Did God make Atheists?

[PaulaGem]

Okay, so at least you explain why you insist on arguing on the impossibility of the contrary, as you say. My problem with this is that people from hundreds of religions will say the same thing, that they have had "proofs" in their lives that they find very convincing. But they can't all be right. You have to admit that it is all faith.

The fact that people from hundreds of religions have personal experience or metaphysical "proof" that God exists actually supports the concept of a Trancendental One. They don't all have to agree on the exact nature of the experience because something that is by definition "infinite" will of course have people experiencing it from different perspectives.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

The boogieman exists simply because you brought it to our attention; he plays an active (usually small, as we are adults) part in our lives.

What does it mean to exist, anyways? I believe I require you to exist, and you require me to exist - that is, existence is a relationship. Atheists have a relationship to God, whether they like it or not.

ex⋅ist

  /ɪgˈzɪst/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ig-zist] Show IPA –verb (used without object) 1. to have actual being
Clear enough? The boogieman doesn't exist simply because I brought it to your attention. That is as false as saying "I have a million dollars in my drawer" when there is in fact nothing there but socks.

You're overthinking this and have outsmarted yourself by half. I had a chuckle at your expense, though. Thanx!

 

[TortoiseDream]

ex⋅ist

  /ɪgˈzɪst/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ig-zist] Show IPA –verb (used without object) 1. to have actual being
Clear enough? The boogieman doesn't exist simply because I brought it to your attention. That is as false as saying "I have a million dollars in my drawer" when there is in fact nothing there but socks.

You're overthinking this and have outsmarted yourself by half. I had a chuckle at your expense, though. Thanx!

That definition is redundant, it's not a real definition. "To be is to be,", okay, but what is the essence of being?

The "million dollars in your drawer" definitely exist, as I see it. After all, you just created them.

 

[Mitt Romneys sideburns]

The fact that people from hundreds of religions have personal experience or metaphysical "proof" that God exists actually supports the concept of a Trancendental One. They don't all have to agree on the exact nature of the experience because something that is by definition "infinite" will of course have people experiencing it from different perspectives.

Is this anything like all the claims of aliens and monsters? They dont all agree on the exact nature of the experience. Maybe Big Foot and ET and the Chupacabra are all part of the same group?

 

[heavenlyboy34]

That definition is redundant, it's not a real definition. "To be is to be,", okay, but what is the essence of being?

The "million dollars in your drawer" definitely exist, as I see it. After all, you just created them.

Perhaps you prefer...

exist-(v.t.)1. to have being (Webster's 21st Century dictionary )