The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus (341-270 BC) believed in gods that were immortal and blessed, but not involved in human affairs. He thought that gods were models of happiness that humans could aspire to. Epicurus believed in gods. Can you link to a citation that God doesn’t exist? From a reputable source. |
Whether or not God exists is a matter of personal belief that cannot be proven scientifically. You have a personal belief that God doesn’t exist, which is great. You don’t get to decide everyone’s personal beliefs about God for them, though. Why do you think everyone else has to have your beliefs? Isn’t that arrogant? |
Atheist here and I wouldn’t care. Maybe some atheists do? That doesn’t mean all do, and I know that I don’t. I know who I am and what I believe. Words can’t hurt me, but they can teach me. I keep an open, critical mind. Maybe ask yourself why you feel defensive if someone criticizes your religion or the actions of people who share your religion? Or not. It’s your life. |
DP: Epicurus decidedly did NOT believe in the kind of god most Christians believe in. The problem of evil is the best evidence that the kind of god most Christians believe in is logically impossible. |
So sinful babies get cancer. Got it. |
Critical examination of religion is great. Repeating that God gives babies cancer is not critical examination of religious beliefs. Is stating that atheists sacrifice babies to Satan critical examination of atheism? |
Can you post the scripture you found in the Bible that supports your statement that “sinful babies get cancer?” You just didn’t make that up? Right? You have a solid theological view from Christianity that supports your statement. Please share. |
^ example of dumb ahh argument |
God is an unlimited being. The existence of an unlimited being is either logically necessary or logically impossible. The existence of an unlimited being is not logically impossible. Therefore, the existence of God is logically necessary. |
Do you think that atheists believe Satan exists? Trying to follow the “logic” here… |
Atheists are insisting that God gives babies cancer. If atheists believe God gives babies cancer, why would they not believe in Satan? |
No, it is a strawman, off topic, non-sequitur response to a reasonable, millennia-old philosophical question about the existence of god. |
I am extrapolating from the response I got to my question “who gives babies cancer?” I think it’s bullshit that sin and cancer have anything to do with each other, but according to the PP, Christianity thinks otherwise. If you’ve got a problem with that, take it up with her, not me. |
You tell us. You seem to have manufactured some characters in your mind. |
So you are making it up. |