How can a deity be all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present?
Q. Or in other words, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent? After all, if a deity is all-powerful, they can make themselves not be present somewhere, or not know something, but if they are omniscient they can't make themselves not know something, which would mean that they weren't omnipotent, etc. How do you get away from this if you believe in a deity or deities who is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present? (Used themselves so as not to infer gender or particular religion into the argument.)
Asked by Sirene - Wed Oct 29 03:40:37 2008 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Omnipotence, itself, is self-contradicting. The popular example: Can God create a stone, so heavy, that he can't lift it? If he can, he isn't omnipotent. If he can't, he isn't omnipotent.
Answered by mrtwondo - Wed Oct 29 03:51:15 2008
Q. Or in other words, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent? After all, if a deity is all-powerful, they can make themselves not be present somewhere, or not know something, but if they are omniscient they can't make themselves not know something, which would mean that they weren't omnipotent, etc. How do you get away from this if you believe in a deity or deities who is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present? (Used themselves so as not to infer gender or particular religion into the argument.)
Asked by Sirene - Wed Oct 29 03:40:37 2008 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Omnipotence, itself, is self-contradicting. The popular example: Can God create a stone, so heavy, that he can't lift it? If he can, he isn't omnipotent. If he can't, he isn't omnipotent.
Answered by mrtwondo - Wed Oct 29 03:51:15 2008
Is a deity without a doctrine like a ship without an anchor?
Q. Does the doctrine maketh the deity? So without the doctrine, the deity is formless and the best people can hope for is mystical deism, right? And mystical deism is not enough for people; people are inherently irrational and they ve been conditioned into believing a bunch of nonsense they want the doctrine of nonsense! They want the delusion! They want the stories of men living inside fish for 3 days! They can t handle ordinary reality, right?
Asked by Desiree - Mon Jan 5 19:32:05 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Rudderless people need someone to think and choose for them. It's more fear-based than ignorance. Dogma and doctrine give them a set of rules to follow and the threat of Hell and promise of Heaven give them motivation. It's a lack of intellectual curiosity to burden one's self with mere belief/disbelief. It's intellectual honesty to simply accept that we cannot know.
Answered by irkd - Mon Jan 5 19:37:53 2009
Q. Does the doctrine maketh the deity? So without the doctrine, the deity is formless and the best people can hope for is mystical deism, right? And mystical deism is not enough for people; people are inherently irrational and they ve been conditioned into believing a bunch of nonsense they want the doctrine of nonsense! They want the delusion! They want the stories of men living inside fish for 3 days! They can t handle ordinary reality, right?
Asked by Desiree - Mon Jan 5 19:32:05 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Rudderless people need someone to think and choose for them. It's more fear-based than ignorance. Dogma and doctrine give them a set of rules to follow and the threat of Hell and promise of Heaven give them motivation. It's a lack of intellectual curiosity to burden one's self with mere belief/disbelief. It's intellectual honesty to simply accept that we cannot know.
Answered by irkd - Mon Jan 5 19:37:53 2009
What was the name of the bull deity that sheltered Buddha from a storm?
Q. I am almost sure they said that it was a bull that rose up out of the ground and watched over Buddha while he was meditating during a storm. Anyway, what was the name of the deity?
Asked by Sol Bird - Wed Jun 17 15:34:55 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Mucalinda the serpent king sheltered Buddha during the storm for seven days.
Answered by Michelle D - Wed Jun 17 15:42:15 2009
Q. I am almost sure they said that it was a bull that rose up out of the ground and watched over Buddha while he was meditating during a storm. Anyway, what was the name of the deity?
Asked by Sol Bird - Wed Jun 17 15:34:55 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Mucalinda the serpent king sheltered Buddha during the storm for seven days.
Answered by Michelle D - Wed Jun 17 15:42:15 2009
What are people who believe in creation possibly a deity but not the Bible called?
Q. People who believe in Jesus Christ are Christians but what are people who believe in creation possibly a deity but do not believe in the Bible or Jesus Christ, what are they called? Please do not use this to prove the existence of Jesus that is not my question.
Asked by Muskrat - Wed Jul 1 19:44:51 2009 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments
A. God, Yahweh, Jehovah.
Answered by Slighly Amused - Wed Jul 1 19:48:28 2009
Q. People who believe in Jesus Christ are Christians but what are people who believe in creation possibly a deity but do not believe in the Bible or Jesus Christ, what are they called? Please do not use this to prove the existence of Jesus that is not my question.
