The One Thing the Atheist Misunderstands

[Natachan]

Ugh.

I'm not sure what to make of this poster. On the one hand he's at least familiar with theology, as the idea of god as an immense consciousness that composes of and extends beyond all of existence comes from that. But at the same time the rhetorical style leaves a lot to be desired. Added to this he seems to believe that the bible supports this, which it does not.

However the argument gets sillier as it goes on. If god is the universe, that is to say all of what is observable, then God has no will and is essentially dead. He claims the universe is alive as a giant super ing but in order for that to work you have to redefine what life is to the point where it becomes meaningless.

This was incredibly difficult to read, partially because of the teeny eye-straino font, and partially because of the misuse of grammar and punctuation. I tend to dismiss excessive uses of the caps lock key, and of the exclamation point. It makes comprehension difficult.

yeah let's focus on the poster and not on WHAT HE POSTS! LOL

I am sorry it was difficult for me to understand you needed help off that burning building. i understood. But it was hard therefore i wonder should i not dismiss my efforts at rescuing you based on the fact well i didn't much care for your methods of communication.... they seem... primitive to me.

Derren Brown them harder man lol

If YOU choose to look at the UNIVERSE and see it as 'essentially dead' then what efforts will you make to see whether or not you are correct?
Just going to bet your life on it?

I choose to see it as ALIVE because I SEE IT THAT WAY FOR REAL LOL

hard to miss...

if you do not CHOOSE to EVER look at it in a HAPPY way with LOVE and GRATITUDE in your heart then you will learn the valuable lesson of how much PERSPECTIVE can BLIND you from REALITY.

You are on a discussion forum. As such, your text is the only method I have to communicate and to know what your point is. Making that communication as clear as possible with proper and controlled use of grammatical tools is important if we wish to have a discussion. Which I don't think you do.

If you want to believe that rocks are alive, fine. That doesn't mean they are. Either something is, or it is not. And by the definition of what life is the universe is not alive. If you wish to view it that way, fine. Go ahead. But you are trying to convince others of that, and as such you will be called silly. We have no reason to think it is alive. And even if we did no reason to endow it with the implications or actions of the god of the major religions.