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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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Buddrow Wilson:
Yes, it is emotional, not logical - then again - You cannot really apply logic to emotions such as love, hate, jealousy, et.al. Shadowy Man: 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.
The boat putts by, the shiny spinny thing glints in the light which penetrates the surface of the water... Ed |
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