Reply to God and orthodontics

Forum Index » Religion

Reply to "God and orthodontics "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]God did an even worse job on female plumbing.[/quote]

Right, bleeding and having horrible cramps starting at age 12-50 suc*s. It's awful. [/quote]

If you believe God is the Creator, do you believe that He made us perfectly until the fall of humanity? [/quote]

The first part of your sentence is a false premise. God is not the creator. If he was, he is a terrible designer. [/quote]

I asked the people blaming God for the bad design of humans if they believed that God was the Creator, and if they believe that, if they believe in the fall of man.

I do believe God is the Creator. It’s not false, it’s my belief. [/quote]

It is possible to have false beliefs.  e.g., lots of people (usually children) believe in the Easter bunny and Santa Claus and God.  Some adults still believe in God.[/quote]

So you know which beliefs are false?

God is a theological belief. Santa and the Easter Bunny are cultural, fictional figures.

Approximately 81% to 83% of U.S. adults believe in God or a universal spirit.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/393737/belief-god-dips-new-low.aspx

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/religious-and-spiritual-beliefs/

5
Beliefs in God, spiritual presences in more than 30 countries ...
Approximately 72% to over 80% of the global population believes in God or a higher power, according to various international studies. While roughly 84% of the world's population identifies with a religious group, the number of believers in God—including those not affiliated with a formal religion—remains high, particularly in regions like Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

https://gallup-international.com/survey-results-and-news/survey-result/more-prone-to-believe-in-god-than-identify-as-religious-more-likely-to-believe-in-heaven-than-in-hell
[/quote]

Are you saying that God is not a cultural, fictional, belief like the others?  I say that it is.  Why wouldn't it be?  Just because you believe it as an adult?

And this God of yours --  I bet you believe that he has only only set of characteristics and that other people who believe in a God or God with other characteristics are wrong about their god(s) and you are right.[/quote]

Belief in God is classified as theism, which is the conviction that at least one deity exists, acts as a creator, and may interact with the universe.

It is a foundational, often faith-based, proposition or worldview rather than a scientific conclusion, and it ranges from personal, experiential faith to philosophical deism.

[/quote]

Theism is basically the high-stakes version of having an imaginary friend, except this one supposedly built the house and gets really touchy about your weekend plans. It’s the firm conviction that a celestial landlord exists—somewhere behind a cloud, presumably—and is busy micromanaging the universe while simultaneously playing hard-to-get.
The beauty of it? It’s a "foundational worldview," which is code for "I decided on the conclusion before seeing the evidence." It’s pointedly not a scientific conclusion—mostly because science usually requires things to, you know, exist in a measurable way.
Instead, it’s a "faith-based proposition," ranging from:

Deism: The "God built the clock then lost the batteries" approach.
    Personal Faith: The belief that the Creator of 200 billion galaxies is personally making sure your favorite sports team covers the spread.

It’s essentially the ultimate "Trust Me, Bro" of philosophy. You aren't "wrong"; you're just operating on a frequency that conveniently defies all logic and visibility. Happy hallucinating![/quote]

It sounds like pp has given it a lot of thought --- and decided against believing in God.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics