RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept
August 31, 2012 at 1:57 am
(This post was last modified: August 31, 2012 at 2:03 am by The Grand Nudger.)
We, as in you an I, in a discussion. Whether or not some pantheon seems manageable to you has nothing to do with whether or not it is coherent. But if you want to limit yourself to your favorite god that's fine. Do me a favor, list off the things that your concept of a god does for you?
This bit about needing my permission, sorry, but I'm going to have to say that I think you're being more than a little bit disingenuous on this count. No one said you did, firstly. Secondly your contention that religion has always been voluntary is complete and utter bullshit. For just the last two thousand years, the vast majority of the history of christianity alone - it was compulsory. Sure, sure, you could "just pretend"..so long as you pretended well. Of course we're talking belief now, not religion. I likely could have skated by not believing, but I would have to "do christian" nevertheless.
I suppose that depends on what a person fears may be waiting for them Lion. Perhaps even the thought that nothing is waiting is a source of fear. The atheist agenda..lol. Are you trying to avoid this one by means of invoking an agenda? Some atheists believe in the afterlife, and?
You left a couple of words out when claiming a contradiction. I'm sure you didn't do it on purpose..lulz.
This bit about needing my permission, sorry, but I'm going to have to say that I think you're being more than a little bit disingenuous on this count. No one said you did, firstly. Secondly your contention that religion has always been voluntary is complete and utter bullshit. For just the last two thousand years, the vast majority of the history of christianity alone - it was compulsory. Sure, sure, you could "just pretend"..so long as you pretended well. Of course we're talking belief now, not religion. I likely could have skated by not believing, but I would have to "do christian" nevertheless.
I suppose that depends on what a person fears may be waiting for them Lion. Perhaps even the thought that nothing is waiting is a source of fear. The atheist agenda..lol. Are you trying to avoid this one by means of invoking an agenda? Some atheists believe in the afterlife, and?
You left a couple of words out when claiming a contradiction. I'm sure you didn't do it on purpose..lulz.
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