The Idea of a God Is Not So Crazy

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I am atheist, I very much dislike religion, but I don't dislike the idea of a God, a Divine Creator, and I do not discourage the pursuit of evidence of that creator.

I would neither discourage nor encourage it. But science need not look for god so much as it needs to continue to try and learn how things around us work. If god is anywhere there, I agree that we will eventually find him, unless she wishes to never be found.

I like the idea of gods in the same way I like the idea of any fantasy creature. It sounds pretty cool as long as we envision it as relatively pleasant (ie, dragons sound cool until they decide to turn your neighborhood into a slag heap). However, unless he has a very good explanation for what we are going through, I'm not sure I'd want there to be a god that created the universe we live in and has allowed the world to develop as it has. Because he sounds, at best, as if he is incapable of empathy. At worst, he likes what he sees. And that would be scary.

I absolutely agree. Thank you for your input. !

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Looking for evidence of a god is akin to looking for a living indigenous species of palm tree in Antarctica. More power to you if the pursuit gets you off, but please realize its a complete waste of fucking time.

I absolutely agree

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I see your points, OP and agree with most.

The "idea" of a god is not at all preposterous. What IS preposterous is revolving one's life around an invisible being, worshipping an invisible being, judging others because you believe this is what your invisible deity would request of you, and giving money to causes that "uphold" your invisible deity when you could be applying it to better use. (I could go on! )

No one knows with certainty if a god exists or doesn't. But to live life pretending you know one exists and judging others who don't buy into your fantasy, is the problem.

Thank you so much for your input. I completely agree.