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Well I guess you can define "real" as things you have imagined if you
want
to. I won't.
Can God be real just as money is real?
No, I can hold money in my hand. I can't hold imaginary beings in my
hand. This is a big difference.
Have you ever seen a crucifix?
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject: Re: How do you decide what to do morally? |
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Dan Listermann wrote:
"monkfish" <monkfish@nowhere> wrote in message
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Well I guess you can define "real" as things you have imagined if you
want
to. I won't.
Can God be real just as money is real?
No, I can hold money in my hand. I can't hold imaginary beings in my
hand. This is a big difference.
Have you ever seen a crucifix?
Which is just another idol/god.
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And a very unattractive one at that. |
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monkfish
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:53 pm Post subject: Re: How do you decide what to do morally? |
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MF-2HD wrote:
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monkfish wrote:
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How do you tell good from bad?
Good things are constructive, bad things are destructive.
Do you need a deity to tell you good from bad?
Constructive for what?
Perhaps you will have to imagine what your deity means by
"constructive."
Why are you talking as if you know the answer
when you are clueless?
But it is precisely being clueless that allows us to know the
answer to the problem.
There is no testable and verifiable proof that gods exist - so
everyone is clueless about gods.
Exactly.
Just as a cup is useful because of its emptiness,
A cup is never empty.
God is necessary mainly because of its unlimitedness.
God is very limited.
Why are you trying so hard to limit God?
There is no need, god limits it self.
Are you trying to say God exists?
Only in imagination.
Is money imaginary?
Do you exchange for goods and services?
Do you exchange for goods and services?
Do you have to have money
to exchange goods and services?
No.
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You don't have to believe in God
in order to do good.
But to believe in God is
to commit yourself to do good.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:53 pm Post subject: Re: How do you decide what to do morally? |
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Dan Listermann wrote:
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Dan Listermann wrote:
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In general - the normal useage is for matter to take up space.
Energy is
not matter in some cases - so it may not count as taking up space -
even
though
it exists everywhere. YES - energy can be matter - wood contains
potential energy and takes up space.
Is matter everywhere?
How does this relate to the potential existence of deities outside the
imagination of their believers?
I'm not trying to play your game.
I'm trying to show you
that you are using the wrong paradigm.
You don't seem to be doing a very good job of it.
Matter existing everywhere, somewhere or nowhere does not bear on the
existence of deities as far as I can tell.
Is money everywhere?
Still no help. Just another inane question.
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You will get it sooner or later.
Give it a couple of years.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: How do you decide what to do morally? |
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Dan Listermann wrote:
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Is it blind faith to observe that you are afflicted with silly
superstitions?
Is democracy a superstition?
Not as far as I am concerned. At least not on any level approaching the
level that deities are. Please feel free to disagree but do try to
explain yourself instead of just asking another inane question
You have to think for yourself
to comprehend what it means for God to exist.
God is not a superman in the sky.
To believe in God is rather like
to believe in real democracy.
It's not whether it already exists here and now,
but whether you are willing to make it come true.
If I were to wear ruby slippers and click my heals together three times,
it is unlike that I will find myself in Kansas unless I was already in
Kansas. I suppose that you can make deities come true if you count your
imagination as your only abettor of truth.
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You know I know you are being silly.
To believe in God is to accept God's commands
as good, wise, and legitimate.
Would you like to do more good than harm?
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: How do you decide what to do morally? |
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MF-2HD wrote:
| Quote: | monkfish wrote:
Dan Listermann wrote:
"monkfish" <monkfish@nowhere> wrote in message
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Well I guess you can define "real" as things you have imagined if you
want
to. I won't.
Can God be real just as money is real?
No, I can hold money in my hand. I can't hold imaginary beings in my
hand. This is a big difference.
Have you ever seen a crucifix?
Which is just another idol/god.
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Just like money?
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monkfish
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: How do you decide what to do morally? |
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"monkfish" <monkfish@nowhere> wrote in message
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Dan Listermann wrote:
"monkfish" <monkfish@nowhere> wrote in message
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Well I guess you can define "real" as things you have imagined if you
want
to. I won't.
Can God be real just as money is real?
No, I can hold money in my hand. I can't hold imaginary beings in my
hand. This is a big difference.
Have you ever seen a crucifix?
Is a crucifix a deity?
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It symbolizes God's love.
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monkfish
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: How do you decide what to do morally? |
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Don't believe everything
that comes to your mind.
Excellent advice. I await evidence that you have practiced it.
