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Atheists & Agnostics

Mariana

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27. Which god is THE god?

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #25)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:57 PM

Mar 2018

Seems to me that if one god provides compelling evidence for its existence, and none of the others do, then that god becomes THE god by default, regardless of its particular attributes.

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What evidence would it take... [View all] NeoGreen Mar 2018 OP

My best friend's 19 year old grandson is dying of bone cancer mountain grammy Mar 2018 #1

James Lipton was asked... LakeArenal Mar 2018 #2

When the innocent's are involved Heartstrings Mar 2018 #3

Amen defacto7 Mar 2018 #4

We always hear about "god's plan"... trotsky Mar 2018 #18

Because Eve ate a piece of fruit ... LakeArenal Mar 2018 #19

It's our own fault for not following the rules... trotsky Mar 2018 #20

Left baby torture off the list. LakeArenal Mar 2018 #21

What god are we talking about? defacto7 Mar 2018 #5

Cataracts, fixing Sam's Mum's cataracts should do it for me.... Thyla Mar 2018 #6

One of my favorites, always good for a... NeoGreen Mar 2018 #7

He is very good... Thyla Mar 2018 #9

Oh, wow! That was fun. Iggo Mar 2018 #23

The whole concept is ludicrous. Voltaire2 Mar 2018 #8

Good point... NeoGreen Mar 2018 #11

I can't think of any Ron Obvious Mar 2018 #10

If "god" were as kind and loving and helpful as the songs promise, I'd be really happy about it. lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #12

Here is the clip from Mahers show A HERETIC I AM Mar 2018 #13

An actual god, right there. Iggo Mar 2018 #14

Piles up more everyday Lordquinton Mar 2018 #15

Two problems: 1. Evidence for God destroys belief in god. 2. No evidence is good enough. Ever. DetlefK Mar 2018 #16

Leads to the question... NeoGreen Mar 2018 #17

Neither of those is necessarily true. Mariana Mar 2018 #22

But is it then THE God? DetlefK Mar 2018 #25

Which god is THE god? Mariana Mar 2018 #27

Wow. No offense intended, but you seem willing to worship anybody. DetlefK Mar 2018 #29

Belief and worship are entirely different things. Mariana Mar 2018 #30

Well, if God talked to me edhopper Mar 2018 #24

I see this as an easy answer: ExciteBike66 Mar 2018 #26

Some Christians claim their god does exactly that. Mariana Mar 2018 #28