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Old 04-11-2003, 11:36 AM   #41
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If a god or gods made me into a god, then I would believe in the existence of gods. However, how would I know that I was fully a god (whatever that means), and how would I know that I wasn’t being mentally deceived or deluded in one way or another? Therefore, I could never believe conclusively that any entity was a god without my mind being forcibly altered in some way. The most I could ever believe is that a being is very powerful relative to myself. This would not entail (without suitable, and similarly impossible-to-produce evidence) any morals from said being(s), worship of said being(s) (at least not without being threatened, in which case I may choose to take my own life instead), belief that I will live forever (the word “afterlife” is just a “clever” way of saying that there is no death, as death is the absence of life, and in the “after”life you are supposedly alive), belief that said being(s) created the fabric of reality and everything contained therein, belief in an otherly, “supernatural” realm, or anything else. Of course, I have no idea what the word “god” is supposed to mean. If it is defined as a chocolate-covered cherry, then I believe in many gods, some of which I have ingested.
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Old 04-12-2003, 12:15 AM   #42
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Yes, it is emotional, not logical - then again - You cannot really apply logic to emotions such as love, hate, jealousy, et.al.

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If u were reading the previous posts, or even just the statement to which my reply was specifically addressed, u won't ask what my reply was for.
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Let's see, one post by PudgyFarmer, lots of posts by other people.

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