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Author Topic:   The Meaning of Life for Atheists
onifre
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Message 49 of 56 (494638)
01-17-2009 11:37 AM
Reply to: Message 48 by Ambercab
01-17-2009 9:06 AM


Hi Ambercad,
The dictionary defines God as "the being that created and rules the universe . " or "a spirit or being believed to control some part of the universe or life . ". Your extra-universe scientist is therefore a god.
I don't see how you came to this determination. The scientist is not a "being" or "spirit", it is a biological organism, like us. Modulous does not need to provide the origin of the scientist since it was just the origin of our universe that was being explained. Nor does the scientist rule anything or controls life.
Your extra-universe scientist is therefore a god.
He is nothing more than a scientist who is very smart and capable of creating a 4D universe by understanding the fundamental functions of matter/energy. Unless we change the meaning of God to "anything that can create", then we are all gods.
But, the scientist scenario does fit perfectly with Abogots criteria for an atheist. No God required was the point, and the meaning was for the entertainment of the scientist.

"I smoke pot. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your mouth."--Bill Hicks
"I never knew there was another option other than to question everything"--Noam Chomsky

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