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Does the Christian God exist?

Yes
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40%
No
151
37%
Possibly
35
9%
Probably not
57
14%
 
Total votes : 405

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Postby Distruzionopolis » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:00 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
Geilinor wrote: I'm not the one claiming that he exists. I'm waiting for you to convince me that he exists.

Why are you doing that? He already said that he can't. His only goal here is to be as edgy as possible and contribute nothing of actual value.


So it's "edgy" to disagree with you now, Mav?
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Postby Arkolon » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:00 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
Geilinor wrote: I'm not the one claiming that he exists. I'm waiting for you to convince me that he exists.

Why are you doing that? He already said that he can't. His only goal here is to be as edgy as possible and contribute nothing of actual value.

Says the Internet atheist.
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Postby Shaggai » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:00 pm

Arkolon wrote:
Geilinor wrote: I'm not the one claiming that he exists. I'm waiting for you to convince me that he exists.

Read my first post here. I do not pretend that he exists. I am an agnostic. I am saying that God's existence is ultimately unknowable.

Yes, but by your definition literally everything is ultimately unknowable.
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Postby Mavorpen » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:01 pm

Occupied Deutschland wrote:
Geilinor wrote: I'm not the one claiming that he exists. I'm waiting for you to convince me that he exists.

You are, however, the one claiming he doesn't exist.
While still hedging by referencing the high likelihoods he doesn't exist.

Hell, I don't think Arkolon's even been arguing towards existence of God, merely that such is a possibility that can't be confirmed or denied (with current abilities).
Which makes one's hedging their proclamations of 'there is no god' with 'probably's' become a bit problematic for those arguing with him.

Of course it can be denied. And it is. For good reason. That doesn't mean it'll forever stay that way, though.
"The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did."—former Nixon domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman

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Postby Mavorpen » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:01 pm

Arkolon wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:Why are you doing that? He already said that he can't. His only goal here is to be as edgy as possible and contribute nothing of actual value.

Says the Internet atheist.

Why yes, I'm an atheist on the internet.

It's like you're trying to prove the point I made in that post.
"The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did."—former Nixon domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman

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Postby The Prophet » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:01 pm

Shaggai wrote:
Arkolon wrote:Read my first post here. I do not pretend that he exists. I am an agnostic. I am saying that God's existence is ultimately unknowable.

Yes, but by your definition literally everything is ultimately unknowable.


I don't know about that.
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Postby Arkolon » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:02 pm

Shaggai wrote:
Arkolon wrote:Read my first post here. I do not pretend that he exists. I am an agnostic. I am saying that God's existence is ultimately unknowable.

Yes, but by your definition literally everything is ultimately unknowable.

What? No?
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Postby Eastern Equestria » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:02 pm

Arkolon wrote:
Geilinor wrote: I'm not the one claiming that he exists. I'm waiting for you to convince me that he exists.

Read my first post here. I do not pretend that he exists. I am an agnostic. I am saying that God's existence is ultimately unknowable.


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Postby Mavorpen » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:02 pm

Distruzionopolis wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:Why are you doing that? He already said that he can't. His only goal here is to be as edgy as possible and contribute nothing of actual value.


So it's "edgy" to disagree with you now, Mav?

I'm not sure how you could draw that conclusion considering I agree with him.
"The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did."—former Nixon domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman

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Postby Neutraligon » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:03 pm

Arkolon wrote:
Geilinor wrote: I'm not the one claiming that he exists. I'm waiting for you to convince me that he exists.

Read my first post here. I do not pretend that he exists. I am an agnostic. I am saying that God's existence is ultimately unknowable.


Agnostic what? By what you said you are an agnostic atheist.
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Postby Immoren » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:03 pm

The Prophet wrote:
Shaggai wrote:Yes, but by your definition literally everything is ultimately unknowable.


I don't know about that.


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Postby Arkolon » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:03 pm

Eastern Equestria wrote:
Arkolon wrote:Read my first post here. I do not pretend that he exists. I am an agnostic. I am saying that God's existence is ultimately unknowable.


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Postby The House of Xavier » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:04 pm

Neutraligon wrote:
Arkolon wrote:Read my first post here. I do not pretend that he exists. I am an agnostic. I am saying that God's existence is ultimately unknowable.


Agnostic what? By what you said you are an agnostic atheist.


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Postby Distruzionopolis » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:04 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
Distruzionopolis wrote:
So it's "edgy" to disagree with you now, Mav?

I'm not sure how you could draw that conclusion considering I agree with him.


:roll:

Sure. Okay.

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Postby Galloism » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:04 pm

Eastern Equestria wrote:
Arkolon wrote:Read my first post here. I do not pretend that he exists. I am an agnostic. I am saying that God's existence is ultimately unknowable.


