RE: Enough of this crap, I want to hear directly from god
November 18, 2020 at 4:43 pm
(This post was last modified: November 18, 2020 at 4:44 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(November 18, 2020 at 4:36 pm)Klorophyll Wrote:(November 18, 2020 at 4:23 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: The real tragedy in all of this, is that there's an excluded third possibility. Yes, the children imagined the fairies that you now believe to be the authors of creation - but they weren't wrong about there being purpose in life. A natural teleology.
Even if it were true, that the existence of supreme beings comes naturally to our imagination is remarkable in itself.
Not quite so remarkable, no.
Quote:While the Thracians say that theirs have blue eyes and red hair. Yet if cattle or horses or lions had hands and could draw, And could sculpt like men, then the horses would draw their gods. ... Bodies of gods in the likeness, each kind, of their own.-Xenophanes
What I'm wondering, though, is whether or not you think it's remarkable that children ascribe purpose to natural phenomena, and if so, how so?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