Asked by Muskrat - Wed Jul 1 19:44:51 2009 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments
A. God, Yahweh, Jehovah.
Answered by Slighly Amused - Wed Jul 1 19:48:28 2009
When the Messiah returns which deity do you think he will represent?
Q. I think the Messiah will represent the ancient Hebrew tribal deity Yahweh and enforce the Laws mentioned in Exodus, Deuteronomy and Leviticus. What do you think?
Asked by Si ius R g n rat d - Thu Dec 25 13:23:02 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Lets wait until he returns, in the meantime I wont hold my breath.
Answered by solarant - Thu Dec 25 13:27:22 2008
Q. I think the Messiah will represent the ancient Hebrew tribal deity Yahweh and enforce the Laws mentioned in Exodus, Deuteronomy and Leviticus. What do you think?
Asked by Si ius R g n rat d - Thu Dec 25 13:23:02 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Lets wait until he returns, in the meantime I wont hold my breath.
Answered by solarant - Thu Dec 25 13:27:22 2008
Can someone please supply me with a good argument that a deity exists?
Q. I would enjoy hearing an argument, that supports the existence of a deity. If you could oblige me with one, I would be grateful.
Asked by bunny - Tue Jan 12 23:05:35 2010 - - 30 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Your hand
Answered by Spider Man - Tue Jan 12 23:08:46 2010
Q. I would enjoy hearing an argument, that supports the existence of a deity. If you could oblige me with one, I would be grateful.
Asked by bunny - Tue Jan 12 23:05:35 2010 - - 30 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Your hand
Answered by Spider Man - Tue Jan 12 23:08:46 2010
what was the name of the chief deity at the kaaba when mohammad captured mecca?
Q. after mohammad captured mecca. he distoryed all of the 360 gods that had been worshiped there for thousands of years. so what was the name of the main deity being worshiped there and what were the customs of the meccan moon god?
Asked by Tom - Tue Jan 12 21:53:21 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Hubal was the name, actually, though he was also known as al Lah or the God and the Kaaba was known as Bait'ullah or the House of the God. It housed the idols of al Lah, al Lat, al Uzza, and al Mannat. The name of the main deity was Hubal, but, he was better known as al Lah. The customs of the Cult of the bani al Quraish tribe, who were the Keepers of the Kaaba, to which tribe Mohammad bin Abd'allah al Muttailib al Hashim al Quraish , also belonged and he used to worship this God before he changed and became the Prophet. The custom of the Tawaf, or walking widdershins, or the witches walk, or walking anti clockwise around the Kaaba was the custom from that Cult, like the practice of kissing the Kaaba Stone, aka al hajarul aswad, and… [cont.]
Answered by OK - Tue Jan 12 22:22:29 2010
Q. after mohammad captured mecca. he distoryed all of the 360 gods that had been worshiped there for thousands of years. so what was the name of the main deity being worshiped there and what were the customs of the meccan moon god?
Asked by Tom - Tue Jan 12 21:53:21 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Hubal was the name, actually, though he was also known as al Lah or the God and the Kaaba was known as Bait'ullah or the House of the God. It housed the idols of al Lah, al Lat, al Uzza, and al Mannat. The name of the main deity was Hubal, but, he was better known as al Lah. The customs of the Cult of the bani al Quraish tribe, who were the Keepers of the Kaaba, to which tribe Mohammad bin Abd'allah al Muttailib al Hashim al Quraish , also belonged and he used to worship this God before he changed and became the Prophet. The custom of the Tawaf, or walking widdershins, or the witches walk, or walking anti clockwise around the Kaaba was the custom from that Cult, like the practice of kissing the Kaaba Stone, aka al hajarul aswad, and… [cont.]
Answered by OK - Tue Jan 12 22:22:29 2010
If the doctrine defines the deity, then how can the same deity have different doctrines?
Q. If it was the same deity, then doesn t logic dictate that there would just be one doctrine?
Asked by Desiree - Tue Mar 3 15:58:05 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments
A. sorry logic and religion don't mix
Answered by teapot agnostic - Tue Mar 3 16:02:05 2009
Q. If it was the same deity, then doesn t logic dictate that there would just be one doctrine?
Asked by Desiree - Tue Mar 3 15:58:05 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments
A. sorry logic and religion don't mix
Answered by teapot agnostic - Tue Mar 3 16:02:05 2009
Is there any Hindu deity that is appropiate to place in a garden so plants will grow well?
