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MarkCharles

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17. "a God that is bigger than what you have the capacity to ponder or imagine"? then...

Fri Jan 20, 2012, 07:13 PM

Jan 2012

why bother pondering or imagining?

That's the question that is begged by the snide comment "a God that is bigger than what you have the capacity to ponder or imagine".

I guess there's always yet one more closet to hide in when someone questions the existence of a god. But since only humans have the desire or capacity to worship a god, I'd be willing to suggest that the whole god concept is the invention of human minds, there being no evidence whatsoever, from the beginning of the Universe, until now, for any god, at all, other than that which believers can make up and then attest to.

When a single scintilla of evidence comes forward, I'll start believing in a god, just as I would for the Easter Bunny; seemingly neither of which has presented a single scintilla so far, but both are nice to imagine.

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100 billion stars in our own galaxy, 160-500 billion planets and we want to think a god.. [View all] MarkCharles Jan 2012 OP

In case you didn't believe me about this guy's science, and ability to address religious .. MarkCharles Jan 2012 #1

Not to play Devil's advocate, but n2doc Jan 2012 #2

Any concept of God who is limited to us Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #3

Looking after each of 2 billion out of 7 billion live humans on 1 of 160 Billion Billion planets is MarkCharles Jan 2012 #4

Just an idea tama Jan 2012 #5

"I CANNOT understand" it, therefore, it does not exist. humblebum Jan 2012 #10

I read it tama Jan 2012 #12

Did you ever think that a belief in a god is just maybe a... MarkCharles Jan 2012 #13

That of course would depend upon the qualities that you have ascribed to your god. humblebum Jan 2012 #14

Let's see, a god that cannot count to a billion, and created MarkCharles Jan 2012 #15

How about a God that is bigger than what you have the capacity to ponder or imagine. humblebum Jan 2012 #16

"a God that is bigger than what you have the capacity to ponder or imagine"? then... MarkCharles Jan 2012 #17

"Only humans have the desire or capacity to worship a god," and you know this how? Do humblebum Jan 2012 #20

I'm willing to look at any evidence you have to the contrary, but, I'm... MarkCharles Jan 2012 #21

No. What I am saying is just as you claim that deity arises from the mind of man, the bottom line humblebum Jan 2012 #22

A dodge of the second challenge, NICELY DONE! MarkCharles Jan 2012 #23

Less zeros tama Jan 2012 #31

And that proves what? In no way does that conflict with a belief in God. humblebum Jan 2012 #32

Does it ever occur to you that "other ways of knowing" is just bullshit mr blur Jan 2012 #33

Mr Blur, For The Win!!! cleanhippie Jan 2012 #34

You don't even have a clue. All blather. nt humblebum Jan 2012 #35

So why not give us a clue, Enlightened One? mr blur Jan 2012 #36

Other "ways of knowing" has been discussed ad nauseum and humblebum Jan 2012 #37

Would you be tama Jan 2012 #30

And this conflicts with belief in a deity how? nt humblebum Jan 2012 #6

"Conflicts"? No science is not in CONFLICT with anything MarkCharles Jan 2012 #18

I give up. You're the one who says he can't be taught anything new, so humblebum Jan 2012 #19

As a non-believer, I don't need to answer questions like that. But... MarkCharles Jan 2012 #24

Yes, in fact you do need to answer if you claim objective proof. I don't claim humblebum Jan 2012 #25

Do I need to answer questions about the Easter Bunny, too? Because... MarkCharles Jan 2012 #26

"something that should be obvious to any true believer." - no one humblebum Jan 2012 #27

I know that I know NOTHING! but YOU have "other ways of knowing" that MarkCharles Jan 2012 #28

"YOUR knowledge is better than anyone else's. I've seen you state this over and over." Show humblebum Jan 2012 #29

But he/she likes us best because Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #7

When I was very worried about our future tama Jan 2012 #8

That's 20 to 70 planets for every person on this planet pokerfan Jan 2012 #9

If anything, this supports the LDS belief that men can become the god of their own planet. laconicsax Jan 2012 #11