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Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>If <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/God" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>God</span></a> Exists, Where is He? | <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VictorStenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VictorStenger</span></a></p><p>From the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cosmologicalargument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosmologicalargument</span></a> to fine-tuning, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theists</span></a> offer many reasons to believe in God. But critics like Stenger say these arguments collapse under scrutiny. This video breaks down both sides and asks: are these classic proofs of God still relevant in a post-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/scientificage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientificage</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/debate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universe</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/atheist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheist</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/christanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>christanity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=budTNXfQFOw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=budTNXfQFO</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a> Say Stupid Things</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmH43i7-JhE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=JmH43i7-Jh</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Believers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Believers</span></a> do say some silly things to try and convince <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/atheists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheists</span></a> that they're wrong. From atheists not being able to prove that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a> exists being the reason they're <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/atheist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheist</span></a>, to woodpeckers shock absorbers... there's a lot of stupid things said in this 'theists say stupid things'... which might make some atheists angry, apparently...</p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dumb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dumb</span></a> Things People Say About <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gods</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMSrHo4jXVM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=gMSrHo4jXV</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p><p>Not again... <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a> saying <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/silly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>silly</span></a> things about gods and why <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> is <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stupid</span></a>. But guess what... none of it sticks. But we do get to listen to some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ridiculous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ridiculous</span></a> things that people think about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonbelievers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonbelievers</span></a>, and why they think they have proof for their gods... enjoy. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sundayschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sundayschool</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>christian</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>"You're An <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Atheist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atheist</span></a> Because You Hate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/God" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>God</span></a>"</p><p>Sometimes it takes <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theists</span></a> a LONG time to explain why <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/atheists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheists</span></a> hate a god... and sometimes, they never even get to the point.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn247C2vahs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Xn247C2vah</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sundayschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sundayschool</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
Gregory B Sadler<p>Starting the next set of episodes in the Sadler's Lectures podcast, here's the first one on John Wisdom's excellent analytic philosophy of religion piece, "Gods", this one looking at differences between theists and atheists</p><p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/john-wisdom-gods-differences-between-theists-and-atheists" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/</span><span class="invisible">john-wisdom-gods-differences-between-theists-and-atheists</span></a><br><a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Analytic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Analytic</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Atheists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atheists</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p>Talking with some <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theists</span></a> is like <br>😄…😊…😏…😐…😕…😒…😳…😟…😧…😨…😱…😵🔫</p><p>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a>: <br>How can we form fair, just, and moral societies without belief in gods? Look up “Veil of Ignorance.” </p><p>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a>: <br>Since becoming atheist, I've murdered and raped all I wanted!</p><p>I.e., never.</p><p>You don't need a god to be good. </p><p>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a>: <br>You all use faith to support your beliefs.<br>You all disagree about whose beliefs are true.<br>So what good is the faith?</p><p>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a>: <br>You are more moral than the god that you think you know.</p><p>Read the ENTIRE <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bible</span></a>. </p><p>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a>: <br>If you had never heard of god and were told stories of talking snakes &amp; resurrection, wouldn't you ask for proof?</p><p>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a>: <br>Why would an all-knowing, all-powerful god have needs or desires?<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ThinkBeforePraying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkBeforePraying</span></a> </p><p>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a>: <br>Where is the “humility” in believing you have a relationship with the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/creator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creator</span></a> of the universe?</p><p>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a>: <br>If belief in God was the key to morality, the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bible</span></a> Belt and the Middle East would be in far better shape.</p><p>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a>: <br>“Pretend” means "Speak and act so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.”</p><p>God’s existence has not been demonstrated to be the case in fact.</p><p>Claiming that a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a> exists is pretending to know something you don't know.</p><p>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a>: <br>If your god is omniscient, then:<br>• You don’t have free will<br>• You can’t please him<br>• <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Prayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Prayer</span></a> is totally unnecessary</p><p>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a>: <br>You <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pray</span></a> for something. It happens. How do you determine it wouldn’t have happened without the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/prayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prayer</span></a>? <br>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a>: <br>If all things are possible with <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/God" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>God</span></a>, why is it impossible for God or his <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faithful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faithful</span></a> to demonstrate his existence in reality, or even to form a convincing argument for it?</p><p>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a>: <br>Teaching kids that a celestial magician can solve real-world problems is *child abuse* and fails to prepare them for life. </p><p>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Theists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theists</span></a>: <br>Faith can support *any belief at all*, including belief in many other gods besides yours. You can’t *all* be right. If faith isn’t reliable as a path to a true belief, what good is it?</p><p>_____________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>