I enjoy the argument that if there is a god, it is almost certainly not the god of the Bible or Quran. The inconsistencies, contradictions, logical fallacies and historical inaccuracies contained in most holy books are reason enough for us to begin to realize that if there is an intelligent creator, it is almost certainly not one depicted by any group of humans, no matter how holy or sacred they claim themselves or their doctrines to be.
And even then, why god? Where does the idea of god come from? Out of thin air? No. It is quite clearly a psychological projection that came from humans who knew almost nothing about how the world, sun, stars and moon work. We still don't know everything, but we now have science to help us understand the world around us. All they had before was some psychological manifestation of themselves to look to for an explanation. I know my fellow AFers who identify themselves as Christians love these types of bullet point arguments, as they use them all the time. It goes like this...
1. I am a sentient being living on this earth
2. I have the ability to create and design things
3. I have no knowledge of how we as humans arrived here on Earth, I also have no knowledge of how the Earth and all that composes it came to be
4. There must be a sentient being like me that put everything and all of us here
It makes sense to me that "god," even for modern day theists, is just some subconscious manifestation of some higher version of "you." Like a psychological archetype. This is especially interesting to consider when you put it in the context of people claiming to have experiences where they "feel god." And uninformed humans have just been riding with this idea for centuries.
So even if there is any argument for a deist god, it simply comes from lack of knowledge of the origins of Earth and/or the Universe.
And even then, why god? Where does the idea of god come from? Out of thin air? No. It is quite clearly a psychological projection that came from humans who knew almost nothing about how the world, sun, stars and moon work. We still don't know everything, but we now have science to help us understand the world around us. All they had before was some psychological manifestation of themselves to look to for an explanation. I know my fellow AFers who identify themselves as Christians love these types of bullet point arguments, as they use them all the time. It goes like this...
1. I am a sentient being living on this earth
2. I have the ability to create and design things
3. I have no knowledge of how we as humans arrived here on Earth, I also have no knowledge of how the Earth and all that composes it came to be
4. There must be a sentient being like me that put everything and all of us here
It makes sense to me that "god," even for modern day theists, is just some subconscious manifestation of some higher version of "you." Like a psychological archetype. This is especially interesting to consider when you put it in the context of people claiming to have experiences where they "feel god." And uninformed humans have just been riding with this idea for centuries.
So even if there is any argument for a deist god, it simply comes from lack of knowledge of the origins of Earth and/or the Universe.
“Love is the only bow on Life’s dark cloud. It is the morning and the evening star. It shines upon the babe, and sheds its radiance on the quiet tomb. It is the mother of art, inspirer of poet, patriot and philosopher.
It is the air and light of every heart – builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody – for music is the voice of love.
Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.” - Robert. G. Ingersoll
It is the air and light of every heart – builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody – for music is the voice of love.
Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.” - Robert. G. Ingersoll
