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50 arguments for existence of God
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I doubt it'll ever present itself to the world in a fashion that's more convincing than a side-show attraction like 'the face of the virgin mary in a payella in guadalupe'. ![]() ... and seeing how you brought it up, I'm curious why you're so fixated on abiogensis and evolution in general. The fervor which you persue that topic has the air of someone who's trying to convince himself as much as the next man, to my eyes. Quote:
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Take, for example, the ancient pre-incan monotheistic belief in Viracocha (also called Quetzalcoatl by the aztecs, later on, and incorporated into their pantheon). Viracocha had numerous aspects, being alternately venerated as the sun god, moon god, winged serpent god, and damn near everything else god. It was understood that they were all Viracocha though, regardless of the aspect. This ties in with incan creationism, which had Viracocha create 4 pairs of siblings to go forth and rule over the world (another version had Viracocha create a 'sun god' aspect of himself named Inti, who then brought enlightenment to people a la prometheus). Monotheism happens to have a particular amount of flexibility in that regard, and can be moulded to allow the absorption of other religions by simply declaring "ah, your gods are just like our god, only wearing different masks... see, they all tie in together". I'm not aware of any religion at all which is strictly monotheistic with no other minions, as it would be pointless to have a god if it couldn't be put to use in explaining why "shit happens". I don't think that monotheism has any inherent advantage or additional 'truthfulness' about it, aside from being a somewhat more useful abstraction to keep the faithful on-message. A semite giving birth to a blue-eyed kid sounds more like the result of a romp with a roman to me, btw, but that's neither here nor there. ![]() |
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Sounds more like The Matrix |
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Of course, I do the same. I view my world through a lens of rational thought. I personally feel that by taking my chances and filling in the blanks with extrapolation based on logic and intuition, that this framework will serve my purposes in this life better than that which requires proof to be lessor than faith because "proof denies faith". "So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence." -Bertrand Russell Quote:
At this point I'll go on the record saying that I do not believe in "God", but that I do not disbelieve either. If new facts come my way I'm fully prepared to re-evaluation my current position, but for the time being the only viable option for me is that of a secular skeptic. |
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I believe in one great power, that's all there is....
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