RE: I have some questions for the posters here.
June 23, 2021 at 2:59 pm
(This post was last modified: June 23, 2021 at 3:00 pm by HappySkeptic.)
Here is my opinion on the properties usually associated with gods:
1) The universe requires a prime mover, and that is God.
A) No, it isn't clear that there needs to a be a prime-mover. It doesn't solve the infinite regress problem. Positing an infinitely-complex cause for the universe just increases complexity. If there is a prime-mover (which I think unlikely), there is no reason to think it is intelligent or would fit anyone's definition of a god.
2) The universe has laws, which requires a law-giver, and that is God
A) No, what we call laws are simply logical patterns. That patterns exist (as opposed to no patterns) is not something I need a god to cause (which would have to exist as part of infinitely more complex patterns).
3) Some omni-everything intelligence created your soul and loves you.
A) Huh? Why is that a requirement of the universe, what the heck is a soul, and where is the evidence that any cosmic sky daddy loves me?
Therefore I don't believe in any gods. If you define some different type of god, I'll consider it (as god can mean anything), but at present I don't believe in any gods, and I obviously don't currently believe in things I've never heard of.
1) The universe requires a prime mover, and that is God.
A) No, it isn't clear that there needs to a be a prime-mover. It doesn't solve the infinite regress problem. Positing an infinitely-complex cause for the universe just increases complexity. If there is a prime-mover (which I think unlikely), there is no reason to think it is intelligent or would fit anyone's definition of a god.
2) The universe has laws, which requires a law-giver, and that is God
A) No, what we call laws are simply logical patterns. That patterns exist (as opposed to no patterns) is not something I need a god to cause (which would have to exist as part of infinitely more complex patterns).
3) Some omni-everything intelligence created your soul and loves you.
A) Huh? Why is that a requirement of the universe, what the heck is a soul, and where is the evidence that any cosmic sky daddy loves me?
Therefore I don't believe in any gods. If you define some different type of god, I'll consider it (as god can mean anything), but at present I don't believe in any gods, and I obviously don't currently believe in things I've never heard of.
