I guess for me it is in a way the opposite, I can't explain a god In...just doesn't add up in any way. But as we see from looking back on the advances of science....our world gets turned upside down every now and then....but still keeps stepping further and further away from a god explanation. I can't prove the non-existence of any gods or Santa Claus for that matter, so I guess we'll have to end here.
Really the garden quote to me just says that lack of evidence isn't proof. This is as much an argument for a god as one against...but in truth not an argument at all. The quote doesn't insert doubt into certainty, but challenges the definition of the word certainty....which is used with reckless abandon all over the place. Why is it so easy to be certain? And why is it disproportionately easier to be certain when it comes to religion? I honestly don't know what to expect from a Christian blog, this one seems to be filled with young people, I would hope that at a young age you occasionally look into the mirror and challenge what you believe (I do)....before it just becomes habit to give into whatever your pastor tells you or what you read from an ancient text . I am quite curious to hear some arguments about what it takes for one to be certain about any topic. If I could count the things I WAS certain about ten years ago....whew!
Yes, that qualifier is important....even on a site that caters to Christians. They are really both state marriages, so that qualifier wouldn't really work either. I think everyone defines a marriage beyond that of a state contract...we didn't get married because we thought it would be cool to have a certificate from the state nor because we could get some sort of tax benefit. It is simply another way to express a deep commitment in front of our friends and family...the other stuff is a very tiny bonus.
You certainly aren't alone in those thoughts....and the god that others encounter in their different scripture think that it makes more sense than your scripture and any other system of meaning making. These quotes certainly have an arrogant tone especially when heard through certain ears....but really read the postings here...this same flavor of arrogance fills the room. The great thing about the meaning making of non-theists...is that most submit to the fact that they don't know the answeres...and generally don't make statements like..I'm 100% sure of...that is arrogance.
Two Dawkins quotes spring to mind here....“Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence.”
and...
"There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?"
I'd say the biggest hangup is whether god exists or not....and if you are able to get past that (you should share your findings) the next question would be which god.....people seem to take easy leaps there.....I'd consider those before attempting the list of attributes.
Can't wait to get home and tell my wife that we have a contractual relationship and that she is only a financial entity to me. I guess my parents' contractual relationship of 46 years must have had some great financial reward...otherwise....I just can't...think...of...how...it...could...work....
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