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guillaumeb

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35. Your first sentence is in direct contradiction to the second.

Reply to Act_of_Reparation (Reply #32)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 06:28 PM

Jan 2018

Stunning indeed.

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Do All Deities Worshiped by Humans Actually Exist? [View all] MineralMan Jan 2018 OP

I only worship my doG....and he is real! :) samnsara Jan 2018 #1

RIght you are. Zoonart Jan 2018 #2

Indeed. There is plentiful physical evidence of the existence of dogs. MineralMan Jan 2018 #3

Yeah it's funny how many believers point to martyrs as some kind of ironclad proof. trotsky Jan 2018 #4

Indeed. It appears that faith proves nothing. MineralMan Jan 2018 #5

The "I contend we are both atheists . . ." quote caught my eye several years ago. John1956PA Jan 2018 #6

Yes. I've seen that before. MineralMan Jan 2018 #7

This argument is powerless against special pleading. AtheistCrusader Jan 2018 #19

I believe Soxfan58 Jan 2018 #8

OK. However, you should probably expand your MineralMan Jan 2018 #10

Interesting question! Might it be that the act of worship calls the deity into existence? Glorfindel Jan 2018 #9

Yes. Perhaps all deities exist only in the minds of those who MineralMan Jan 2018 #11

In a dual purpose reply, aka-chmeee Jan 2018 #34

You should read American Gods by Neil Gaiman if you haven't already. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2018 #14

Thanks...I haven't read it. Glorfindel Jan 2018 #16

You can read it online at the following URL cntrygrl Jan 2018 #26

Wow...thanks a lot. I didn't know that website existed. Glorfindel Jan 2018 #29

Though I'm a Kansan, I have prayed to Poseidon for many years TlalocW Jan 2018 #12

Apparently, you have propitiated that deity, then. MineralMan Jan 2018 #13

Huge subject, MineralMan, thanks for posting.. Permanut Jan 2018 #15

Yes. I'm certainly not the first to think of this. MineralMan Jan 2018 #17

Or all deities are a reflection of the Creator. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #18

I've seen no evidence of that, Guillaume. None whatsoever. MineralMan Jan 2018 #20

You imagined you saw that in my response. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #21

I can see that you're coming around, Guy. MineralMan Jan 2018 #22

Now this response sounds more in tune with the choir. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #23

.. MineralMan Jan 2018 #24

If every human "sees" a different thing.. Permanut Jan 2018 #25

Two people believe in superficially similar things. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2018 #32

Your first sentence is in direct contradiction to the second. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #35

Oh, picked up on the sarcasm did you? Act_of_Reparation Jan 2018 #36

The fantasy-novel "Aera" tackles that: DetlefK Jan 2018 #27

Li-Young Lee writes janterry Jan 2018 #28

Yes. There is a "deity clubhouse" where they all hangout left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #30

Reza Aslan's interesting book, "God: A Human History," talks about The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #31

When I was a kid in Catholic school in the mid-60s grumpyduck Jan 2018 #33

Considering children's relationship with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny... Pope George Ringo II Jan 2018 #37