Q. My co-worker (from Portugal) was asking me this as she's deeply into her plants and taking good care of them... She wants to place a statue of a Hindu deity so her garden would be "blessed". I don't have a "green thumb" and don't know much about plants... Thank you.
Asked by LALITHA - Mon Apr 23 19:06:26 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Jagaddhatri is the Goddess that holds up the world, and is therefore the Earth Goddess. Any of the mother goddesses would be good. Good for fertility and fertile soil. Mother Goddesses Shakti Devi Kali Durga Lakshmi Amman Jagaddhatri
Answered by lilli b - Tue May 1 18:26:59 2007
Q. My co-worker (from Portugal) was asking me this as she's deeply into her plants and taking good care of them... She wants to place a statue of a Hindu deity so her garden would be "blessed". I don't have a "green thumb" and don't know much about plants... Thank you.
Asked by LALITHA - Mon Apr 23 19:06:26 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Jagaddhatri is the Goddess that holds up the world, and is therefore the Earth Goddess. Any of the mother goddesses would be good. Good for fertility and fertile soil. Mother Goddesses Shakti Devi Kali Durga Lakshmi Amman Jagaddhatri
Answered by lilli b - Tue May 1 18:26:59 2007
What Psycological disorders would Isaac get after his father almost sacrificed him to a Deity?
Q. I would love to see what a Psycologist would think about this. "Wel, when i was young, my father went to sacrifice me to a Deity, then said "SIKE!!!" "
Asked by Kevin A.R.T. - Mon Jan 5 13:02:14 2009 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Post traumatic distress syndrome (Which is usually seen after major traumas such as wars and rape...etc). I think it applies here.
Answered by Hellbound Ty : Pisces - Mon Jan 5 13:09:29 2009
Q. I would love to see what a Psycologist would think about this. "Wel, when i was young, my father went to sacrifice me to a Deity, then said "SIKE!!!" "
Asked by Kevin A.R.T. - Mon Jan 5 13:02:14 2009 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Post traumatic distress syndrome (Which is usually seen after major traumas such as wars and rape...etc). I think it applies here.
Answered by Hellbound Ty : Pisces - Mon Jan 5 13:09:29 2009
If your current deity led you out into the desert to die, would you consider switching to a golden calf?
Q. Bonus credit if your current deity told you that he/she was leading you to the "promised land".
Asked by Balaam's Suspended Donkey - Wed Jan 7 15:58:29 2009 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Calf no.. maybe a golden donkey though :oP
Answered by unknown - Wed Jan 7 16:05:28 2009
Q. Bonus credit if your current deity told you that he/she was leading you to the "promised land".
Asked by Balaam's Suspended Donkey - Wed Jan 7 15:58:29 2009 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Calf no.. maybe a golden donkey though :oP
Answered by unknown - Wed Jan 7 16:05:28 2009
Is there a difference between service to a deity and worship of a deity?
Q. Can one serve one deity while not worshiping that deity, or vice versa? What are examples of either, and do the intentions behind them differ? As an example, a vassal can serve his lord, his duke, his viceroy, his king, the Pope, and then God, but he only worships God. Likewise, can someone serve one deity without worship, while worshiping another one (higher in status or on a different level altogether)?
Asked by Sam Block - Thu Jan 8 20:23:33 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. It would require a henotheistic belief. In many non-universalistic (everyone must worship one way or be wrong) and/or polytheistic societies there can be a certain level of respect between gods of different people even to the point of paying hamage or giving gifts to another country's gods to show friendship and appeasement to those people. In the complex pantheons like the Greek and Roman ones individual cities would have their own god or goddess, that would be married (allied) with other gods (cities) for their mutual benafit. It is only in the modern world dominated by jealous gods like Yahweh and Allah that people refuse to respect other gods of people that they otherwise get along with (if you hate someone it is unlikely that… [cont.]
Answered by Free Stuff in 2012 - Thu Jan 8 20:43:44 2009
Q. Can one serve one deity while not worshiping that deity, or vice versa? What are examples of either, and do the intentions behind them differ? As an example, a vassal can serve his lord, his duke, his viceroy, his king, the Pope, and then God, but he only worships God. Likewise, can someone serve one deity without worship, while worshiping another one (higher in status or on a different level altogether)?
