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I responded no god, but my view is slightly more complicated than that. The existence of a supreme being isn't decidable one way or the other. The almost ubiquitous version of god (human being with super powers in the sky) is plainly ridiculous, though.
There may or may not be a god, but I have great certainty that every religion is the same as every other religion - just made up stories that people tell each other. I've never seen a good reason why Islam or Hinduism or any other modern religion is even a little bit less ridiculous than the stories of the Norse or greek gods.
Promoted by the direction that the discussion being had Here: has progressed I thought this may be an interesting /revealing poll to make (hopefully there will be no poll stacking by "anonymous")
The basic question is primarily intended for those who self identify as atheists; however I am including options for everyone (hopefully) to be able to cast a vote, and am curious to see how conviction stacks on the theist side as well.
I am leaving this poll anonymous, so vote honestly please.
I voted that I self identify as an agnostic - but I've read before that agnostics should actually consider themselves atheists.
I have felt no belief, I can't blindly believe and I have no proof (this is why I started with my lack of belief, as I realize not everything can be inherently proven). Therefore, I don't rule out the possibility, but I cannot definitively say that there is or is not.
I'm an atheist, there could possibly be a god, there simply is no evidence that I've ever seen that supports such a possibility. There could also be unicorns, fairies, leprechauns, space aliens and honest politicians, but I have likewise never seen evidence for any of those, thus I do not believe in any of them.
TheGirlNextDoor said:I voted that I self identify as an agnostic - but I've read before that agnostics should actually consider themselves atheists.
I have felt no belief, I can't blindly believe and I have no proof (this is why I started with my lack of belief, as I realize not everything can be inherently proven). Therefore, I don't rule out the possibility, but I cannot definitively say that there is or is not.
phattonez said:Positivism has no basis in logic. A lack of evidence is not evidence.
I said that there definitely is a God, though logically the position would have to be we don't know. You can't prove a negative. That said, there are plenty of arguments that support the existence of some kind of deity*, and I have personal experiences that solidify it for me. I realize that the personal experiences only apply to me, but there has to be some kind of deity. It makes no sense to argue that everything comes from nothing. I'm pretty sure that violates the first law of thermodynamics.
Positivism has no basis in logic. A lack of evidence is not evidence.
I said that there definitely is a God, though logically the position would have to be we don't know. You can't prove a negative. That said, there are plenty of arguments that support the existence of some kind of deity*, and I have personal experiences that solidify it for me. I realize that the personal experiences only apply to me, but there has to be some kind of deity. It makes no sense to argue that everything comes from nothing. I'm pretty sure that violates the first law of thermodynamics.
*Quinque viae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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