RE: A good case against God
July 4, 2012 at 11:45 am
(This post was last modified: July 4, 2012 at 11:48 am by Skepsis.)
(July 4, 2012 at 11:23 am)CliveStaples Wrote: ...it was a bit. You know, a joke? Witty repartee? ...things going a little to fast for you?
A bit? Never hear of a joke referred to like that. Anyway, I guess we all have our own sense of humor...
Quote:"God" is just a useful label. We aren't talking about NASCAR or WoW, we're talking about "God". If you'd prefer that I use the label "god" instead, I'm fine with that.
God may be useful, but I think it's silly to get onto to people for trivial things like labels. If I said "sticker cars going left" you would think NASCAR, and if I said "Mountain Dew Elven Warlord Loungechair" you might think WoW.
Same thing really. You call him God, I'll call him "magic sky fairy of chaos".
Fair?
(July 4, 2012 at 11:41 am)The Theist Wrote: They are in effect, Santa Clause. Just like someone with a mask of Barack Obama are, in effect, Barry Soetoro. The point is there is, in both cases as in most cases, some mythology behind the truth. Atheists tend to want nothing more than to slander God without knowing much about the truth and the myth behind the meaning of the word God itself.
This looks bad...
Homor us, what is the meaning of "God"? It has been a topic of discussion on occasion here on the forums a number of times, but since you know for sure, hit me.
My conclusion is that there is no reason to believe any of the dogmas of traditional theology and, further, that there is no reason to wish that they were true.
Man, in so far as he is not subject to natural forces, is free to work out his own destiny. The responsibility is his, and so is the opportunity.
-Bertrand Russell
Man, in so far as he is not subject to natural forces, is free to work out his own destiny. The responsibility is his, and so is the opportunity.
-Bertrand Russell
