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Hidden God theory
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Hidden God theory
July 26, 2013 at 6:25 am
My firend quoted "Sufferings exist to make the happiness prominent. The contrast of opposite makes things visible. Since God has no opposite, he is hidden." It does'nt however, prove the existance of god, but rather gives a pont to ponder upon. What are your comments on it
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RE: Hidden God theory
July 26, 2013 at 6:28 am
Isn't the devil supposed to be God's opposite?
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RE: Hidden God theory
July 26, 2013 at 6:29 am
(July 26, 2013 at 6:25 am)ziyadalvi Wrote: My firend quoted "Sufferings exist to make the happiness prominent. The contrast of opposite makes things visible. Since God has no opposite, he is hidden." It does'nt however, prove the existance of god, but rather gives a pont to ponder upon. What are your comments on it
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Sick, that should make rape legal then, because the rapist could claim, I rape you so that you can know the difference between consent and force.
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RE: Hidden God theory
July 26, 2013 at 6:35 am
(July 26, 2013 at 6:25 am)ziyadalvi Wrote: My firend quoted "Sufferings exist to make the happiness prominent. The contrast of opposite makes things visible. Since God has no opposite, he is hidden." It does'nt however, prove the existance of god, but rather gives a pont to ponder upon. What are your comments on it
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Firstly...Hi!

Tell your friend the opposite of God is truth. Since truth can be evidenced empirically, it follows god is no longer hidden, but indeed exposed to be...nothing.

See? It isn't just religious types who can spout gibberish, anyone can!
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RE: Hidden God theory
July 26, 2013 at 6:59 am
(July 26, 2013 at 6:25 am)ziyadalvi Wrote: My firend quoted "Sufferings exist to make the happiness prominent. The contrast of opposite makes things visible. Since God has no opposite, he is hidden." It does'nt however, prove the existance of god, but rather gives a pont to ponder upon. What are your comments on it
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Hell is made of suffering, so happiness there would be most prominent.
Heaven has no suffering, so happiness there is invisible. I guess I just found out which one I'd prefer.

A dog has no opposite. So a dog is invisible/hidden. Yeah, it doesn't work like that.
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RE: Hidden God theory
July 26, 2013 at 8:34 am
Sounds to me like a simple cop-out to explain why God can never be found.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
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RE: Hidden God theory
July 26, 2013 at 4:54 pm
(July 26, 2013 at 8:34 am)Doubting Thomas Wrote: Sounds to me like a simple cop-out to explain why God can never be found.

God is what the inventor, buyer, seller and credulous person wants it to be.
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RE: Hidden God theory
July 26, 2013 at 4:55 pm
What's the difference between a hidden god and a nonexistent one? Nothing.
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RE: Hidden God theory
July 26, 2013 at 4:58 pm (This post was last modified: July 26, 2013 at 5:01 pm by Brian37.)
(July 26, 2013 at 4:55 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: What's the difference between a hidden god and a nonexistent one? Nothing.

"God" is the refusal of humans to understand their own narcissism because they don't always have control but want it.
"God" is the opposite of cooperation and consent. "Kind" to the believer is predicated that you the outsider submit.
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RE: Hidden God theory
July 26, 2013 at 7:18 pm (This post was last modified: July 26, 2013 at 7:19 pm by Faith No More.)
(July 26, 2013 at 6:25 am)ziyadalvi Wrote: My firend quoted "Sufferings exist to make the happiness prominent.

Then how does your friend explain heaven?

It seems this alleged god is quite capable of creating prominent happiness without suffering.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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