| Re: Selling Points of the Major Religions |
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Author: Richo Date: May 13, 2008 22:37
> On 13-May-2008, Richo gmail.com> wrote:
>>> To the question
>> "Do you believe God doesn't exist?"
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>> I would answer "Yes"
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>> That answer does not make me an atheist.
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>> I could worship the Norse gods - (and therefore not be an atheist)
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> Ah, now I see what you mean.
> I did think the dicussion was about all dieties,
> the word "G-d" being useds as a euphemism,
> if you will.
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> Susan
People are so used to living with one idea of deity that they tend to
forget that there are many cultures with many gods - most gods that
have been worshipped throughout history and pre-history are now
forgotten or known only by a mural or a carving. The history of belief
in the divine is long and complex and cannot be reduced to a binary
choice.
You can name your dog "Dog" or "prince" or "Fido".
Likewise you can name your deity "God" or "Zeus" . God is a proper
noun and god is a category/ species.
Cheers, Mark.
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