Define God

[unapologetic]

underestimate my relevance

To who, or what?
Hang out with them.

 

[DBT]

God is a word and mental image that some people use to give themselves an impression of understanding the unknown.

How can you understand the unknown?

I said "an impression of understanding the unknown." An impression is not necessarily an understanding of the unknown.

[I keep editing this]

If you have an impression of understanding the unknown it isn't unknown. The word you are thinking of is wrong. For example, you have the impression of understanding what a god or God is. It isn't that God is unknown, it's that you don't know what the hell you are talking about.

But in a sense you are at least partly right. God is a word and mental image that some people use in worship. Just because a god or God doesn't exist doesn't mean it isn't a god or God and it doesn't exist as such. Just because something doesn't exist doesn't mean it's unknown. Just because something is misunderstood doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Ignorance, for example, is a god or God. Just one of the countless examples.

The impression or assumption of knowledge lies in faith. Believing that something is true regardless of a lack of evidence.

Believing that the universe was created by a God (inexplicable) is an assumption or impression of knowledge where no such knowledge exists.

The believer doesn't know that a God exists, they believe a God exists, and their belief is based on faith.

And you know how faith is defined in this context.

 

[DLH]

No, because you are too arrogant even for yourself.

And the more arrogant I appear the more you have to remind me of it? Not a good strategy, though, is it, Einstein. I think you had the right idea ignoring me all that time. What's the matter, did you finally get bored bitching about your god Politics, or are you still upset that the poisoning of our air, water, land, food, seeds, medicine, children and minds isn't enough for science because those mean ol' Christians want to stop them?

Ideologues. Crazy.

Surely you mean "The definition".

Any definition! Yours, mine, Alexander or Constantine the Great - what's the difference?! You don't get it. You missed the part where I suggested you set aside the dumb fake ideological fixation? When you define the fucking thing you can't get it wrong - until you say the fucking thing you're defining can't exist in the first place. And I have to tell the men of science THAT?!

Pathetic.

You neither know nor care about mine.

I don't have to! It isn't necessary.

Skeptics are not a homogenous bloc of unvarying opinion.

Skeptics are idiots just like everyone else.

I didn't say your definition was wrong. I observed that you were wrong about how language works.

Which contextually would have what result on the matter?

You have massively overestimated how much of a shit I give about the definitions used by someone who has demonstrated his abject lack of understanding of what a definition even is.

Yeah. I don't think so.

 

[steve_bank]

I vaguely remember and old scifi story about a legend about counting all the names of god.

At the end when the guy does it the universe starts to wink out.

Names of gods, steve_bank, not names of god.

Blow it out your patootie.

As I remember the story it was about one god with many names....or is that too deep for you?



This constant hostility of yours is not healthy.

 

[steve_bank]

DLH

You have your own definition of god and your own version of Chrtianity/Judaism as I remember.

So what? Many people do.

Given I ascribe to no religion and believe in no gods whatsoever who give a shit?

My interest in the religion forum is understanding in particular Chrtianity because of the social and political impact it has on me.

Out in the real word what you or anyone else believes does not cross my mind, I do not care what you believe.

Still have your forum where only you can post?

 

[GenesisNemesis]

The majority of the time, it's the theists who are way more hostile and pretentious than the atheists.

 

[steve_bank]

Thw majority of the time, it's the theists who are way more hostile and pretentious than the atheists.

Followers of the Prince Of Peace.....

 

[DBT]

No, because you are too arrogant even for yourself.

And the more arrogant I appear the more you have to remind me of it? Not a good strategy, though, is it, Einstein. I think you had the right idea ignoring me all that time. What's the matter, did you finally get bored bitching about your god Politics, or are you still upset that the poisoning of our air, water, land, food, seeds, medicine, children and minds isn't enough for science because those mean ol' Christians want to stop them?

Ideologues. Crazy.

Surely you mean "The definition".

Any definition! Yours, mine, Alexander or Constantine the Great - what's the difference?! You don't get it. You missed the part where I suggested you set aside the dumb fake ideological fixation? When you define the fucking thing you can't get it wrong - until you say the fucking thing you're defining can't exist in the first place. And I have to tell the men of science THAT?!

Pathetic.

You neither know nor care about mine.

I don't have to! It isn't necessary.

Skeptics are not a homogenous bloc of unvarying opinion.

