I’ll make you a deal though, if you are not that type of theist. You get all the theists to respect the separation of church and state and ensure no theistic inspired action affects people not of that particular theistic belief and Ill make sure no atheist ever talks about or engages about god ever again. :wink: — DingoJones
Well, the enduring strength and prodigeous achievements of modern natural sciences are the result of the interminable search for better explanations which we will always need. On the other hand, "God" is inexplicable – the ur-mystery that begs all questions – and, used to explain "the big picture", always functions as a crutch that cripples both minds and morals. Theists (& other woo-thumpers) are just not strong enough, not courageous enough, not honest enough – in most instances – to admit "I don't know of any good, evidence-based, ultimate explanations" or (more to the point) "the only ultimate explanation that does not entail an infinite regress and therefore requires an arbitrary, question-begging, terminus is There Is No Ultimate Explanation" ... and so they have to make shit up and persecute – often torture & murder – each other "in the name of" different interpretations of the same falsehood.Why would the lack of explanation be a weakness? — Tate
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