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[quote=Anonymous][quote]How is it disingenuous to think of God in a way that actually makes sense? It's not. [\quote]

It's not disingenuous to say that God is "the essence of being" and that it is something infinite that sits outside of existence, and claim that, because of that, the existence of God can't be challenged. Because that's a true statement.

I cannot prove, via any means at my disposal, that there is not such a thing. That concept of God is pretty much invulnerable to science, because that concept of God is completely disconnected from our physical universe. It is the last hideaway for the concept of God as some kind of physical motivator of the universe (ie, the idea that a deity makes the seasons happen, the weather, etc. - all of which have been explained by science).

However, to then pivot and claim that deity is also specifically responsible for everything described in the Bible and that it actively receives our prayers and wants our devotion and worship, that's the disingenuous step.

But, as I've said before, as soon as you start discussing something supernatural and magical, all logical bets are off. If you want to believe in an entity that is simultaneously infinite, inconceivable and indescribable, and sits outside the physical realm of our existence, but that also allegedly (and jealously) wants the worship of beings like us, that's your business.

And if you want to go through the tortured steps to try to make that logically consistent with the physical reality of the universe around you, that's your business.

But it's no less illogical than Xenu or the Golden Plates of the Book of Mormon.

If you want to believe and have faith and comport yourself accordingly, that's your business and I support your right to do so. [/quote]

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