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Topic	There is literally no reason NOT to believe in God.
au_gold 04/08/17 11:31:03 PM #65:	Dash_Harber posted... The burden of proof is on the person making the claim. In this case, stating the existence of something is the claim, and disagreeing with that claim is not a claim in itself. If you have a problem with that, you have a problem with thousands of years of philosophy on discourse. I'm not claiming that God exists for certain, though. I'm saying that it's better to have faith and be rewarded if you're right rather than not having faith and getting screwed if you're wrong. Dash_Harber posted... Well then, there is literally no reason to not believe in Krishna, or Odin, or Zeus, or Baron Samedi, or Amon Ra, or any of the other deities. What makes that God so uniquely deserving of belief? The belief in that god is mutually exclusive with many of the other ones, so why pick him only? Also, importantly, which interpretation of him do you choose? There are three main ones, and hundreds of different versions of those ones. Deuteronomy 4:35,39 - "Unto thee it was shown, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him. (39) Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else." The King James Version uses LORD in place of Yahweh or Jehovah (His Hebrew name) for some reason. There are countless other scriptures referring to only one almighty God. Dash_Harber posted... Because in all likelhood, that God wouldn't appreciate you lying about your belief in him to hedge your bets anyway. Well, if you choose to believe in Him only for the potential upside in the afterlife, that's not the same thing as actually having faith, which is what He looks for. Dash_Harber posted... According to you, about one interpretation. Why do you only choose that intrepretation of that god? There is only one interpretation as stated above. Unless you're referring to the Holy Trinity which is a whole other story. --- Let me talk to your mother. Get your mother please. <cite>au_gold posted [p:876828878] in There is l... [t:75211791]...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote>The burden of proof is on the person making the claim. In this case, stating the existence of something is the claim, and disagreeing with that claim is not a claim in itself. If you have a problem with that, you have a problem with thousands of years of philosophy on discourse.</quote> I'm not claiming that God exists for certain, though. I'm saying that it's better to have faith and be rewarded if you're right rather than not having faith and getting screwed if you're wrong. <cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote>Well then, there is literally no reason to not believe in Krishna, or Odin, or Zeus, or Baron Samedi, or Amon Ra, or any of the other deities. What makes that God so uniquely deserving of belief? The belief in that god is mutually exclusive with many of the other ones, so why pick him only? Also, importantly, which interpretation of him do you choose? There are three main ones, and hundreds of different versions of those ones. </quote> Deuteronomy 4:35,39 - "Unto thee it was shown, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him. (39) Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else." The King James Version uses LORD in place of Yahweh or Jehovah (His Hebrew name) for some reason. There are countless other scriptures referring to only one almighty God. <cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote>Because in all likelhood, that God wouldn't appreciate you lying about your belief in him to hedge your bets anyway.</quote> Well, if you choose to believe in Him only for the potential upside in the afterlife, that's not the same thing as actually having faith, which is what He looks for. <cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote>According to you, about one interpretation. Why do you only choose that intrepretation of that god?</quote> There is only one interpretation as stated above. Unless you're referring to the Holy Trinity which is a whole other story. --- Let me talk to your mother. Get your mother please.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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