SuperGerryHarrison
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Evidence of what ?
The existence of a God
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Evidence of what ?
The existence of a God
I disagree with this. The root of all evil and 99% of conflicts are instigated by men, they may do it in the name of religion, or ethnicity, or territory or even non religion, but it's all about power, getting that power and retaining that power. Mind you some say/think God is a man too so hardly surprising.The root of all evil. 99% of conflicts are Religion
But it doesn't mean the odds are 50/50. Because the same is true for absolutely anything else you could make up.
Should we seriously consider hobbits exist? No
Should we entertain the possibility that dementors exist? No
What about Zeus, Poseidon and Athena? No
The starting point is that such things do not exist. Until some evidence is provided there is absolutely no reason to move from that position.
Doing so is silly, irrational, almost always expensive to varying degrees and a huge waste of our valuable time.
Tolkien and a group of his contemporaries were constantly referencing religious understandings. Sometimes glorifying and, and often ridiculing.Homo floresiensis was very short compared to the average modern human, standing at about 1.05 metres tall. This is what earned Homo floresiensis its nickname 'the hobbit', after a fictional group of short, human-like creatures created by author J R R Tolkien.
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Homo floresiensis: the real-life 'hobbit'?
Homo floresiensis is one of our more mysterious ancient human relatives. Nicknamed 'the hobbit' because of its modest height, its origins sparked fierce debate. Uncover facts about Homo floresiensis, including who discovered it and when, where it was found and why it is important.www.nhm.ac.uk
Definitely were real once upon a time in a faraway land. Obviously Tolkien knew about this sub species.
Kent should be ashamed of himself.
One word for that whole paragraph marra.I disagree with this. The root of all evil and 99% of conflicts are instigated by men, they may do it in the name of religion, or ethnicity, or territory or even non religion, but it's all about power, getting that power and retaining that power. Mind you some say/think God is a man too so hardly surprising.
Well you said "from a theological perspective ". Theologists have already decided there is a god and aren't looking for evidence that contradicts that view.. There can't be scientific evidence that there is no god as that would require evidence of non-existence.
Re-read what you've written and have a bit of think about it....But the odds are theoretically 50/50. A probability of 0 can only occur when something is impossible. There is no evidence to suggest that the existence of God is impossible. The existence of God is also mutually exclusive, does God exist Yes/No. In the absence of any overwhelming scientific data to screw the probability either way, then it remains 50/50 as a starting point.
You could argue subjectively or empirically that as there has been no scientifically documented sightings of God then there is a probability of 0, but as God is abstract, then this argument doesn't hold weight. You're then back to 50/50 again.
I've not forgotten about your height problem...sorry to tell you you're not a Hobbit...no genetic connection whatsoever. Your only hope of getting noticed is if Cuban heels come back into fashionAw haway man.
Are you really telling me Bilbo, Frodo and Samwise aren't real? I saw them on that Documentary Lord of the Rings man.
No God, fair enough. Only seen actors do that on telly, but Hobbits? REALLY?
NAH.
Agree, I live in a farming community, everyone has a gun yet the last crime was 27 years ago...drunk and disorderly.I disagree with this. The root of all evil and 99% of conflicts are instigated by men, they may do it in the name of religion, or ethnicity, or territory or even non religion, but it's all about power, getting that power and retaining that power. Mind you some say/think God is a man too so hardly surprising.
A pretty unsatisfactory answer imo.
Doesn’t it take god-like knowledge to be an atheist?
Surely agnostic is the proper term for someone who doesn't believe in the gods of religions but can't be 100% sure that there isn't some sort of a higher force? I describe myself as an agnostic for that reason and would imagine most "atheists" to take a similar non-absolutist view.
Re-read what you've written and have a bit of think about it....
But who or what designed the process?I think it’s easier to assume there’s always been a universe and before the Big Bang another universe before it.
Perhaps a universe that’s recycles itself and one where it all breaks down into nothing and then to start again
No.
Atheist means you don't believe in any of the gods that have been proposed thus far. It doesn't mean you entirely rule out any chance that there could be one.
Agnostic is the belief that it is impossible to know if there is or isn't a god.
They are not mutually exclusive. In fact, I guess most people who say either of the 2 are actually both. Here's a wiki description:
Agnostic atheism is a philosophical position that encompasses both atheism and agnosticism. Agnostic atheists are atheistic because they do not hold a belief in the existence of any deity, and are agnostic because they claim that the existence of a demiurgic entity or entities is either unknowable in principle or currently unknown in fact.
The agnostic atheist may be contrasted with the agnostic theist, who believes that one or more deities exist but claims that the existence or nonexistence of such is unknown or cannot be known.
There are almost 5000 gods being worshipped by humanity. Which one is the real one?
Well you wouldn't argue tbf.I reckon it's the elephant head fella.