Cookie182
Individui Superiore
Gotta say but Iron, you ended up reducing your position quite a bit in light of the logic. If your just gonna contend that its a personal relationship, no proof necessary only about love/good deeds, not gonna condemn ppl and claim absolute truths (which extend to material truths) like much of the theistic world does, then you must admit you do not represent them!
I don't see preachers from the Bible belt admitting the "probability is against them". You must sympathise with my frustration. These people are deluded with a certainty and it costs them a lot of money. They are full of rage and hate against anything non-christian and vote on such feelings appropriately for governmental representation (which affects everyone). Then you have the Islamic world...
Also, it its simply what you reduce it to- then that is not religion. Organised religion is a common belief- a set of "true" doctrine. Following your model, I can create my version of "god", talk to him, write down revelations, find guidance and feel that he validates my moral judgements...when I'm surfing I can ask him to produce me the best waves and praise him when I get barrelled. I can envisage him as a magnificent whale god...u can't laugh, its my relationship!
I don't see preachers from the Bible belt admitting the "probability is against them". You must sympathise with my frustration. These people are deluded with a certainty and it costs them a lot of money. They are full of rage and hate against anything non-christian and vote on such feelings appropriately for governmental representation (which affects everyone). Then you have the Islamic world...
Also, it its simply what you reduce it to- then that is not religion. Organised religion is a common belief- a set of "true" doctrine. Following your model, I can create my version of "god", talk to him, write down revelations, find guidance and feel that he validates my moral judgements...when I'm surfing I can ask him to produce me the best waves and praise him when I get barrelled. I can envisage him as a magnificent whale god...u can't laugh, its my relationship!