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Re: Does God exist? [Re: Basilides]
    #6590863 - 02/20/07 07:39 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

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Basilides said:
Thou protesteth too much. Most of the residents of Darfur (including those subjected to ethnic cleansing) believe in God.




If god exists, he is a horrible scumbag. They can believe what they want, it's not going to change the fact that they're bound to a painful live of hunger and death. Being cursed as a descendant of the western infection, I see the damage that the religion has caused to the world. If god really created the Earth, his mission most certainly wasn't for it to prosper, but for us to destroy it limb from limb, using our unlimited ignorance as the powerful weapon it is.

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Re: Does God exist? [Re: vigilant_mind]
    #6590884 - 02/20/07 07:44 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

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And what evidence do you gentlemen base your beliefs (or lack of) on?



Originally, based on cumulative trips. Further reinforced by strange synchronicities in my life, and the feeling like I'm being guided along by a higher power.


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Re: Does God exist? [Re: Silversoul]
    #6590915 - 02/20/07 07:51 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

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Silversoul said:
...and the feeling like I'm being guided along by a higher power.




Yourself? :wink:


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Re: Does God exist? [Re: vigilant_mind]
    #6590933 - 02/20/07 07:54 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

Does God exist?

does the hypothesis "god exists" make any definite predictions? if it does not, it has no predictive value, nor can it be tested. a theory that makes no definite predictions and cannot be falsified has no value. if this hypothesis does have predictive value, it is falsifiable and we should be able to test it.


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Re: Does God exist? [Re: wilshire]
    #6590945 - 02/20/07 07:55 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

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wilshire said:
a theory that makes no definite predictions and cannot be falsified has no value.




What constitutes value?


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Re: Does God exist? [Re: fireworks_god]
    #6590987 - 02/20/07 08:01 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

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Sinbad said:
The God spoken about in the bible. Come on fireworks, keep up with reality man. :wink:




But which g*d spoken about in the bible? :confused: :grin:




The evil one!  :satan:


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Re: Does God exist? [Re: fireworks_god]
    #6590991 - 02/20/07 08:02 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

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Silversoul said:
...and the feeling like I'm being guided along by a higher power.




Yourself? :wink:



In a sense, yes, as I believe that we are all manifestations of God.  But it would be my "higher self," or what some mystical systems refer to as one's "Holy Guardian Angel."  Some things in my life have led me to believe that either God is looking out for me, or I have supernatural abilities, or possibly both.  If I do have supernatural abilities, I have very limited control over them, so I consider it a simpler explanation to chalk it up to the divine.


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Re: Does God exist? [Re: wilshire]
    #6591022 - 02/20/07 08:06 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

"God exists" is a valuable hypothesis that should be investigated and scrutinized just like all other realms of inquiry are.

It should not be taboo to criticize or question the existence of God.

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Re: Does God exist? [Re: fireworks_god]
    #6591033 - 02/20/07 08:09 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

What constitutes value?

in this case, the ability to describe reality.

is the god hypothesis falsifiable? what events or conditions could disprove the existence of god?

if not, there is no grounds for discussing if god exists, or, incidentally. believing so.


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Re: Does God exist? [Re: fireworks_god]
    #6591039 - 02/20/07 08:10 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

I believe that wilshire is referring to the scientific view of value.

Something has value insofar as it can be disproved by empirical investigation.

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Re: Does God exist? [Re: vigilant_mind]
    #6591052 - 02/20/07 08:11 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

"God exists" is a valuable hypothesis that should be investigated and scrutinized just like all other realms of inquiry are.

is it though? can it be tested? can a believer please describe what, if anything, could disprove god's existence if it came to pass?


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Re: Does God exist? [Re: wilshire]
    #6591098 - 02/20/07 08:20 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

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wilshire said:
Does God exist?

does the hypothesis "god exists" make any definite predictions? if it does not, it has no predictive value, nor can it be tested. a theory that makes no definite predictions and cannot be falsified has no value. if this hypothesis does have predictive value, it is falsifiable and we should be able to test it.




Sure, but God is not a hypothesis which can be circumscribed by the background theory which directs you how to deal with hypotheses. God, who is generally understood as supreme in every way (omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, eternal, omnibenevalent...) is beyond the domain of an theory which might try to form hypotheses about him. Consequently, even if your process concludes "the god hypothesis" has no value, it has said nothing about God who is beyond the grasp of your theory. You have only proved that it is not valuable to consider God's existence as hypothetical.

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Re: Does God exist? [Re: Hix]
    #6591104 - 02/20/07 08:21 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

"They can believe what they want".. it is interesting to note that those who cite extreme examples of suffering to bolster the assumption that this evidences a Godless world have themselves little idea of what such people have gone through, what assists them in relieving that suffering, or even the slightest knowledge of their culture for that matter. Even a Christian literalist can successfully counter such an ancient presumption with the doctrines of free will and post-mortem punishment.

Last but not least, you have picked the most incidental, easily refuted basis to reject all that is potentially metaphysical. I have seen people tout endlessly about the simple lack of evidence regarding God whilst still maintaining some conventional wisdom about suffering with transcendental existentialism or even indeterminism, free reign/will etc as undisputed conditions that are compatible with spiritual philosophies, although merely rejected out of scientific materialism.

Intently myopic rationale from a predominantly middle to upper class lifestyle and a so-called righteous concern for all those poor Africans - Evil in the World™ is the atheistic soccer mom's philosophical cop out.


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Re: Does God exist? [Re: Basilides]
    #6591134 - 02/20/07 08:27 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

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Evil in the World™ is the atheistic soccer mom's philosophical cop out.




Said like a true believer.  :whatever:

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Re: Does God exist? [Re: shroomydan]
    #6591138 - 02/20/07 08:28 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

God, who is generally understood as supreme in every way (omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, eternal, omnibenevalent...) is beyond the domain of an theory which might try to form hypotheses about him.

how so? specifically. either the existence of god has predictive value, can be tested, and is therefore a useful and valid theory, or is not.


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Re: Does God exist? [Re: MushmanTheManic]
    #6591158 - 02/20/07 08:32 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

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Evil in the World™ is the atheistic soccer mom's philosophical cop out.




Said like a true believer.  :whatever:




You know, the argument would make some sense if the majority of those suffering from genocide and famine hated God with a passion.


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Re: Does God exist? [Re: wilshire]
    #6591163 - 02/20/07 08:33 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

Just because an idea does not contain any scientific value does not automatically render the idea as dispensable and useless.

Obviously, if the idea of God wasn't important then we wouldn't have so much bloodshed over it.

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Re: Does God exist? [Re: Basilides]
    #6591183 - 02/20/07 08:39 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

What those in suffering feel about God has absolutely nothing to do with the argument.

If God was Omnibenevolent then God would not allow suffering.
God allows suffering in this world.
Therefore, God is not Omnibenevolent.

There is an entire field of theology dedicated to fixing this problem. (Theodicy)

Edited by MushmanTheManic (02/20/07 08:40 PM)

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Re: Does God exist? [Re: MushmanTheManic]
    #6591189 - 02/20/07 08:40 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

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MushmanTheManic said:
If God was Omnibenevolent then God would not allow suffering.
God allows suffering in this world.
Therefore, God is not Omnibenevolent.



For that argument to work, God would also have to be omnipotent.


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Re: Does God exist? [Re: Silversoul]
    #6591195 - 02/20/07 08:41 PM (17 years, 1 month ago)

:yesnod:

God is almost always considered omnipotent, so I left that out.

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