JasmineReedTheAuthor Posted October 11, 2021 Posted October 11, 2021 I'm writing an article for my website and will include a link to this topic.
Peterkin Posted October 11, 2021 Posted October 11, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 11:35 PM, JasmineReedTheAuthor said: I'm writing an article for my website and will include a link to this topic. Expand My breath is suitably bated. Meanwhile, could you flesh out the question?
Phi for All Posted October 11, 2021 Posted October 11, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 11:35 PM, JasmineReedTheAuthor said: I'm writing an article for my website and will include a link to this topic. Expand That's a bold move, Cotton! Such temerity deserves better answers than you'll get with the title question. This is a science discussion site, and we believe in clarity.
TheVat Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 I'm a pantheist, which means I believe in stealing trousers! (pant + heist = pantheist) 3
Peterkin Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 12:11 AM, TheVat said: I'm a pantheist, which means I believe in stealing trousers! Expand Thank God! For a second there I thought you'd say panties.
beecee Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 Is there room for any God" Really? I mean more and more we see science pushing any necessity for any God, further and further into oblivion.
Peterkin Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 1:30 AM, beecee said: I mean more and more we see science pushing any necessity for any God, further and further into oblivion. Expand Oh, I dunno.... A lot of people are still looking for magical answers to mundane problems. Just watch a football match - how many players say a little prayer for their goal, or listen to the speeches after a mass shooting, how many "thought and prayers" are sent to the victims' families.
zapatos Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 11:35 PM, JasmineReedTheAuthor said: I'm writing an article for my website and will include a link to this topic. Expand I'm curious what kind of article you'll write when you only asked for "yes/no/it's complicated" type of responses.
studiot Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 12:11 AM, TheVat said: I'm a pantheist, which means I believe in stealing trousers! (pant + heist = pantheist) Expand +1 On 10/12/2021 at 12:53 AM, Peterkin said: Thank God! For a second there I thought you'd say panties. Expand What the difference between crude oil and refined oil ? Crude oil gushes out of the ground screaming "knicker. knickers, knickers" Refined oil gushes out of the refinery screaming "panties, panties , panties" 1
beecee Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 4:23 AM, Peterkin said: Oh, I dunno.... A lot of people are still looking for magical answers to mundane problems. Just watch a football match - how many players say a little prayer for their goal, or listen to the speeches after a mass shooting, how many "thought and prayers" are sent to the victims' families. Expand That doesn't change the fact that science still is pushing, the need for some deity to explain what we see around us further and further into oblivion. Traditional customs and traditions die hard.
swansont Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 ! Moderator Note The thread starter asked a yes or no question. All discussion beyond that is off-topic at this time. Such posts will be hidden.
Intoscience Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 No, I don't believe in God. However, I hope I'm wrong.
StringJunky Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 Still thinking about it, although I'm not religious.
SergUpstart Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 As Hawking said, God is not needed to explain the origin of the Universe, God is superfluous.
TheVat Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 10:21 AM, swansont said: ! Moderator Note The thread starter asked a yes or no question. All discussion beyond that is off-topic at this time. Such posts will be hidden. Expand Asking someone if they believe in God seems way more than a yes or no question. For example, if I had responded "pantheist" in a more serious vein, that would not exactly be a yes or a no, and take further clarification. I am, BTW, agnostic, due to what I see as uncertainty inherent in any metaphysical knowledge. Especially where a universal consciousness is concerned. Questioning the form of a question is fair play, IMO. 2
swansont Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 2:57 PM, TheVat said: Asking someone if they believe in God seems way more than a yes or no question. For example, if I had responded "pantheist" in a more serious vein, that would not exactly be a yes or a no, and take further clarification. I am, BTW, agnostic, due to what I see as uncertainty inherent in any metaphysical knowledge. Especially where a universal consciousness is concerned. Questioning the form of a question is fair play, IMO. Expand ! Moderator Note It is a yes or no question, which is a problem because of factors that you have highlighted (and others), i.e. it should not be asked in a binary way. The OP might return and clarify this, but until they do, I'm erring on the side of caution, because this isn't my first theological rodeo. 1
beecee Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 2:42 PM, SergUpstart said: As Hawking said, God is not needed to explain the origin of the Universe, God is superfluous. Expand Was that Hawking or Carl Sagan?
MigL Posted October 14, 2021 Posted October 14, 2021 No But I can be convinced otherwise with evidence.
Agent Smith Posted February 15, 2022 Posted February 15, 2022 The most believable of gods are the ancient pre-monotheistic/polytheistic ones. Gods like Zeus, Ra, Odin, Krishna, were never projected as being all-good and that made them relatively more plausible given how things were/are in the world (evils of all and sundry kinds). We could always explain worldly ills like famines/wars/natural disasters as the anger of or quarrels between gods. With the birth of monotheism, God became this omnibenevolent, omnipotent, omniscient being (the OOO God) and ever since then theists have had a hard time reconciling these attributes with the real evil that exists in our world (the problem of evil). In short, the Abrahamic Yahweh seems more improbable than the Greek Zeus or the Hindu Shiva. 1
Genady Posted February 15, 2022 Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) A few minutes after this^^^ topic has appeared on my screen an ad showed up, "¿Jesús resucitó de la muerte? Jesús enseñó que la vida no termina después de la muerte física." Coincidence? God? AI? Edited February 15, 2022 by Genady
koti Posted February 15, 2022 Posted February 15, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 10:17 AM, Genady said: A few minutes after this^^^ topic has appeared on my screen an ad showed up, "¿Jesús resucitó de la muerte? Jesús enseñó que la vida no termina después de la muerte física." Coincidence? God? AI? Expand It starts with a "G" and has 2 o's inside. And ends with "gle"
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