(July 19, 2022 at 8:53 pm)Jehanne Wrote:(July 19, 2022 at 8:45 pm)polymath257 Wrote: Blow my mind? Sure. But I would be much more interested in the science a deity could convey as opposed to the 'perfect life'. At the least, I could verify the science is correct by testing. A perfect life isn't even something that I think can exist, let alone be the same for everyone, or dependent on the viewpoint of any entity, even a deity.
But morality isn't like science. it is a matter of opinion and not of fact. So yes, I *can* judge the morality of a deity. Furthermore, I think that doing so is an ethical obligation if you actually believe a deity exists.
A 10 year old would likely listen, maybe ask questions, and maybe eventually come to different conclusions than I did. Those things that are not understood could be relegated to a later date to consider.
If you, as a mathematician, were (say for $200) perform an experiment where you toss a half-dollar into the air 100 times, and I, claiming prophetic powers, provided you the exact sequence of heads & tails that you will get in a sealed envelope in advance, would you be impressed by that fact, the $200 notwithstanding?
That would mainly make me suspect the coin.
