Religion and Ethics Forum
Religion and Ethics Discussion => Theism and Atheism => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on August 09, 2024, 12:05:32 PM
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'Nature is My God'
No reason why not, I suppose
https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/netflix/environmentalist-swears-jurors-oath-on-river-water-instead-of-holy-book-nature-is-my-god/ar-AA1oalO9
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'Nature is My God'
No reason why not, I suppose
https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/netflix/environmentalist-swears-jurors-oath-on-river-water-instead-of-holy-book-nature-is-my-god/ar-AA1oalO9
His god is definitely one of pain and torture.
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His god is definitely one of pain and torture.
But has no ability to prevent that.
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But has no ability to prevent that.
Then we are entitled to ask why call it a god or worship it?
I take it that you think death and pain inevitably occur in nature.
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Then we are entitled to ask why call it a god or worship it?
I take it that you think death and pain inevitably occur in nature.
Of course I do. And yes you are entitled to ask him that.
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Oaths should be scrapped altogether, and everyone required to affirm.
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Then we are entitled to ask why call it a god or worship it?
Of course you are. Fill your boots.
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Oaths should be scrapped altogether, and everyone required to affirm.
Agree
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Of course you are. Fill your boots.
I mean in the sense it has now power or control over what happens . If you can worship that is dubious to call it a god is not to understand the concept.
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I mean in the sense it has now power or control over what happens . If you can worship that is dubious to call it a god is not to understand the concept.
I think you mean intentional power or control here?
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I mean in the sense it has now power or control over what happens . If you can worship that is dubious to call it a god is not to understand the concept.
Can you demonstrate any power or control your god has over current events? Please give recent examples.
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I think you mean intentional power or control here?
Do you mean homeostasis? That would make your central heating system a god wouldn't it?
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Can you demonstrate any power or control your god has over current events? Please give recent examples.
Only as the necessary entity at the end of contingent hierarchies.
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I mean in the sense it has now power or control over what happens . If you can worship that is dubious to call it a god is not to understand the concept.
Whats to understand. People make gods.
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Do you mean homeostasis? That would make your central heating system a god wouldn't it?
Well, your contradiction means that
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Whats to understand. People make gods.
Positive assertion. Feel free to justify.
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Well, your contradiction means that
Anyone.
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Positive assertion. Feel free to justify.
Yep. Nah I'm good.
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Only as the necessary entity at the end of contingent hierarchies.
I asked for a demonstration that God has power and control over events, not that God exists*.
* Not that you ever demonstrated that either.