In a world without God...

[Ben Davis]

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You misunderstand. I didn't suggest any purpose for the god, I stated that if the god can have no consequence (i.e. no interaction, makes no difference to the results) then it is inconsequential. A tautology, I know but one which it's important to point out from time to time. By the logic you're using in this thread, you can only arrive at an unnecessary god.

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Who says you can not have an interaction with God?

That's the start of an attempt at misdirection but there's no wriggling out of this one Drich! The entire thread has been about comparing 2 types of hypothetical world: one with a god, one without a god. They method of comparison we're using is measuring 'things that happen'. In the universe without a god, things 'happen for non-god-created reasons'. You then followed up with the question "If these things are true (i.e. if things happen for non-god-created reasons) in a world you believe to be with out God, then why can't the very same explanation work in a world with God?". My response was that 'they can if you have a god that has no consequence' but by definition, an inconsequential god is useless; it has no explanatory power, no action, no function and cannot be a causal agent. The explanation couldn't work in a world with a consequential god (e.g. the abrahamic god) because things wouldn't 'happen for non-god-created reasons', god would be the cause. So you could not have an interaction with god in a world where things 'happen for non-god-created reasons'.

Any more clear?