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  1. Sir Doom

    Hey God, Why Us Anyway?

    Yeah, the cow was just an example. My answer doesn't really explain why humans instead of whatever else it could have been (literally anything). Aesthetic reasons is all I can think of for that (which isn't much of an answer, admittedly). Its not our lack of omnipotence that makes us...
  2. Sir Doom

    Hey God, Why Us Anyway?

    The only thing I can think of is that an omnipotent being has to eliminate omnipotence in order to experience any change at all (in my opinion). Making creatures that it couldn't control would certainly accomplish that. I suppose that doesn't really explain why us instead of cows, though. :shrug:
  3. Sir Doom

    Have Religions Outlived its Usefulness in The USA

    Its true. I can. I confess that I do have a hard time understanding what vision for the future you are really aiming for. I understand you don't want to ban religion, but it seems like you want to take away everything they do for the public at the same time. We the people? Or we the...
  4. Sir Doom

    Have Religions Outlived its Usefulness in The USA

    Seems a bit black and white to me. I don't really feel that religion is in control of this country nearly as much as some people would like to think (both religious and non-religious people, I might add). Nationalism is not a far cry from racism, my friend. We are not the only, nor the first...
  5. Sir Doom

    Gods responsibility

    Fine, God is a monster. Have it your way.
  6. Sir Doom

    Gods responsibility

    As I am currently describing all of reality as a work of art, I'd say Its fairly broad. Please, feel free to widen my scope though. Well, I'm not talking about actors. I'm not sure how you could have thought I was. That's only half of the answer. What's the other half? Again, not talking...
  7. Sir Doom

    Gods responsibility

    If God is an artist, surely. Pretty sure the OP suggests we take Gods existence for granted, at least hypothetically. Otherwise it doesn't make much sense to even talk about blaming it for evil. Naturally, we are to assume evil is a thing as well. So, God's perspective is like the author's...
  8. Sir Doom

    Gods responsibility

    I thought the thread was about the moral responsibility of the creator for the creation. Was I wrong about that? Would you rather argue whether or not God exists? I assume that varies from author to author. I agree. Its not a black and white issue. Its not good or evil, right or wrong, moral...
  9. Sir Doom

    Gods responsibility

    That's very interesting. The evil characters along with the good ones? The should all regard him the same? Or should there be some degree of variance depending on the individual attitudes of the characters? That depends on the author, I suppose. Why does it matter? Naturally, that author...
  10. Sir Doom

    Gods responsibility

    Then they (fictional characters) should regard you as a monster or a lunatic, yes?
  11. Sir Doom

    Gods responsibility

    And yet you still haven't detailed how you would do it. Of course that would require that you know what 'it' is that God is supposedly doing. They might. Then again... they might not. Naturally, this makes no difference since its possible that God regards us the exact same way we regard a...
  12. Sir Doom

    Gods responsibility

    If God is an artist, then it is identical. I assure you that is a limit of your own imagination, not one of reality. So, in fact, you can imagine positive scenarios. Again, if God is an artist, we are its medium. It is identical despite how horrible it is for Boromir and us. I'm sure...
  13. Sir Doom

    Gods responsibility

    I still have no idea what this is supposed to mean. Are you saying Tolkien is not responsible for the evil that orcs in his novels do? How do you know it isn't needed? See? You have no idea. How can you be so certain it is unnecessary? That's right. And since you can't possibly have any idea...
  14. Sir Doom

    Gods responsibility

    I have no idea what you mean by this. Who is they? And who 'maybe just wants power'? Fair in what sense? What is the goal of 'sending in all sorts of evils' and what is the 'fair' alternative that achieves that goal? You should have considerable difficulty answering either question without...
  15. Sir Doom

    Gods responsibility

    So the robot's motivation for killing is simply because 'it became evil' ? If there is culpability its probably on whatever made it 'become evil' (whatever that means). J.R.R. Tolkien created Sauron. Thus, J.R.R. Tolkien must be accountable for Boromir's death. He could have written it any...
  16. Sir Doom

    Is it better to be victims or perpetrators

    That's too bad. Everyone loves and everyone hates. Now what do we all deserve? Every time someone tells me they love everyone, I instinctively think they are lying. This is just an example though so I'll let it slide. And you know he hates you because he hurt you? Or because he said, "I'm...
  17. Sir Doom

    Who has the burden of proof?

    If you intend to convince anyone of anything, you should be prepared to meet their standards for that. It makes no difference what it is you are trying to convince them of whether its positive or negative, atheistic or theistic. If you want to convince someone of something, you have to meet...
  18. Sir Doom

    Help in becoming a religious man

    What do you think you've done that qualifies as 'trying hard'?
  19. Sir Doom

    American Athiests now have their own TV-Channel

    Yeah good point... Fox news comes to mind...
  20. Sir Doom

    American Athiests now have their own TV-Channel

    I highly doubt anyone will regard it as the 'official version'.
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