JasmineReedTheAuthor Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 I'm writing an article for my website and will include a link to this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Which one(s)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkin Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, JasmineReedTheAuthor said: I'm writing an article for my website and will include a link to this topic. My breath is suitably bated. Meanwhile, could you flesh out the question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 17 minutes ago, JasmineReedTheAuthor said: I'm writing an article for my website and will include a link to this topic. That's a bold move, Cotton! Such temerity deserves better answers than you'll get with the title question. This is a science discussion site, and we believe in clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I'm a pantheist, which means I believe in stealing trousers! (pant + heist = pantheist) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufofrog Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 "Do you believe in God?" All of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkin Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 42 minutes ago, TheVat said: I'm a pantheist, which means I believe in stealing trousers! Thank God! For a second there I thought you'd say panties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beecee Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Is there room for any God" Really? I mean more and more we see science pushing any necessity for any God, further and further into oblivion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkin Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 2 hours ago, beecee said: I mean more and more we see science pushing any necessity for any God, further and further into oblivion. Oh, I dunno.... A lot of people are still looking for magical answers to mundane problems. Just watch a football match - how many players say a little prayer for their goal, or listen to the speeches after a mass shooting, how many "thought and prayers" are sent to the victims' families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapatos Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 5 hours ago, JasmineReedTheAuthor said: I'm writing an article for my website and will include a link to this topic. I'm curious what kind of article you'll write when you only asked for "yes/no/it's complicated" type of responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 7 hours ago, TheVat said: I'm a pantheist, which means I believe in stealing trousers! (pant + heist = pantheist) +1 7 hours ago, Peterkin said: Thank God! For a second there I thought you'd say panties. What the difference between crude oil and refined oil ? Crude oil gushes out of the ground screaming "knicker. knickers, knickers" Refined oil gushes out of the refinery screaming "panties, panties , panties" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beecee Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 4 hours ago, Peterkin said: Oh, I dunno.... A lot of people are still looking for magical answers to mundane problems. Just watch a football match - how many players say a little prayer for their goal, or listen to the speeches after a mass shooting, how many "thought and prayers" are sent to the victims' families. That doesn't change the fact that science still is pushing, the need for some deity to explain what we see around us further and further into oblivion. Traditional customs and traditions die hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 ! Moderator Note The thread starter asked a yes or no question. All discussion beyond that is off-topic at this time. Such posts will be hidden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intoscience Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 No, I don't believe in God. However, I hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkin Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Still thinking about it, although I'm not religious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergUpstart Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 As Hawking said, God is not needed to explain the origin of the Universe, God is superfluous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 4 hours ago, swansont said: ! Moderator Note The thread starter asked a yes or no question. All discussion beyond that is off-topic at this time. Such posts will be hidden. Asking someone if they believe in God seems way more than a yes or no question. For example, if I had responded "pantheist" in a more serious vein, that would not exactly be a yes or a no, and take further clarification. I am, BTW, agnostic, due to what I see as uncertainty inherent in any metaphysical knowledge. Especially where a universal consciousness is concerned. Questioning the form of a question is fair play, IMO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 10 minutes ago, TheVat said: Asking someone if they believe in God seems way more than a yes or no question. For example, if I had responded "pantheist" in a more serious vein, that would not exactly be a yes or a no, and take further clarification. I am, BTW, agnostic, due to what I see as uncertainty inherent in any metaphysical knowledge. Especially where a universal consciousness is concerned. Questioning the form of a question is fair play, IMO. ! Moderator Note It is a yes or no question, which is a problem because of factors that you have highlighted (and others), i.e. it should not be asked in a binary way. The OP might return and clarify this, but until they do, I'm erring on the side of caution, because this isn't my first theological rodeo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beecee Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 5 hours ago, SergUpstart said: As Hawking said, God is not needed to explain the origin of the Universe, God is superfluous. Was that Hawking or Carl Sagan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmydasaint Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MigL Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 No But I can be convinced otherwise with evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Smith Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 The most believable of gods are the ancient pre-monotheistic/polytheistic ones. Gods like Zeus, Ra, Odin, Krishna, were never projected as being all-good and that made them relatively more plausible given how things were/are in the world (evils of all and sundry kinds). We could always explain worldly ills like famines/wars/natural disasters as the anger of or quarrels between gods. With the birth of monotheism, God became this omnibenevolent, omnipotent, omniscient being (the OOO God) and ever since then theists have had a hard time reconciling these attributes with the real evil that exists in our world (the problem of evil). In short, the Abrahamic Yahweh seems more improbable than the Greek Zeus or the Hindu Shiva. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) A few minutes after this^^^ topic has appeared on my screen an ad showed up, "¿Jesús resucitó de la muerte? Jesús enseñó que la vida no termina después de la muerte física." Coincidence? God? AI? Edited February 15, 2022 by Genady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koti Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 26 minutes ago, Genady said: A few minutes after this^^^ topic has appeared on my screen an ad showed up, "¿Jesús resucitó de la muerte? Jesús enseñó que la vida no termina después de la muerte física." Coincidence? God? AI? It starts with a "G" and has 2 o's inside. And ends with "gle" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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