it out, do you refer to god in your own life? I'd be willing to bet that the difference between yourself and an atheist, with respect to your question, is small to non-existent. We may as well ask you how you do x without believing in the aztec gods - and you'd instantly grasp the problem that you're facing here, with us.
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