Hmm, I see what you're saying. Would you agree then that the categories we place ourselves in with relation to a deity are for the most part an arbitrary detail about us?
I think it's equally arbitrary for me to state my belief in the formation of Mercury. Say there's also 3 main categories for it: A, B and C. The only difference between this and our stance on GOD is that the subject of GOD gets touched upon infinitely more on a day to day basis. At the end of the day though we could come up with hundreds of arbitrary categories where people could define their belief towards that thing.
GOD seems like an arbitrary concept to me now. I can see why science needs to allow things to possibly exist, but in practical terms 'do you believe in GOD' is just as arbitrary as 'do you believe Mercury formed by B'.
I think it's equally arbitrary for me to state my belief in the formation of Mercury. Say there's also 3 main categories for it: A, B and C. The only difference between this and our stance on GOD is that the subject of GOD gets touched upon infinitely more on a day to day basis. At the end of the day though we could come up with hundreds of arbitrary categories where people could define their belief towards that thing.
GOD seems like an arbitrary concept to me now. I can see why science needs to allow things to possibly exist, but in practical terms 'do you believe in GOD' is just as arbitrary as 'do you believe Mercury formed by B'.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