Asked by Sam Block - Thu Jan 8 20:23:33 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. It would require a henotheistic belief. In many non-universalistic (everyone must worship one way or be wrong) and/or polytheistic societies there can be a certain level of respect between gods of different people even to the point of paying hamage or giving gifts to another country's gods to show friendship and appeasement to those people. In the complex pantheons like the Greek and Roman ones individual cities would have their own god or goddess, that would be married (allied) with other gods (cities) for their mutual benafit. It is only in the modern world dominated by jealous gods like Yahweh and Allah that people refuse to respect other gods of people that they otherwise get along with (if you hate someone it is unlikely that… [cont.]
Answered by Free Stuff in 2012 - Thu Jan 8 20:43:44 2009
Does the second law of themodynamics prove an imperfect deity?
Q. The second law basically teaches 100% efficiency is impossible--therefore perfection is impossible--therefore any deity existing can not by definition be perfect. Therefore the abrahamic deity is imperfect.
Asked by tylertxan - Wed May 13 14:04:45 2009 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments
A. There's no such thing as perfection. The universe is what it is.
Answered by Nerdlinger ~ - Wed May 13 14:11:00 2009
Q. The second law basically teaches 100% efficiency is impossible--therefore perfection is impossible--therefore any deity existing can not by definition be perfect. Therefore the abrahamic deity is imperfect.
Asked by tylertxan - Wed May 13 14:04:45 2009 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments
A. There's no such thing as perfection. The universe is what it is.
Answered by Nerdlinger ~ - Wed May 13 14:11:00 2009
Are atheists morally superior to the Christian deity?
Q. Even atheists such as Joseph Stalin seem to be no worse than the Christian deity. It's estimated that Stalin's regime altogether had 17 million people killed, while we can assume that God killed an estimated number of over 30 million people (which is the likely amount of people at that time) through the global flood. He also killed over 2 million for some strange and bizarre reasons afterwards. Does this mean that atheists (or anybody) can be no more morally dysfunctional than Yahweh?
Asked by Filip - Sat Dec 26 06:26:59 2009 - - 17 Answers - 0 Comments
A. so you are admitting there is a God?
Answered by jamesmom2 - Sat Dec 26 06:30:36 2009
Q. Even atheists such as Joseph Stalin seem to be no worse than the Christian deity. It's estimated that Stalin's regime altogether had 17 million people killed, while we can assume that God killed an estimated number of over 30 million people (which is the likely amount of people at that time) through the global flood. He also killed over 2 million for some strange and bizarre reasons afterwards. Does this mean that atheists (or anybody) can be no more morally dysfunctional than Yahweh?
Asked by Filip - Sat Dec 26 06:26:59 2009 - - 17 Answers - 0 Comments
A. so you are admitting there is a God?
Answered by jamesmom2 - Sat Dec 26 06:30:36 2009
How does basing morality on a (supposed) deity's subjective opinion make it objective?
Q. Unless your "God" has some standard of ethical fact(s) to refer to, which would mean we could simply look to those facts and would still have no need of the deity. It seems to be an infinite regress, like the claim that everything needs a creator to support belief in "God", which would leave "God" in need of a creator, etc. So what gives?
Asked by neil s - Tue Feb 10 14:05:27 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Two options: Morality is simply God's fiat, thus making the term meaningless; or morality is independent of God's will, and can be reasoned to independent of God. Either way, morality and God have no necessary connection. The only way around this dilemma is to assert that God's actions are all inherently moral due to his very nature. Problem is, one would then have no way of supporting this defense, because there would be no way of independently assessing whether God's nature truly is moral. This just brings the believer back to faith as justification. Edit: D2T has just proven my point. God's inherent moral qualities must be assumed a priori to avoid the logical consequences of your question. Fail.
Answered by eric k - Tue Feb 10 14:10:10 2009
Q. Unless your "God" has some standard of ethical fact(s) to refer to, which would mean we could simply look to those facts and would still have no need of the deity. It seems to be an infinite regress, like the claim that everything needs a creator to support belief in "God", which would leave "God" in need of a creator, etc. So what gives?
