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Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion?
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RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion?
February 3, 2015 at 12:53 pm
(February 3, 2015 at 12:30 pm)Nope Wrote:
(February 3, 2015 at 12:02 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: The classical god of Western theism grounds meaning (the sign/signified relationship), purpose (final cause), and identity (formal cause) in a theory of reason applied to common experience. I have yet to see a convincing way to deal with meaning within the framework of ontological naturalism. The idea that anyone can “create his or her own meaning and purpose” is a hollow approach unless the problems of meaning, purpose and identity are adequately addressed.


But what do you personally get out of having faith? There must be a need in you that having faith addresses.

Is this question somehow so threatening to theists that they can't give me a straight answer?
I think I was pretty clear: meaning and purpose. Everyone contributes to the wonderful and expansive work of the Lord's love.
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Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Nope - February 2, 2015 at 4:20 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Jenny A - February 2, 2015 at 4:29 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Tonus - February 2, 2015 at 4:30 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Silver - February 2, 2015 at 4:31 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Nope - February 3, 2015 at 9:56 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Nope - February 3, 2015 at 12:30 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Neo-Scholastic - February 3, 2015 at 12:53 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Nope - February 3, 2015 at 6:16 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Tonus - February 4, 2015 at 8:36 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by professor - February 3, 2015 at 12:04 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Nope - February 3, 2015 at 12:27 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Minimalist - February 3, 2015 at 12:36 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Mudhammam - February 5, 2015 at 8:06 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Angrboda - February 3, 2015 at 3:02 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Chas - February 3, 2015 at 6:44 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Nope - February 4, 2015 at 4:57 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Angrboda - February 5, 2015 at 3:58 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Godschild - February 5, 2015 at 3:00 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Nope - February 5, 2015 at 6:17 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Godschild - February 6, 2015 at 7:22 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Esquilax - February 5, 2015 at 10:23 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Angrboda - February 6, 2015 at 5:46 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Mudhammam - February 6, 2015 at 3:37 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Aoi Magi - February 6, 2015 at 5:55 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by robvalue - February 6, 2015 at 7:27 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Mudhammam - February 6, 2015 at 7:38 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Godschild - February 7, 2015 at 12:54 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Mudhammam - February 7, 2015 at 3:51 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by h4ym4n - February 9, 2015 at 7:17 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by h4ym4n - February 10, 2015 at 7:04 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Tonus - February 10, 2015 at 8:36 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Drich - February 7, 2015 at 12:45 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by robvalue - February 7, 2015 at 5:29 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Godschild - February 7, 2015 at 7:09 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Mudhammam - February 8, 2015 at 12:10 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by Godschild - February 8, 2015 at 10:49 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by dyresand - February 8, 2015 at 11:20 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by robvalue - February 7, 2015 at 11:40 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by robvalue - February 8, 2015 at 5:42 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by robvalue - February 8, 2015 at 11:26 pm
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by robvalue - February 10, 2015 at 8:48 am
RE: Theists, What Do You Get Out of Religion? - by robvalue - February 10, 2015 at 9:16 am

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