RE: New theistic chew toys wanted!
August 27, 2021 at 8:55 pm
(This post was last modified: August 27, 2021 at 8:57 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(August 27, 2021 at 8:49 pm)Ahriman Wrote:(August 27, 2021 at 8:42 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: The way I see the world is different than the way you see the world, that's not being a contrarian - it's just telling you as much directly. It's not even an argument, it's a flat declaration.In the reality of a theist, the God (or gods) he/she believe(s) in, is/are the most ideal thing(s). In a theist's mind, nothing gets better, or more important, than God (or the gods). Theists are hyper focused on God (or the gods), their whole lives revolve around God (or the gods). It should be obvious why nothing could ever replace something like this.
By what unit of measurement do you think god value is more transcendent than transcendent value, and what on earth does that even mean?
I've not known the vast majority of theists to be monks or nuns - their lives are organized around god about as much as my own, in practice - but I think I understand a little of where you're coming from. Other people, you could grant, see other things to be as important or crucial as you or any theist may believe your god to be?
Yes, we get that you really like coke and think it's the best, but you do acknowledge that there are pepsi fans in the world too, right?
It's really not obvious that nothing could replace that, as there are people who never needed anything replaced, and for many people who fell away from a god based faith, something has.
Do you believe that you would suddenly lose all apprehension of transcendental value if the status of your beliefs in gods changed?
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