Asked by neil s - Tue Feb 10 14:05:27 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Two options: Morality is simply God's fiat, thus making the term meaningless; or morality is independent of God's will, and can be reasoned to independent of God. Either way, morality and God have no necessary connection. The only way around this dilemma is to assert that God's actions are all inherently moral due to his very nature. Problem is, one would then have no way of supporting this defense, because there would be no way of independently assessing whether God's nature truly is moral. This just brings the believer back to faith as justification. Edit: D2T has just proven my point. God's inherent moral qualities must be assumed a priori to avoid the logical consequences of your question. Fail.
Answered by eric k - Tue Feb 10 14:10:10 2009
How can a atheist say there is no deity with infinite knowledge, without having infinite knowledge.?
Q. By claiming there is no deity with infinite knowledge, you become the deity with infinite knowledge. How can you know there is no one with infinite knowledge with out having infinite knowledge and you denounce yourself. WOW atheist really are idiots sorry for the idiot remark I am not with this statement tying to prove there is a God, just trying to prove that you cannot prove otherwise.
Asked by oneway out - Thu Jan 22 17:40:27 2009 - - 20 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You cannot prove there is a deity with infinite knowledge therefore I don't have to prove there isn't one. I just don't believe. End of. EDIT - atheists don't have to prove anything; burden of proof lies with the people who believe - based on no fact - that there IS a god. If, however, there was definite proof there was a god, then you might have a point to debate. As it is, you can't. You think you're right, we KNOW we're right :-)
Answered by Rosiepop - Thu Jan 22 17:49:00 2009
Q. By claiming there is no deity with infinite knowledge, you become the deity with infinite knowledge. How can you know there is no one with infinite knowledge with out having infinite knowledge and you denounce yourself. WOW atheist really are idiots sorry for the idiot remark I am not with this statement tying to prove there is a God, just trying to prove that you cannot prove otherwise.
Asked by oneway out - Thu Jan 22 17:40:27 2009 - - 20 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You cannot prove there is a deity with infinite knowledge therefore I don't have to prove there isn't one. I just don't believe. End of. EDIT - atheists don't have to prove anything; burden of proof lies with the people who believe - based on no fact - that there IS a god. If, however, there was definite proof there was a god, then you might have a point to debate. As it is, you can't. You think you're right, we KNOW we're right :-)
Answered by Rosiepop - Thu Jan 22 17:49:00 2009
To all you religious folk out there - What is the one word that would describe your faith in your Deity?
Q. If you are comfortable doing so, please include the name of your religion and/or Deity being worshiped.
Asked by Loew - Sat Nov 21 10:36:30 2009 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Loew, I am simply a Christian and I believe the word would have to be LOVE (also). I like your choice of avatars. Have a great day and a wonderful week to come. Thanks, Eds ~~~ .
Answered by Eds - Sat Nov 21 10:41:46 2009
Q. If you are comfortable doing so, please include the name of your religion and/or Deity being worshiped.
Asked by Loew - Sat Nov 21 10:36:30 2009 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Loew, I am simply a Christian and I believe the word would have to be LOVE (also). I like your choice of avatars. Have a great day and a wonderful week to come. Thanks, Eds ~~~ .
Answered by Eds - Sat Nov 21 10:41:46 2009
Wiccans and other pagans, can you explain what the deity Mabon has to do with the holiday called Mabon?
Q. This is something that I've never understood. What attributes about this deity ties into this holiday? What myths about him connect him to this holiday? References to the myths would be appreciated. Is there a connection between Mabon and harvest? Why? Was this a holiday that was celebrated by those who once worshiped Mabon? If so, where was it celebrated, during what time period, and by whom? Or is the holiday named Mabon because of the meaning of the word "mabon"? Does the meaning of the word mabon have anything to do with the holiday? Zoom, you have supplied a lot of information. But do you have any information concerning my question? I tried to be specific about what information I'm looking for. I'm looking for what the connection… [cont.]
Asked by Witchy - Wed Aug 15 14:00:13 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Mabon is the name used by some Wiccans and other Neopagans for one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats. It is celebrated on the Autumnal Equinox, which in the northern hemisphere occurs on September 23rd (occasionally the 22nd, although many celebrate on the 21st) and in the southern hemisphere is circa March 21. Also called Harvest Home, the Feast of the Ingathering, or simply Autumn Equinox, this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The name may derive from Mabon ap Modron, although the connection is unclear. Among the sabbats, it is the second of the three harvest festivals, preceded by… [cont.]
