If God were real, you wouldn’t need a book

It's certainly possible that a god or gods might exist, but I think a belief in them is irrational because in the entire history of humanity, there has never been any evidence that any of them do exist. I suppose it's sort of like early theories about molecular structure. We couldn't see them until we could. Maybe the same is true of god. In the meantime, the entire concept of "god" is illogical to its core.
Well....IF A GOD EXISTS...everything would be evidence that it exists...even if we are unable to show that it is. Diesel, IF A CREATOR GOD (OR GODS) EXIST...all of what exists is because of it whether we can show that to be the case or not.

To say that there has never been any evidence that any (GOD) exists...is itself, irrational.

The very best we can say about the true nature of the REALITY of existence...and specifically "does at least one god exist?) is...

...I DO NOT KNOW AND CANNOT MAKE A REASONABLE, INFORMED GUESS.
 
I despise when laws have at their basis primarily a religious foundation. Obviously some laws have a religious foundation, but with a reasonable societal need. Murder and theft come immediately to mind. They do not bother me. If no gods found them objectionable, a reasonable society would have to control them.

Laws should be promulgated in furtherance of a benefit to society.

Laws like "Sundays (or Saturdays) are sacred and such and such cannot be done" are unreasonable. Laws that limit marriage eligibility because of age considerations make sense...laws that limit marriage eligibility because of race or gender do not...no matter that they might offend some god or another. Laws that declare I must pledge my allegiance the flag of our nation "under god" is, in my opinion, bullshit...as is having "In god we trust" on our money.

Just sayin'.
 
I despise when laws have at their basis primarily a religious foundation. Obviously some laws have a religious foundation, but with a reasonable societal need. Murder and theft come immediately to mind. They do not bother me. If no gods found them objectionable, a reasonable society would have to control them.

Laws should be promulgated in furtherance of a benefit to society.

Laws like "Sundays (or Saturdays) are sacred and such and such cannot be done" are unreasonable.
In Matthew 12:1-8, Jesus and His disciples were walking through grainfields on the Sabbath, and the disciples picked heads of grain to eat. The Pharisees accused them of breaking the Sabbath law, but Jesus defended their actions by referencing how David ate the consecrated bread when he was hungry, emphasizing that mercy is more important than sacrifice. bible.com thechls.org

Jesus the superior Jew is seeping into you!

Laws that limit marriage eligibility because of age considerations make sense...laws that limit marriage eligibility because of race or gender do not...no matter that they might offend some god or another. Laws that declare I must pledge my allegiance the flag of our nation "under god" is, in my opinion, bullshit...as is having "In god we trust" on our money.


Just sayin'.
 
I'm not interested in your attempt to turn morality into self-interest, reciprocity, and mutual advantage.

Why not? That's what it is. We derive a survival advantage from being in a group. Morality is the rules we use to ensure that group stays stable.

You're a Creationist, right? Is it the "evolutionary" aspect you disagree with most?

That's not morality.

No, morality has to come from God, right?

Real, absolute, and objectively true morality

Oh, well, that doesn't exist. So there's your problem. The morality we have isn't the same as the morality of other social creatures.

has nothing to do with self interest or the expectation that you will be paid back in kind

THUS SAYETH THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY.

. Objective morality is selfless service and self-sacrifice without any expectation of reciprocity, of getting paid back, or of mutual advantage.

LOL. Creationists and their "Morality".
 
think of it this way,

the benefits of morality are continually self-evident.
Believing in God, and adjusting your behavior, doesn't mean God exists.

I can believe I'm going to marry Angelina Jolie and it can motivate me to work out and can motivate me to educate myself on raising children, because she has like 12 of them. I can't think to myself: "I can't imagine living in a world where I'm not going to marry Angelina and Julie."

Absolutely none of those thoughts or beliefs changes the fact that I am not going to marry Angelina Jolie.
 
Believing in God, and adjusting your behavior, doesn't mean God exists.

I can believe I'm going to marry Angelina Jolie and it can motivate me to work out and can motivate me to educate myself on raising children, because she has like 12 of them. I can't think to myself: "I can't imagine living in a world where I'm not going to marry Angelina and Julie."

Absolutely none of those thoughts or beliefs changes the fact that I am not going to marry Angelina Jolie.
not with that attitude.....

do you really want Billy Bob seconds?
 
A short little Youtube from a former evangelical pastor. Did the fire and brimstone shit for decades until he finally came to his senses. For those of you who are in denial or wish to remain willfully ignorant, he basically says this:

“Christians go in with their god as an assumption rather than a conclusion. When in fact, after close examination, the virgin birth falls apart, the resurrection falls apart, the basis of morality falls apart, the promise of afterlife fizzles into fear based marketing.”