Skeptics are idiots just like everyone else.

I didn't say your definition was wrong. I observed that you were wrong about how language works.

Which contextually would have what result on the matter?

You have massively overestimated how much of a shit I give about the definitions used by someone who has demonstrated his abject lack of understanding of what a definition even is.

Yeah. I don't think so.

Given the nature of the world, being sceptical is far better than having faith in the form of a naive acceptance of extraordinary claims.

 

[GenesisNemesis]

DLH is subhuman trash, should be ignored.

 

[ideologyhunter]

Way too harsh. I do try to ignore his screeds, because he's dug his burrow so deep that no light gets in. I think him of him as Hermit with Lexicon.

 

[GenesisNemesis]

Way too harsh.

Eh, I just tend not to care about the feelings of someone who considers skepticism as "stupidity" when skepticism is part of the scientific process and has also saved countless lives (skepticism is also, in fact, one of the things that keeps societies from turning into totalitarian hellholes). However maybe DLH will be a victim of their own stupidity at some point.

 

[GenesisNemesis]

A better term would have also been anti-human, I guess. *shrug*

 

[GenesisNemesis]

Way too harsh.

Eh, I just tend not to care about the feelings of someone who considers skepticism as "stupidity" when skepticism is part of the scientific process and has also saved countless lives (skepticism is also, in fact, one of the things that keeps societies from turning into totalitarian hellholes). However maybe DLH will be a victim of their own stupidity at some point.

I'm skeptical about everything

Lol no you aren't. You aren't skeptical about the misinformation you blindly believe. Also PSA, having knee-jerk reactions to things like vaccines or scary sounding chemicals, or autism, or trans people, isn't skepticism. That's being a reactionary.

Also what is it that makes skeptics "stupid"? Because right now you're just saying vague stuff and not really saying why they're stupid.

 

[GenesisNemesis]

Oh you know what's also funny? You claim you're skeptical of everything, but that skeptics are idiots. So by your own admission you're a skeptic as well as an idiot. Get fucked, dumbass.

 

[unapologetic]

@DHL; I appoligize.
I apoligize for being a hypicritacal asshole.
I too sometimes get into what others consider silly discussions.
I have often discussed superheroes (not unlike gods), comic book plots, sci-fi concepts and gadgets. Which most people think are silly, unreal, and unworthy of their time.
My opinion of this thread hasn't changed much. But I now realize I was out of line belitiling it.
I apppoligize.


But perhaps you choose the wrong audiance for it.

 

[DLH]

Oh you know what's also funny? You claim you're skeptical of everything, but that skeptics are idiots. So by your own admission you're a skeptic as well as an idiot. Get fucked, dumbass.

I've said as much here many times. Everyone is stupid. I'm an everyone.

 

[steve_bank]

Stupid is repeatedly banging your head against a wall on forums where nobody takes anything you say seriously.

 

[DLH]

Stupid is repeatedly banging your head against a wall on forums where nobody takes anything you say seriously.

No, SB, stupidity is going to a forum where a crowd of stupid people congratulate and encourage your stupidity.

 

[steve_bank]

Stupid is repeatedly banging your head against a wall on forums where nobody takes anything you say seriously.

No, SB, stupidity is going to a forum where a crowd of stupid people congratulate and encourage your stupidity.

You said what I said a different way.

No one forces you to come here, so by your own words you are stupid by cumming here for ...

.'going to a forum where a crowd of stupid people congratulate and encourage your stupidity.'

An old saying, 'open mouth insert foot'.

 

[DLH]

Stupid is repeatedly banging your head against a wall on forums where nobody takes anything you say seriously.

No, SB, stupidity is going to a forum where a crowd of stupid people congratulate and encourage your stupidity.

You said what I said a different way.

No one forces you to come here, so by your own words you are stupid by cumming here for ...

.'going to a forum where a crowd of stupid people congratulate and encourage your stupidity.'

An old saying, 'open mouth insert foot'.

You guys ain't so bright are you? Or you don't pay as much attention to me as you seem to. How many times have I said people are stupid, I'm a person, or it's stupid for me to come here, this type of discussion is stupid and pointless. Atheists are idiots just like everyone else? I think it must be the blinding effect of ideological fixation. You HAVE to demonize me and disagree with nearly everything I say.