Religion
In reply to the discussion: School Shootings - More Evidence of a Non-Existent Deity? [View all]Westcoast52
(34 posts)Not trying to be cute with anyone. To say God ( capital 'G') does not exist, runs afoul of the human propensity to make their own gods (small 'G') in many forms, for any reason. Some people bow down to rocks, or give themselves to addictions. Anything can suffice. If it is a matter of definitions, "I am what I am; I shall prove to be what I shall prove to be." His words, not mine. The creature crawling on the ground cannot call me to account to explain myself or what motive I may have had in letting it live or choose to go right instead of left. By reason of scale, I am a god to it if it could comprehend 'god'. Sometimes I spray pesticide and kill bugs because they interfere with my plan to have a beautiful garden. They don't know why and are helpless before me. They can come back and assert themselves according to their nature, but my plan for a beautiful garden does not change. Some bugs eat each other according to their nature but that is not my concern. I am not waiting around for them to evolve enough to understand my purpose or even acknowledge me. You can see the danger of expanding this thinking toward others of my own species. Not believing in God requires that I forfeit all rights to the title.