Sep 22nd 2012, 0:13:38
Originally posted by Lord Tarnava:
No, you can't prove that anything DOESN'T exist. You can create any thing in your head, and there is no one who can, without a doubt, prove it doesn't exist. The onus isn't on us to prove god doesn't exist, it's on them to prove it DOES.
We created 'god' and religion to answer questions posed about the world, life, etc. We invented these fairy tales, and now we kill each other over them. It makes my stomach turn.
We created 'god' and religion to answer questions posed about the world, life, etc. We invented these fairy tales, and now we kill each other over them. It makes my stomach turn.
Ummm, actually, you're wrong. Most of our ancestors--pretty much every ancient civilization we know of--had belief in proof of some sort of divine being, whether it be God, Allah, Buddha, etc. The Catholic Church held great power back in the middle ages because back then, there was really no way for most of the population to learn about anything else. To our ancestors, "God" had already been proven to exist.
Of course, when corruption of these beliefs infected these civilizations, you then had the Crusades, the holy wars, the suicide bombings, etc. These people usually thought they were doing "God" a favor as they were raping and killing, knowing their precious indulgences would keep them from being cast into hell (or at least have them end up with 72 virgins or whatever).
So, back then, "God" existed, no question. Now, science is working to disprove the existence of a "God", and AFAIK, that hasn't happened yet. Don't stop trying now!
I am a troll. Everything I say must be assumed to be said solely to provoke an exaggerated reaction to the current topic. I fully intend to bring absolutely no substance to any discussion, ongoing or otherwise. Conversing with me is pointless.