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Where do you stand on the existence of God?
November 24, 2015 at 11:40 am
Hello heathens. Which option most accurately applies to your views?
(Basically it goes from most certain there is no God, to least certain. I am curious to see the answers!)
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RE: Where do you stand on the existence of God?
November 24, 2015 at 11:44 am
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Hmmm... I don't see the scale you're asking us to compare to! So, a narrative response:
I think it very very very unlikely that there is a god. I am almost certain there is no god. I cannot say with 100% certainty that there is no god, just as I cannot say with 100% certainty that I am not a brain in a vat. But I cannot think of anything less likely that is not literally impossible.
Edited to Add: Ah! Poll! YAY POLL ^_^
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RE: Where do you stand on the existence of God?
November 24, 2015 at 11:49 am
The religious folks have totally failed in their attempts at proving their hypothesis.
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RE: Where do you stand on the existence of God?
November 24, 2015 at 11:52 am
Which god?
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RE: Where do you stand on the existence of God?
November 24, 2015 at 11:54 am
I'm in between "I believe there is no God, but there is a possibility I could be wrong." and "I really don't know if there is a God or not, but since I have not yet seen any evidence, I live my life as though there isn't." and answered the poll question choosing the latter.
I have seen no compelling evidence for a god's existence, I've heard no compelling arguments for the existence of a god or gods, I have provisionally concluded that there most likely is no god or gods but I'm not so dead-set on this conclusion that I would refuse to change my mind.
In Dawkins Scale language I would be a solid 6.
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RE: Where do you stand on the existence of God?
November 24, 2015 at 11:56 am
(November 24, 2015 at 11:52 am)Pizza Wrote: Which god?
It doesn't matter.
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RE: Where do you stand on the existence of God?
November 24, 2015 at 12:00 pm
(November 24, 2015 at 11:56 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: (November 24, 2015 at 11:52 am)Pizza Wrote: Which god?
It doesn't matter.
You've clearly never experienced the wrath of Cthulhu.
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RE: Where do you stand on the existence of God?
November 24, 2015 at 12:03 pm
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I voted I really don't know if there is a God or not, but since I have not yet seen any evidence, I live my life as though there isn't., though I would have to change it slightly to reflect the following:
I believe there is no god, and since I have not yet seen any evidence I live my life as though there is not a god.
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RE: Where do you stand on the existence of God?
November 24, 2015 at 12:06 pm
I don't support any god that is man made outside of that no one knows if there is a god.
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RE: Where do you stand on the existence of God?
November 24, 2015 at 12:07 pm
6 on the Dawkins scale.
I consider the hypothesis so ridiculous and lacking evidence that I am essentially a 6.999999.
7 is logically indefensible.
I feel the same way about any god that I presume you feel about Thor or Mithra.
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