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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Heavy-handed as I was, you still seem to have missed the point (well, OK - you avoided it). The point is that you can't reasonably request an explanation for the absence of my belief in an imperceptible, ill-defined entity unless you can explain the absence of your belief in another one.[/quote]

OP here, to apologize for my response.  I should not have been so dismissive.

After another long day of temporary single motherhood, sadly, my brain is not up to defining God this very moment.  I can point you to my earlier posts, where I outline my thought process, and promise a definition in the near future.

Who do you think God is?
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I appreciate the civility - no problem.

Your closing question is emblematic of the problem with discussions like this. In my experience, most believers have difficulty understanding the scope of their assumptions, which assumptions I don't share.

Pretend that you're addressing someone completely ignorant of Christianity or even monotheism. Your question doesn't make any sense to that person, right? You might as well ask that person, "Who do you think Glorp is?"

You can probably develop some definition of God, but it will presumably contain clauses that keep the concept essentially undefined - you'll probably say that several aspects of God are beyond human comprehension.

My original question will still remain, then - why don't you believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster? (BTW, I didn't make that name up - you can look the idea up.) That's a rhetorical question, obviously - the point is, do you think that it's reasonable for you to be asked to give reasons for not believing in the FSM? If not, why should you be asking others why they don't believe in your God - how do you distinguish God from the FSM? [/quote]

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