CS writes:
Does god exist?
Straggler writes:
Very probably not.
Let me ask you the question with some specifics, Straggler, to see if that
probably would change.
- Do you believe Zeus is the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky and thunder?
- Do you believe Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the chaste huntress Artemis?
- Do you believe Allah is the creator of the universe?
- Do you believe Bacchus is the god of wine, and the patron deity of agriculture and the theater?
- Do you believe Jesus was born of a virgin?
- Do you believe Vishnu is the All-Pervading essence of all beings, the master ofand beyondthe past, present and future, the creator and destroyer of all existences, one who supports, sustains and governs the Universe and originates and develops all elements within?
And finally, do any of these God(s) exist and represent these characteristics?
Would you be a #6 or a #7 on the atheist scale when considering those above specifics?
Now, let me ask it this way: Do you believe an unknowable, nondescript force, that you can't currently experience objectively,
might exists?
Would you consider this "unknowable, nondescript force, that you can't currently experience objectively" a God? OR just the name I'm giving something that I experienced, for lack of a better word/explanation?
Are you an atheist toward God, as described in religions, cults, sects, tribes, OR, are you an atheist to some unknown, nondescript force that lacks any further explanation?
- Oni
Edited by onifre, : No reason given.