RE: Hypothesis Two....(completely different)
August 27, 2012 at 4:23 pm
(This post was last modified: August 27, 2012 at 4:48 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(August 27, 2012 at 2:33 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: Now the bottom line is, when I question myself, do I know God exists, the answer seems to me always to be yes.
What bothers me, is why everyone whom asks themselves this question, doesn't come to the same answer as me?
Because we have a certain regard for the truth and do not like to sully even our local representation of the truth with (too much) stains of desire.
(August 27, 2012 at 2:59 pm)MysticKnight Wrote:(August 27, 2012 at 2:52 pm)Tobie Wrote: Anyway, what makes theists be able to know god, or atheists unable?
I don't know...
I know your mother is a goat. I know, I don't know how I know, but I know. What bothers me is what makes me know you are the ofspring of a goat, but you are unable to know this yourself?
(August 27, 2012 at 2:33 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: There is the following factors that make me want to believe: in God which makes me aware I am subject to "wishful thinking"
1) Want of all life to be in peace and live on forever.
2) Feel delight at the thought of the ultimate being existing.
3) A divine purpose of me being here.
4) A purpose behind all the pain and suffering.
5) Want of Spirituality.
None of this of course is a rational reason to believe in God. This I'm aware of.
Not nearly aware enough. Else you would stop there.
This whole thing sounds like a tantrum. I want! I want! I want!, why you no want, why you no give me? Waaaaaaaa!
Well, what you really know to really be there because your own contentment requires it to be there , is unfortunately ,based on vastly more tried and tested means of finding out than your particular track-recordless intuition, to not really not be there.
