ITT Stu admits belief in god is only a fantasy - Page 6 - Religion, God, and Theology

I'm pretty certain there is a God(or something God-like). Yes I admit I cannot give you a strong argument why one religion is the "true" religion. Why am I still a practicing a particular religion? Because it offers a certain utility to me.

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08-19-2010 , 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by thirddan

i do recall stu saying the god he believes in is unlikey maybe 2 or 3 months ago...

seems it was July 6 2010 from the God Almighty Said thread

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I don't think the probability is very high that God I worship actually exists. Still if He does I think I will be rewarded because I believed in him as much as I am able.

My own feeling is atheists are everywhere.....even in heaven.

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08-19-2010 , 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by thirddan

seems it was July 6 2010 from the God Almighty Said thread

Here's one from January 2009.

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Originally Posted by Stu Pidasso

You know I don't have a lot of confidence that the God of my religion actually exist. I probably have a better chance at winning the lotto than seeing my God when I die.

When my father was in the ICU a couple of weeks ago on deaths door, I prayed for him. It was a sincere prayer. Probably my first sincere prayer in a long time. Apparently I still have enough confidence that it is strong enough to influence my behavior. Clearly I am a theist.

Oh and my father made a recovery.

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08-19-2010 , 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu Pidasso

I think I said it years ago. I'm not going to spend all day searching thru years of posting. I did find this one though.

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I was more interested in why you changed form someone who believes in the biblical God to someone who's not vary confident in it. You dont have to answer i was just wondering.

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08-19-2010 , 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu Pidasso

I think I said it years ago. I'm not going to spend all day searching thru years of posting. I did find this one though.

I love new Stu!

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Originally Posted by batair

I was more interested in why you changed form someone who believes in the biblical God to someone who's not vary confident in it. You dont have to answer i was just wondering.

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08-19-2010 , 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by rizeagainst

I love new Stu!

not new....but if I knew responding in this thread would intensify your man-crush for me I would have kept silent.

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08-19-2010 , 10:36 PM

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not new....but if I knew responding in this thread would intensify your man-crush for me I would have kept silent.

Man-crush. When was the last time we talked before this? 2 months ago? If anything I've been ragging on Jib a ton more than I have on you lately.

Even if I granted a "man-crush" that only shows that I view you as a little bit more sane and able to hold a conversation than Pletho, Gunth, or Splendour.

Congratulations.

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08-21-2010 , 10:42 PM

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I was more interested in why you changed form someone who believes in the biblical God to someone who's not vary confident in it. You dont have to answer i was just wondering.

I lost interest in the God of resurrection and redemption and gained interest in the God of creation.

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08-21-2010 , 11:14 PM

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I lost interest in the God of resurrection and redemption and gained interest in the God of creation.

Alright.

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08-22-2010 , 01:19 PM

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I lost interest in the God of resurrection and redemption and gained interest in the God of creation.

Translation: I don't believe in Jesus anymore, but I still believe in a generic god because the concept makes me feel good.

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08-22-2010 , 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by rizeagainst

Translation: I don't believe in Jesus anymore, but I still believe in a generic god because the concept makes me feel good.

How is belief in a "generic" god supposed to make one feel good?

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08-22-2010 , 03:14 PM

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tbf, he has yet to say if it does or does not make him feel good...

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08-22-2010 , 03:16 PM

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Believing the universe has some kind of grand, ultimate plan guided by some sort of thinking, caring being is quite a comfort to weak minded people, I imagine.

I also imagine that those people that are comforted by such fantasies will not admit so, and will try to pretend within themselves and to others, that they have some other reason or justification for believing as they do, when they in fact do not.

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08-22-2010 , 03:20 PM

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tbf, he has yet to say if it does or does not make him feel good...

Being consoled by the idea of god is always a part of getting people to believe to begin with. Nobody believes in a god they do not like.

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08-22-2010 , 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by rizeagainst

Believing the universe has some kind of grand, ultimate plan guided by some sort of thinking, caring being is quite a comfort to weak minded people, I imagine.

None of what you wrote there makes any sense. You have shown yourself time and again to be much more weak minded than I and you are an atheist while I am a theist. Observation does not match your supposition.

Also I would say I still believe in the God of redemption and ressurection as my actions are clearly influenced by the notion. For example....I prayed to that God when my father was in the ICU. Is that the action of a non believer?

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08-22-2010 , 07:49 PM

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Don't worry Stu. Rize is the posterboy for angry teenage atheists worldwide.

As much as I jest, I really wonder why this is. Why are you so hostile on here Rize?

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08-22-2010 , 08:57 PM

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Why are you so hostile on here Rize?

I've been wondering this since day 1 he started posting.

Rize, can we get the scoop, please?

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08-22-2010 , 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu Pidasso

"no u"

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08-22-2010 , 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Hardball47

I've been wondering this since day 1 he started posting.

Rize, can we get the scoop, please?

No clues in his blog...no original content either.

http://onegodfurther.com/

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08-22-2010 , 10:55 PM

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No original content...if you only opened the first page and didn't look anywhere else.

Although, I do see that I struck quite a nerve calling you out on your level account. Maybe I can write about how petty and egotistical you are.

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08-22-2010 , 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rizeagainst

Nobody believes in a god they do not like.

This has the glimmer of attraction as an argument. Although I'd rather not believe on the level of "intellectual neatness", it's true that I quite like the God I find myself believing in.

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08-22-2010 , 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bunny

This has the glimmer of attraction as an argument. Although I'd rather not believe on the level of "intellectual neatness", it's true that I quite like the God I find myself believing in.

What a coincidence, so does everybody else

Also, inb4 and after ad hominems

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08-22-2010 , 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rizeagainst

what level account?

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08-22-2010 , 11:04 PM

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What a coincidence, so does everybody else

That was my point - I was agreeing with you that it's something a believer should address. (Conceding the burden of proof, if you like).

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08-22-2010 , 11:07 PM

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That was my point - I was agreeing with you that it's something a believer should address. (Conceding the burden of proof, if you like).

I'm sure if I make a thread about it I will only get yelled at and get ad hominem'd by people accusing me of ad homineming

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