Example: most all humans have a purpose to fall in love and procreate. Is that instinct or higher consciousness or both? — 3017amen
Most all humans have a purpose to fall in love and procreate. — 3017amen
Does the word "God" - as you are using it in this discussion - represent any physical being or object in the universe?
↪EricH — 3017amen
In a Kierkegaardian sense I conceive God as an ineffable experience. Though if I were to put it into words I would say the Christian God is spirit. And for what it's worth there is some scripture that supports that. And of course the Book of Thomas that was left out of the Bible includes Gnosticism... — 3017amen
What I'm trying to explain is that the 'God' that atheism says doesn't exist, really doesn't exist, but that this doesn't validate atheism. Mainly it’s a straw god argument with which Internet forums abound. — Wayfarer
That's cool. It's funny too, when we study history generally speaking, it begs the question of its truth value regardless of the subject matter...
For example, do we really know what George Washington said? Do we really know what Jesus said? etc. etc. etc...
Subjective truth (and bias) is written into history. It's recorded by subjects about subjects. And that's not a bad thing either, or is it?
Does the word "God" - as you are using it in this discussion - represent any physical being or object in the universe?
↪EricH — 3017amen
↪EricH
To answer your question, [several paragraphs of discussion] — 3017amen
So since you have no answer, — 3017amen
the concept of God is: God is a mottled color of truth. — 3017amen
No, because if that person does not want to fall in love (in that case), there consciousness will turn yet to another unfulfilled goal/purpose. — 3017amen
But it still begs the question why should a human have goals? For what purpose? — 3017amen
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