(December 27, 2011 at 10:05 am)Rhythm Wrote: Sigh, you got that backwards. There are no Gods, but I cannot rule out the possibility of gods (mostly because of peoples definitions of god, but hey, gotta tell it like it is).
God-Theism
god-Deism
As far as I know:
God-Theism-Deism = theology / philosophy.
gods = popular tradition
As long as we discuss God we are discussing a philosophical theory which is actually a fake philosophical theory because it did not originate in philosophical environment.
When we discuss gods we are discussing empirical ideas.
The situation is simple and clear but you stick with the purposefully blurred theological excuses and explanations.
The story of the gods is the story of Jesus because that is the model story that people were taught regarding gods and only by adapting that story Jesus story could be accepted by the people: The gods were born in caves and when mistreated by humans they were ascending to the skies!!
I am category 1 theist as regards gods, but category 7 atheist as regards God!
“g” theism is prerequisite to “G” atheism (no other way to enjoy the joke involved)!
"Culture is memory"
Yuri Lotman
Yuri Lotman
