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The existence of God
Mister Agenda Offline Donators
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RE: The existence of God
November 21, 2022 at 1:46 pm
I live in SC, I can't throw a rock without hitting a Christian who thinks God is a being who thinks, answers prayers, and has a spot in hell reserved for people like me. 56% of Americans believe in the God described in the Bible. 67% of Americans think that God or a higher power has rewarded them, 40% think that God or a higher power has punished them. The majority of Americans believe in a deity that does resemble a Platonic form. I don't have an issue with more abstract conceptions of God, the people whose belief resembles that neither pick my pocket nor break my leg, nor try to manifest Dominionism.

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/201...they-mean/
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RE: The existence of God
November 23, 2022 at 10:52 am
Too late to edit, meant to say 'does NOT resemble a Platonic form'.
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RE: The existence of God
November 23, 2022 at 1:21 pm (This post was last modified: November 23, 2022 at 1:23 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
OFC. This has never been anything other than an attempt at retroactive syncretism - driven by the belief that christianity needs a "proper" philosophical underpinning, which it lacked from its inception..and.... further, believing that the decidedly unchristian rantings of a long dead pagan was just the place to get one. It doesn't, and it wouldn't find one in platonic forms even if it did.

It boggles the mind - or..it would, if anyone believed in it...but they don't.
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RE: The existence of God
November 23, 2022 at 3:04 pm
(November 23, 2022 at 10:52 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: Too late to edit, meant to say 'does NOT resemble a Platonic form'.

Oh right; I thought what you said originally was surprising... but interesting.
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RE: The existence of God
November 23, 2022 at 10:44 pm
(November 14, 2022 at 2:00 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Reminds me of a chemistry presentation that I went to with my young daughter given at a local 4-year college.  A young college chemistry student had given a nice demonstration to me and my daughter and then politely asked, "Do you have any questions?"  Being the mischievous individual that I am, I asked her, "This reaction, is it exothermic or endothermic?"  Her professor was standing nearby and gave her womanly, "How dare you!" look at me.... 


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