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Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?
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#81
RE: Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?
October 6, 2014 at 1:08 pm
I'm not arguing anything. Just noting that claiming to know the character of that singularity without any evidence for it (let alone evidence that the singularity has any character at all), is a bit weird.
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RE: Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?
October 6, 2014 at 1:11 pm (This post was last modified: October 6, 2014 at 1:12 pm by fr0d0.)
It's a logical proposition fatty. You're moving the goalpost now. No one is saying that there's any proof of anything. I'm simply supporting the concept of God as creator.
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RE: Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?
October 6, 2014 at 1:13 pm (This post was last modified: October 6, 2014 at 1:14 pm by FatAndFaithless.)
And you're claiming that he is the source of 'good'?
(October 6, 2014 at 12:58 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: God is so good that the definition has to come from him. One thing you can be sure of.

I mean, that's like the perfect circle of argument.
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RE: Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?
October 6, 2014 at 1:15 pm (This post was last modified: October 6, 2014 at 1:16 pm by fr0d0.)
He defines good, by association with the act of creation.

If you think that is circular then please support a theory of an originating singularity that is self defeating.
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RE: Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?
October 6, 2014 at 1:16 pm
How convenient that he defined himself to be good at the same time.
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RE: Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?
October 6, 2014 at 1:17 pm
He didn't define himself. The definition follows him.
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RE: Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?
October 6, 2014 at 1:19 pm
So, he is good because he created goodness?
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RE: Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?
October 6, 2014 at 1:20 pm
No, he is goodness, otherwise he couldn't be him.
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RE: Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?
October 6, 2014 at 1:21 pm
So being good is a precondition for being god.
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RE: Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?
October 6, 2014 at 1:22 pm
Who is piling up bullshit?
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