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Postby Neutraligon » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:05 pm

The House of Xavier wrote:
Neutraligon wrote:
Agnostic what? By what you said you are an agnostic atheist.


an agnostic-atheist-theist/deist statist social-anarchist.

Yay contradictions in terms.
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Postby Shaggai » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:05 pm

Arkolon wrote:
Shaggai wrote:Yes, but by your definition literally everything is ultimately unknowable.

What? No?

You said that
Arkolon wrote:
Geilinor wrote:There being a 0.00001% chance of God existing doesn't mean he does exist.

It does mean that there is a chance he exists, and because God's phase space cannot be turned into real space (as God can only exist in phase space), you cannot say that God objectively isn't, because, and you literally just admitted it, there is a chance he is.

God is a permanent hypothetical. You cannot say he exists just as much as you cannot say he does not exist.

The 0.00001% chance means that God's existence is ultimately unknowable. But there is no absolutely certain knowledge, so everything is ultimately unknowable.
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Postby Distruzionopolis » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:05 pm

Shaggai wrote:
Arkolon wrote:What? No?

You said that
Arkolon wrote:It does mean that there is a chance he exists, and because God's phase space cannot be turned into real space (as God can only exist in phase space), you cannot say that God objectively isn't, because, and you literally just admitted it, there is a chance he is.

God is a permanent hypothetical. You cannot say he exists just as much as you cannot say he does not exist.

The 0.00001% chance means that God's existence is ultimately unknowable. But there is no absolutely certain knowledge, so everything is ultimately unknowable.


Did he say that there is no absolute certain knowledge?

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"Egalitarianism... is incompatible with the idea of private property. Private property implies exclusivity, inequality, and difference." - Hans Herman Hoppe

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Postby Immoren » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:06 pm

The House of Xavier wrote:
Neutraligon wrote:
Agnostic what? By what you said you are an agnostic atheist.


an agnostic-atheist-theist/deist statist social-anarchist.


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discoursedrome wrote:everyone knows that quote, "I know not what weapons World War Three will be fought, but World War Four will be fought with sticks and stones," but in a way it's optimistic and inspiring because it suggests that even after destroying civilization and returning to the stone age we'll still be sufficiently globalized and bellicose to have another world war right then and there

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Postby Mavorpen » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:06 pm

Distruzionopolis wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:I'm not sure how you could draw that conclusion considering I agree with him.


:roll:

Sure. Okay.

I'm confused. What gave you the impression that I don't agree with him? I agree with agnosticism. I don't think I've ever said otherwise.

Unless you're actually saying "Sure. Okay." but pretending to say it in a sarcastic way to convince yourself you're right while knowing you aren't.
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Postby Shaggai » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:07 pm

Distruzionopolis wrote:
Shaggai wrote:You said that
The 0.00001% chance means that God's existence is ultimately unknowable. But there is no absolutely certain knowledge, so everything is ultimately unknowable.


Did he say that there is no absolute certain knowledge?

No, he did not. But if he did, he would be wrong. There cannot be absolutely certain knowledge.
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Postby Arkolon » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:07 pm

Shaggai wrote:
Arkolon wrote:What? No?

You said that
Arkolon wrote:It does mean that there is a chance he exists, and because God's phase space cannot be turned into real space (as God can only exist in phase space), you cannot say that God objectively isn't, because, and you literally just admitted it, there is a chance he is.

God is a permanent hypothetical. You cannot say he exists just as much as you cannot say he does not exist.

The 0.00001% chance means that God's existence is ultimately unknowable. But there is no absolutely certain knowledge, so everything is ultimately unknowable.

I went through the solipsism-nihilism phase a good ten years ago. If you want to start down that road and order Thus Spake Zarathusra over Amazon, be my guest, but I'm telling you now that it's a waste of time.
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Postby Ikania » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:07 pm

Benuty wrote:
Vamtrl wrote:There is no such things as gods.

Source Nervun does not exist?

The almighty [violet] willed it to be so. If you disagree you're obviously a heretic.
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Postby Distruzionopolis » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:07 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
Distruzionopolis wrote:
:roll:

Sure. Okay.

I'm confused. What gave you the impression that I don't agree with him? I agree with agnosticism. I don't think I've ever said otherwise.

Unless you're actually saying "Sure. Okay." but pretending to say it in a sarcastic way to convince yourself you're right while knowing you aren't.


Convince myself that I'm right? Did I make an assertion?

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"Egalitarianism... is incompatible with the idea of private property. Private property implies exclusivity, inequality, and difference." - Hans Herman Hoppe

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Postby Mavorpen » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:07 pm

Shaggai wrote:
Distruzionopolis wrote:
Did he say that there is no absolute certain knowledge?

No, he did not. But if he did, he would be wrong. There cannot be absolutely certain knowledge.

Are you absolutely certain about that? *nods*
"The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did."—former Nixon domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman

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