Do you meditate at all?
I sleep.
At least daydream once in a while.
Sure, but I don't day dream about imaginary beings.
How about the perfect justice in the world?
Does it require imaginary beings?
Is the perfect justice real?
Not unless you can define it in a sane manner.
Is money definable in a sane manner?
Sane enough for reasonable people to take seriously.
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Are you trying to say that
it is unreasonable to decide to do more good than harm
by following the message of Jesus Christ?
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: How do you decide what to do morally? |
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Is constructiveness simpler than goodness?
Does it have more explanatory power?
How about symbolic richness?
Oooo! Symbolic richness! That is rich!
Many people would weep at hearing the word 'freedom'.
"Freedom" is a relative term. It is never absolute and to use it that
way
is to abuse it. You can have more or less freedom, but you cannot just
have, or not have, freedom.
Would you like to be absolutely free?
Free from what?
If you carefully read my above post you should find that "freedom" is not
absolute but relative like "big."
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Always?
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: How do you decide what to do morally? |
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Are you trying to say God exists?
Only in imagination.
Is money imaginary?
Can you put deities in your pocket and buy ice cream with them later?
Can you say a few words
and be forgiven for all sins?
Religobabble
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Would you like to change people for the better
by just talking to them for an hour or so?
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: How do you decide what to do morally? |
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Why are you trying so hard to limit God?
I am not - gods don't exist.
You are confused.
Even if God is created by humans,
He must exist at least as much as money and democracy.
Until you offer an explanation of the above, it will be considered utter
nonsense.
If humans create something,
that something must exist.
Humans can create imaginary beings that only exist in their minds. Is
that what you mean by "exist?"
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How many modes of existence do you have
in your scheme of things?
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"monkfish" <monkfish@nowhere> wrote in message
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Dan Listermann wrote:
"monkfish" <monkfish@nowhere> wrote in message
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Are you trying to say God exists?
Only in imagination.
Is money imaginary?
Can you put deities in your pocket and buy ice cream with them later?
Can you say a few words
and be forgiven for all sins?
Religobabble
Would you like to change people for the better
by just talking to them for an hour or so?
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Sure - I'll be glas to meet your gods and talk to them - when can you
arrange a public meeting - I allert the media! |
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"monkfish" <monkfish@nowhere> wrote in message
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Dan Listermann wrote:
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In general - the normal useage is for matter to take up space.
Energy is
not matter in some cases - so it may not count as taking up space -
even
though
it exists everywhere. YES - energy can be matter - wood contains
potential energy and takes up space.
Is matter everywhere?
How does this relate to the potential existence of deities outside
the
imagination of their believers?
I'm not trying to play your game.
I'm trying to show you
that you are using the wrong paradigm.
You don't seem to be doing a very good job of it.
Matter existing everywhere, somewhere or nowhere does not bear on the
existence of deities as far as I can tell.
Is money everywhere?
Still no help. Just another inane question.
You will get it sooner or later.
Give it a couple of years.
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| Quote: | Dan Listermann wrote:
"monkfish" <monkfish@nowhere> wrote in message
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Dan Listermann wrote:
"monkfish" <monkfish@nowhere> wrote in message
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Is it blind faith to observe that you are afflicted with silly
superstitions?
Is democracy a superstition?
Not as far as I am concerned. At least not on any level approaching
the
level that deities are. Please feel free to disagree but do try to
explain yourself instead of just asking another inane question
You have to think for yourself
to comprehend what it means for God to exist.
God is not a superman in the sky.
To believe in God is rather like
to believe in real democracy.
It's not whether it already exists here and now,
but whether you are willing to make it come true.
If I were to wear ruby slippers and click my heals together three times,
it is unlike that I will find myself in Kansas unless I was already in
Kansas. I suppose that you can make deities come true if you count your
imagination as your only abettor of truth.
You know I know you are being silly.
To believe in God is to accept God's commands
as good, wise, and legitimate.
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| Quote: | Dan Listermann wrote:
"monkfish" <monkfish@nowhere> wrote in message
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Dan Listermann wrote:
"monkfish" <monkfish@nowhere> wrote in message
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Well I guess you can define "real" as things you have imagined if you
want
to. I won't.
Can God be real just as money is real?
No, I can hold money in my hand. I can't hold imaginary beings in my
hand. This is a big difference.
Have you ever seen a crucifix?
Is a crucifix a deity?
It symbolizes God's love.
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Mega YUCK! That is just too kinky for me. |
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