12-21-2012, 11:38 AM
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A loaded question
The question, "Does God exist?" presumes a premise which pantheism denies, that God is Exisence. So does Existence exist?
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12-21-2012, 11:40 AM
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I will grieve. Grief is not a theistic concept. ~ Sternwallow
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12-21-2012, 11:43 AM
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I think that most atheists simply are haters of God and hate anyone who likes God.
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12-21-2012, 11:46 AM
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I don't see how this is relevant to my post, General.
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12-21-2012, 11:50 AM
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lmbarre wrote
The question, "Does God exist?" presumes a premise which pantheism denies, that God is Exisence. So does Existence exist?
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Define god and define existence and you might get the answer you seek.
That seems fair, doesn't it?
"So many gods, so many creeds! So many paths that wind and wind, when just the art of being kind is all this sad world needs."
--Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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12-21-2012, 11:54 AM
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I think that most atheists simply are haters of God and hate anyone who likes God.
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You are wrong.
As a rule, atheists don't believe in a god or gods. Period.
Anything else you choose to say about them as a group is bound to be false.
"So many gods, so many creeds! So many paths that wind and wind, when just the art of being kind is all this sad world needs."
--Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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12-21-2012, 11:55 AM
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I think .....
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Somehow, I doubt it.
Stop the Holy See men!
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12-21-2012, 11:56 AM
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I just did define God as Existence. Existence is anything and everything that exists.
I am not seeking an answer. I am giving one. Yes, God exists because Existence exists and existence is God.
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12-21-2012, 11:59 AM
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You are a hater of God.
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12-21-2012, 12:00 PM
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12-21-2012, 12:02 PM
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I just did define God as Existence. Existence is anything and everything that exists.
I am not seeking an answer. I am giving one. Yes, God exists because Existence exists and existence is God.
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OK.
So you would define "God" as a newborn baby, a bee sting, a diamond ring, a meteor, moon dust, cancer, a wad of gum stuck to your shoe and anything else-- good, bad or banal-- that exists.
I'm not sure how that is in any way illuminating, but you have provided me with your definition.
Thanks?
"So many gods, so many creeds! So many paths that wind and wind, when just the art of being kind is all this sad world needs."
--Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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12-21-2012, 12:05 PM
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Yes, God is everything.
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12-21-2012, 12:07 PM
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You are a hater of God.
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I am not a believer in a god or gods.
Hence, calling me "a hater of God" would be like me calling you a hater of unicorns, a hater of Sasquatch or a hater of mizzlegidgets, assuming you don't believe in these particular allegations any more than I believe in yours.
You can't hate what you don't believe exists.
"So many gods, so many creeds! So many paths that wind and wind, when just the art of being kind is all this sad world needs."
--Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Last edited by Irreligious; 12-21-2012 at 12:25 PM.
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12-21-2012, 12:08 PM
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So god was that vindaloo stained, high powered follow through l suffered last week.
Stop the Holy See men!
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12-21-2012, 12:13 PM
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Yes, God is everything.
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And?
"So many gods, so many creeds! So many paths that wind and wind, when just the art of being kind is all this sad world needs."
--Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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