RE: An unorthodox belief in God.
June 6, 2014 at 11:03 am
(This post was last modified: June 6, 2014 at 11:05 am by ThePinsir.)
(June 6, 2014 at 10:58 am)mickiel Wrote:(June 6, 2014 at 10:51 am)ThePinsir Wrote: " I do not believe atheism would exist without god, I really don't."
Oh? Why not?
" I cannot see then theism arising out of a world of atheism."
I can, quite simply actually. Theism, I'd assert, arises out of two or three things: 1) a fear of death 2) a need to explain unknown events/things (like your entire thread) 3) a means of controlling people
There may be more, and I certainly don't want to present any sort of a false dichotomy. But come one, bro (or sis, idk lol). Humans have invented like 40,000 gods - and you can't see how theism can arise on its own?
No, I can't see it. Minds completely unconscious of a god or gods, why and how would consciousness of a god emerge?
Well on second thought, if you accept that consciousness could emerge from absolute nothing, then I understand you're rationale.
Point 1 - AGAIN god of the gaps! "I don't understand X, therefore, god did it!" Dude, try harder.
Point 2 - Straw man. I didn't say, nor do any of us say, that consciousness emerged from nothing. I'm saying it emerged from a very large brain.
I'm a bitch, I'm a lover
I'm a goddess, I'm a mother
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I'm a goddess, I'm a mother
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed