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dorkzilla

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27. Nope. Elephants love too. They don't have a god. nt

Reply to Johnny Ready (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 08:41 AM

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Is the ability to love proof we were created by God? [View all] Johnny Ready Oct 2013 OP

No. Scuba Oct 2013 #1

That implies a moral offense. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2013 #36

No Shivering Jemmy Oct 2013 #2

well, in the sense that everything is chemical, but it's a little more complex than that. cali Oct 2013 #9

Let me put it this way Shivering Jemmy Oct 2013 #15

I disagree on both points. cali Oct 2013 #31

Yes. I believe that art Shivering Jemmy Oct 2013 #33

a chacun son gout cali Oct 2013 #49

No ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #3

I always wondered why so many people try to "prove" their faith MissMillie Oct 2013 #22

Its all evolution my friend madokie Oct 2013 #4

No. (and amoebas never did develop love or hate) cthulu2016 Oct 2013 #5

no, it's not. it's not even evidence. cali Oct 2013 #6

No Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #7

a bit more likely whatthehey Oct 2013 #8

No. Sedona Oct 2013 #10

that's just silly RussBLib Oct 2013 #11

+1 - riddles are "proof of God". The logic closeupready Oct 2013 #45

I used to think our sense of justice meant that we were somehow "created" by something, but ... LisaLynne Oct 2013 #12

It *strongly* suggests that one was created by the other cthulu2016 Oct 2013 #13

Duck Dynasty should be accepted as proof that there is no God Orrex Oct 2013 #14

Or Sarah Palin. Or candy corn. randome Oct 2013 #16

I formallly rebuke your anti-candy corn bigotry. Orrex Oct 2013 #18

Lewis Black agrees with me. With company like that, your POV loses. Sorry. randome Oct 2013 #32

Zealot! Orrex Oct 2013 #41

Pleasure and Pain seveneyes Oct 2013 #17

Would the inverse mean people w/o the ability to love WEREN'T "created by God" ? Myrina Oct 2013 #19

As much as the ability to smite is proof that we were created by God. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #20

It's something I think about quite a bit as well. EOTE Oct 2013 #21

Did they close the religion group? Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #23

It will likely be locked. pintobean Oct 2013 #26

That's not the case of late at all, religion threads are common in GD 'I love this Pope' Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #37

Yep cordelia Oct 2013 #39

I think it goes both ways these days el_bryanto Oct 2013 #43

+1000000. closeupready Oct 2013 #44

Why do fish swim in schools? (this is a relevant question) JoePhilly Oct 2013 #24

No. All it proves is that we have the ability to love. n/t winter is coming Oct 2013 #25

Nope. Elephants love too. They don't have a god. nt dorkzilla Oct 2013 #27

I dunno. But if I were to choose a god, love would be her. nt Zorra Oct 2013 #28

I don't think there can ever really be any proof that there is a God. sibelian Oct 2013 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Oct 2013 #30

No, it's just chemicals dancing to Darwin. Trickier, but still easily delt with... Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #34

What makes you think an amoeba has emotion? Oh and, No. In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #35

A better question may be: What is it that causes us to love? RadiationTherapy Oct 2013 #38

It's proof agent46 Oct 2013 #40

That's just really dumb, sorry. Equally proof of Athena, Goddess of closeupready Oct 2013 #42

Short list: War, Wisdom and Justice Marrah_G Oct 2013 #46

LOL snooper2 Oct 2013 #47

Locking. Union Scribe Oct 2013 #48