Answered by Willow - Wed Aug 15 14:16:49 2007
Q. This is something that I've never understood. What attributes about this deity ties into this holiday? What myths about him connect him to this holiday? References to the myths would be appreciated. Is there a connection between Mabon and harvest? Why? Was this a holiday that was celebrated by those who once worshiped Mabon? If so, where was it celebrated, during what time period, and by whom? Or is the holiday named Mabon because of the meaning of the word "mabon"? Does the meaning of the word mabon have anything to do with the holiday? Zoom, you have supplied a lot of information. But do you have any information concerning my question? I tried to be specific about what information I'm looking for. I'm looking for what the connection… [cont.]
Asked by Witchy - Wed Aug 15 14:00:13 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Mabon is the name used by some Wiccans and other Neopagans for one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats. It is celebrated on the Autumnal Equinox, which in the northern hemisphere occurs on September 23rd (occasionally the 22nd, although many celebrate on the 21st) and in the southern hemisphere is circa March 21. Also called Harvest Home, the Feast of the Ingathering, or simply Autumn Equinox, this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months. The name may derive from Mabon ap Modron, although the connection is unclear. Among the sabbats, it is the second of the three harvest festivals, preceded by… [cont.]
Answered by Willow - Wed Aug 15 14:16:49 2007
How do I get Fierce Deity link on the LOZ:OOT?
Q. Yea how do i get the feirce deity link on LEgend of Zelda Ocarina of Time. I have the ROM now i need the little skin mod. Help anyone?
Asked by Michael - Sat Sep 12 11:21:48 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
Q. Yea how do i get the feirce deity link on LEgend of Zelda Ocarina of Time. I have the ROM now i need the little skin mod. Help anyone?
Asked by Michael - Sat Sep 12 11:21:48 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
Why do people need to believe in a deity?
Q. Throughout history man has always needed to believe in a deity, be he Ra, Allah or god. Why? Is it something in our human psych that needs some belief in something greater than ourselves? Can the average human conscience not function without a bible, Koran or ingrained belief?
Asked by Cory K - Wed Mar 4 20:16:16 2009 - - 27 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You can trace it all back to FEAR and ignorance. There is NO purpose; there is NO plan or 'meaning' to our existence; there is NO invisible sky critter; at best we are an accident in Time and Space. We exist for the simple reason that we exist. We are, at best, an accidental collection of loosely combined molecules responding to our environment ... no matter how sophisticated that environment may be or we imagine it to be. At the end of 'life' we 'disperse'; we dissipate into stardust. We may as well have some fun while we're here without all that paranoia stuff - thinking there are invisible sky critters watching and waiting for us to screw up. ~
Answered by Everard J - Wed Mar 4 20:22:42 2009
Q. Throughout history man has always needed to believe in a deity, be he Ra, Allah or god. Why? Is it something in our human psych that needs some belief in something greater than ourselves? Can the average human conscience not function without a bible, Koran or ingrained belief?
Asked by Cory K - Wed Mar 4 20:16:16 2009 - - 27 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You can trace it all back to FEAR and ignorance. There is NO purpose; there is NO plan or 'meaning' to our existence; there is NO invisible sky critter; at best we are an accident in Time and Space. We exist for the simple reason that we exist. We are, at best, an accidental collection of loosely combined molecules responding to our environment ... no matter how sophisticated that environment may be or we imagine it to be. At the end of 'life' we 'disperse'; we dissipate into stardust. We may as well have some fun while we're here without all that paranoia stuff - thinking there are invisible sky critters watching and waiting for us to screw up. ~
Answered by Everard J - Wed Mar 4 20:22:42 2009
From Yahoo Answer Search: 'Deity'
Fri Feb 19 06:20:09 2010 [ refresh local cache ]
[Hide]▼
news.google.com
Oneindia
Earlier on Monday morning, the main deity of the temple and the deity of Sastha were taken for aaratu or, the holy dip at the Onakuttychira and were later ...
and more »
richarddawkins.net
Mr Deity - YouTube
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GM
to Mr. . Deity. & Co :D One minor correction tho - Coffee Time ;) Other Comments by bluebird. 12. Comment #460533 by Jack Rawlinson on February 12, 2010 at 1:00 pm. avatar Jesus, very tough crowd here. I thought that was clever, ...
[Hide]▲
