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In reply to the discussion: What if God's existence were proven without doubt? Good or bad? [View all]Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)9. Well, assuming it was possible...
First off, it should be noted that it's simply impossible to prove either the existence or non-existence of god.
Secondly, knowing he exists doesn't necessarily mean worshipping him. I'm a Luciferian Satanist. My faith tells me that god exists but that he's a sadistic tyrant who must be opposed.
Third, people already do all of this. If god could be somehow proven and communicated with, he would become effectively the ultimate celebrity. People would try to get his endorsement, buy his products, gain his favour, etc. In fact, they already do all of this.
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God is often portrayed as a special pleading exception to the universe.
AtheistCrusader
May 2014
#39
Is it beyond the power of an omnipotent being to be known, and still a god?
AtheistCrusader
May 2014
#18
Right. An omnipotent being would arrive on earth - and be found boring and ordinary?
Brettongarcia
May 2014
#62
"I recently stumbled on an interesting thesis:That we only worship God, because he's removed from us
Brettongarcia
May 2014
#64
It might be more than semantics: "can God do something logically contradictory" is the question
Brettongarcia
May 2014
#108
God CAN do anything; but DOES he? We don't see a miraculous overruling of rules much in daily life.
Brettongarcia
May 2014
#110
How can it be possibe for an omnipotent being to be incapable of making itself comprehensible to us?
AtheistCrusader
May 2014
#28
I've got a new theory about "god" and it's time I start talking about it.
The_Commonist
May 2014
#45
Do you have to cover yourself entirely in iron or just have a pendant or something?
cbayer
May 2014
#71
Could be the fact that their had chariots at all, they were a very effective weapon of war...
Humanist_Activist
May 2014
#78
I would say the most likely explanation for that is the lack of suitable draft animals...
Humanist_Activist
May 2014
#86
Like I said, a lot of cultures attributed magical or supernatural properties to iron...
Humanist_Activist
May 2014
#80
Antonio Porchia: Would there be this eternal seeking if the found existed? nt
Snotcicles
May 2014
#81
The doctirne of faith, that one is saved only by faith, would requrie a whole new church if God's
Agnosticsherbet
May 2014
#90
God's supposed transcendence of the physical universe is specific to certain religions.
tblue37
May 2014
#102
Christianity seems to present a partially-transcendent but also partially embodied/material god
Brettongarcia
May 2014
#105
Your Christian deity, not mine. (Just a friendly modification of your modifier there.)
tblue37
May 2014
#106