“The gods of Islam, of Judaism, of Christianity only exist in scripture. If they actually existed, we wouldn’t need the books to claim they did. Once the book fails, the god goes with it.”

Did the catastrophic Climate Change shit for decades until he finally came to his senses. For those of you who are in denial or wish to remain willfully ignorant, he basically says this:

“Warmizombies go in with their Global Warming as an assumption rather than a conclusion. When in fact, after close examination, the greenhouse effect falls apart, the ocean acidification falls apart, the disappearing ice falls apart, the promise of sea level rise fizzles into fear based marketing.”

“The gods of Global Warming, of Climate Change, of greenhouse effect only exist in fabricated "anomaly charts". If they actually existed, we wouldn’t need scientifically illiterate Marxists to claim they did. Once the ideology fails, the gods go with it.”
 
Think it out.

By the way, I changed that to "creator GOD"...and IF there is a creator GOD...everything that exists IS evidence of that GOD.

Everything that exists is also evidence of naturally occurring existence IF no gods exist.

It certainly is evidence of something. We humans just do not know what.

Seems to me I have asked questions of you that you have not yet answered.

Any chance?
 
Think it out.

By the way, I changed that to "creator GOD"...and IF there is a creator GOD...everything that exists IS evidence of that GOD.

Everything that exists is also evidence of naturally occurring existence IF no gods exist.

It certainly is evidence of something. We humans just do not know what.

Seems to me I have asked questions of you that you have not yet answered.

Any chance?

If everything is evidence for God then it kind of feels like nothing is. How does one even test the claim that God exists if, ex cathedra, we are told everything is ipso facto evidence of God?

Kind of makes God into an unfalsfiable concept which is pretty much useless and easily dismissed.
 
If everything is evidence for God then it kind of feels like nothing is.

It was a hypothetical. But since you are having so much trouble with it, I will further revise it.

IF a creator GOD exists...and IF that GOD created everything that exists...then it must follow that "everything" is evidence that the GOD exists. We just cannot use the evidence, because we do not know if the god exists and there appears to be no way to find out if it does.
How does one even test the claim that God exists if, ex cathedra, we are told everything is ipso facto evidence of God?

Beats the shit out of me. Read my position...I mention that issue.
Kind of makes God into an unfalsfiable concept which is pretty much useless and easily dismissed.

So dismiss it. I have. Just as I have dismissed the claim that no gods exist, because that also is unfalsifiable.

Now those are several responses to queries of yours. Why are you not answering or responding to queries I have made of you?
 
It was a hypothetical. But since you are having so much trouble with it, I will further revise it.

IF a creator GOD exists...and IF that GOD created everything that exists...then it must follow that "everything" is evidence that the GOD exists. We just cannot use the evidence, because we do not know if the god exists and there appears to be no way to find out if it does.


Beats the shit out of me. Read my position...I mention that issue.


So dismiss it. I have. Just as I have dismissed the claim that no gods exist, because that also is unfalsifiable.

Now those are several responses to queries of yours. Why are you not answering or responding to queries I have made of you?

Well, we generally agree. God is a useless claim since it is unfalsifiable. There is nothing to answer.
 
Well, we generally agree. God is a useless claim since it is unfalsifiable. There is nothing to answer.
Actually, I asked something in my #83 that does require some sort of response...especially the part where I ask about a question I asked in my #5. And my question in my #275 should get a response.

I did respond to your questions.
 
Believing in God, and adjusting your behavior, doesn't mean God exists.

I can believe I'm going to marry Angelina Jolie and it can motivate me to work out and can motivate me to educate myself on raising children, because she has like 12 of them. I can't think to myself: "I can't imagine living in a world where I'm not going to marry Angelina and Julie."

Absolutely none of those thoughts or beliefs changes the fact that I am not going to marry Angelina Jolie.

A short little Youtube from a former evangelical pastor. Did the fire and brimstone shit for decades until he finally came to his senses. For those of you who are in denial or wish to remain willfully ignorant, he basically says this:

“Christians go in with their god as an assumption rather than a conclusion. When in fact, after close examination, the virgin birth falls apart, the resurrection falls apart, the basis of morality falls apart, the promise of afterlife fizzles into fear based marketing.”

“The gods of Islam, of Judaism, of Christianity only exist in scripture. If they actually existed, we wouldn’t need the books to claim they did. Once the book fails, the god goes with it.”

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/gI_OCjTkQG4?si=cyukCFBlj2u2kI4k
the golden rule still holds as a moral basis.

reciprocity works.

of course evil people hate it, and want to pretend morality is an abusive relationship, like getting fondled by a priest and being thankful for it.
 
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