POG Philosophy and Religion thread

[metsandfinsfan]

Originally Posted by amplify

Judas

touche

[kokiri]

On my mobile, but Google 'gods as topological invariants' by Daniel schoch. Mind officially asploded.

[amplify]

Paper submitted on April 1.

It is unlikely, however, that heaven is a bounded manifold, since there should be no limit in heaven.

Sounds like something my mom would put on her refrigerator.

[biggerboat]

Originally Posted by amplify

Paper submitted on April 1.

It is unlikely, however, that heaven is a bounded manifold, since there should be no limit in heaven.

Sounds like something my mom would put on her refrigerator.

The first time I read this my brain read "there should be no lint in heaven"

[kokiri]

Originally Posted by amplify

Paper submitted on April 1.

It is unlikely, however, that heaven is a bounded manifold, since there should be no limit in heaven.

Sounds like something my mom would put on her refrigerator.

thanks for pointing that out. I told my fellow librarian it was unbelievable. He reckons some of his pure maths buddies took it seriously.

[DiggertheDog]

I am interested in knowing the personal reasons for POGGers belief in God.

Lets just assume for the moment that it is reasonable to actually believe in God or that it is a reasonable possibility that God/s exist.

My question is: Why do you, specifically, believe in God?

[metsandfinsfan]

Originally Posted by DiggertheDog

I am interested in knowing the personal reasons for POGGers belief in God.

Lets just assume for the moment that it is reasonable to actually believe in God or that it is a reasonable possibility that God/s exist.

My question is: Why do you, specifically, believe in God?

even if evolution is true, i do believe there had to be an intelligent design

there is no way it was all random

[metsandfinsfan]

i have 2 questions

how many times did jesus call himself god, and when

did jesus talk about the trinity or was that made up by peter and paul

[DiggertheDog]

Originally Posted by metsandfinsfan

even if evolution is true, i do believe there had to be an intelligent design

there is no way it was all random

So its not really a personal connection.

Basically you believe in god because you think it is a good explanation?

[amplify]

Originally Posted by metsandfinsfan

did jesus talk about the trinity or was that made up by peter and paul

Jesus talks about God the Father and the Holy Spirit, but the metaphysical Trinity concept as we know it started with Tertullian in the third century.

This was later formalized as an essential part of the faith by the First Council of Nicea in 325.

[metsandfinsfan]

Originally Posted by DiggertheDog

So its not really a personal connection.

Basically you believe in god because you think it is a good explanation?

partially

evolution also cannot answer how it started no matter how much you argue it does

i do not believe in predestination

i think of god as a computer programmer, and we as the computers.

[metsandfinsfan]

Originally Posted by amplify

Jesus talks about God the Father and the Holy Spirit, but the metaphysical Trinity concept as we know it started with Tertullian in the third century.

This was later formalized as an essential part of the faith by the First Council of Nicea in 325.

he talked about it throughout his life, or on the Sermon on the Mount?

[DonkDonkDonkDonk]

Originally Posted by metsandfinsfan

partially

evolution also cannot answer how it started no matter how much you argue it does

i do not believe in predestination

i think of god as a computer programmer, and we as the computers.

A) evolution isn't at all a question about how things started, that's like saying gravity doesn't explain how our brains work.
B) God is also a scientific hypothesis just like everything else
C) Just because we may not be able to explain it doesn't mean that there is some sort of intelligent design to it.

[metsandfinsfan]

Originally Posted by DonkDonkDonkDonk

A) evolution isn't at all a question about how things started, that's like saying gravity doesn't explain how our brains work.
B) God is also a scientific hypothesis just like everything else
C) Just because we may not be able to explain it doesn't mean that there is some sort of intelligent design to it.

i was asked why i believe in a creator

i gave my answer

just because you dont think it proves there is one doesn't mean my answer is not valid

atheists are more arrogant than orthodox religious people sometimes

[DonkDonkDonkDonk]

you gave your answer and i responded to it. I didn't say your answer was not valid. I'm sorry I talked religion in this thread, goodbye.