Then you could conceivably have been abducted by aliens and implanted with memories to make you think god exists. As an experiment.
Then you could conceivably have been abducted by aliens and implanted with memories to make you think god exists. As an experiment.
in response to apparent codependent tendencies of certain members of sciforums, i was asked to create this poll. i have stated on this forum many times that god does communicate with me. Do you believe that or not? Why or why not?
i think my experience has already given me some pretty good insight as to what the results of this poll will be. i don't expect to be surprised. it's not that i don't care if people believe me. it's just that whether they do or not doesn't change anything for me. but if the results coddle the egos of some fellow sciforums members then fine.
i'd like to make it a little more interesting too by addressing some accusations from another thread here. does my stating that god communicates with me hurt you and if so, how and why? does it alienate you? does it make you feel threatened? why? do you think that either the communication itself or my belief in the communication and testimony regarding it would cause me to be to incapable of empathy and why?
I also believe that satan communicates with you aswell
Reason? What reason could distinguish between two competing phantom voices?
Now we have more invisible beings sprouting up.
Now, just made-up, as these beings are, off the top of your head, how many such invisible beings would there be floating around the universe?
Hello spider, many can't distinguish and that's why you have holy wars, what better place for evil to hide than in the house and people of god?..
Indeed it was born there.
Well god did create evil that is true but what choice did he have?, to appreciate good how can you not understand evil. if all you ever tasted was sweet honey how can you appreciate it as special unless you taste bitterness atleast once.
Peace.
I could do without religious evil, it makes good people do bad things.
this is a common and even insane logic/argument for those who can't think beyond their current circumstances. you think it has to be this way because it is.
that's very myopic actually. you can taste sweet and appreciate it even without the bitterness.
what choice did he have? what?? nutters
You are free to go set up an atheistic community if you like.
Peace.
Don't need your permission.
Most people take the very air they breathe for granted as "normal" until the air is a thick smog of pollution.
peace.
so? your point is actually pointless.
we also know that if you fall off a cliff, you will most likely die. doesn't mean the cliff was placed there so you could know that.
we also know that ingesting poison will kill and that is why we avoid it. doesn't mean the poison exists so we can value life. we value it already as that is how we are programmed to survive.
also, your argument can occur just the opposite. if one is faced with an alternative that is unpleasant, they will just value the other as less unpleasant by default which doesn't necessarily mean they value it for itself just as one who has little money may buy whatever they can afford and deem it good simply because they can't afford any other choices.