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What is God?
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 (August 7, 2015 at 9:08 am)Chad32 Wrote: Theistic God is a tool. It gives people comfort, provides an easy explanation for things we don't know the real reason for, and helps people in power control the masses. (August 7, 2015 at 5:55 pm)Chad32 Wrote:(August 7, 2015 at 5:30 pm)pool Wrote: Am i a theist if i use God as a tool to explain what cannot be explained? (bolding mine) Did you mean that? 
You can believe in a god, and not be a theist. If you believe in the abrahamic god, you're a theist. If you believe in a deistic god, you aren't.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason... http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/ Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50 A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh. http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html (August 7, 2015 at 5:58 pm)Mr.wizard Wrote:(August 7, 2015 at 5:42 pm)pool Wrote: If using God as a tool to explain what cannot be explained is wrong,which is the right way to explain what cannot be explained? I think you misunderstand. I didn't say that God is used as a tool to explain what cannot be explained. Chad told me that God is used as a tool to explain what cannot be explained. I guess using fairies or wizards to explain something unexplained is also legit i'm not against using them to explain something unexplained. I think you're missing the point?I have no idea what God is and was hoping someone could tell me considering the fact that i'm probably one of the youngest person here,i have great faith in those of you with a higher quality of knowledge and experience than me to clear my doubt. (August 7, 2015 at 5:58 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote:(August 7, 2015 at 5:53 pm)pool Wrote: So basically a theist is someone that would respond "Because God." to explain something which cannot be explained and an atheist is someone that would respond "i don't know" to something which cannot be explained? (bolded words mine) I think we're back to my question again xD which is,what exactly is a god?   (August 7, 2015 at 6:11 pm)pool Wrote:(August 7, 2015 at 5:58 pm)Mr.wizard Wrote: Why wouldn't you use fairies or wizards to explain something unexplained. I'm just pointing out that god has the same explanatory power as wizards or fairies, they are non answers. RE: What is God?
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(This post was last modified: August 7, 2015 at 6:27 pm by ErGingerbreadMandude.)
(August 7, 2015 at 6:06 pm)Chad32 Wrote: You can believe in a god, and not be a theist. If you believe in the abrahamic god, you're a theist. If you believe in a deistic god, you aren't. Frankly,i don't see much distinction between "I don't know" and "Because god.",both imply a lack of knowledge through different means. So i can believe in a deistic god and not be a theist? Just to be clear,a deistic god is used to explain what cannot be explained,right? If yes,what are the people that believe in a deistic god called? Finally,a person believing in a deistic god would respond with a "Because god." argument to explain what cannot be explained,am i right? Edit: Sorry,one more doubt,Am i not a theist if i believe in the islamic god? 
God is a delusion.
What a great title for a book.  (August 7, 2015 at 6:16 pm)pool Wrote:(August 7, 2015 at 5:58 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: Ah... not necessarily. Right. I was simply responding to this strawman: "So basically a theist is someone that would respond "Because God." to explain something which cannot be explained and an atheist is someone that would respond "i don't know" to something which cannot be explained?"
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
(August 7, 2015 at 5:46 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote:(August 7, 2015 at 5:42 pm)pool Wrote: If using God as a tool to explain what cannot be explained is wrong,which is the right way to explain what cannot be explained? I assumed that you implied that theists go "Because god."(making things up) and atheists go "I Don't know"(Accepts that there isn't always an answer)from this statement of yours,my mistake. |
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