If you can't substantiate the existence of a certain entity, just arbitrarily define it as something that exists. It's super intellectual. Join the dark web today.pic.twitter.com/h1dIzhhlF4
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who are those believers? Abrahamic monotheists? if so, is it necessary that he is addressing them specifically? if so, is it necessary that he uses their language convention? if so, is it necessary that he remains orthodox within that convention?
Monotheists, polytheists, etc. The clear majority of people who purport to believe in Gods in the world purport to see them as agents. Defining God as some abstract phenomena that exists is just vacuous wordplay.
I don't follow. What do you suppose he's attempting to do here? Are you reading this as an attempt at theology? I don't think it is.
If he's not making a theological claim, why use the term God? If he doesn't mean anything like what believers mean when they invoke "God," then he's just being intentionally obscure.
how about this as a definition of God that (I suspect) most believers would assent to: God is the organizing principle of all of creation. If you filter that through personal psychology how does it come out?
No, religious people believe specific propositions about the creator of the universe, what he wants, what will happen to them after they die, etc. Redefining these types of concepts to what you speculatively think might psychologically drive people is just wordplay.
excuse me but think I've missed your point. wordplay means what, here? "I don't like the words he used"? I think you're trying to say something more substantial than that but I missed it. Can you make a more specific criticism?
I've been very clear about my criticism. I'd just be repeating myself if I clarified further so I'll just leave what I've written in the thread for other readers. Thanks for the chat.
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