There are about 1000 gods. Is that evidence against God?

[Revoltingest]

You are not making any sense.

I get that a lot here.
(Not everyone is a fan.)

 

[Revoltingest]

Well then,

Nothing proves it’s inadequate quite like “could” and “appears to be”. That appears to me you are simply being lazy and make an excuse to not bother to start searching from somewhere.

Laziness isn't a fault. It conserves energy.
On what basis would one objectively pick one god over another?

 

[Revoltingest]

So how does pointing out there are many places to start your search means you should not start a search from any place?

I'm not planning a search.
Just considering the selection of one god
over the thousands of alternatives.

 

[Nivek001]

It seems rather circular to use scripture of a particular
god to justify that being the singular correct god.

How does you saying it is circular prove it’s circular? The challenge is open ended. If it’s circular there would be no challenge to begin with. I would be posting that it is true because I said so and that’s all there is to it. There would not be any challenge brought up.

 

[Revoltingest]

How does you saying it is circular prove it’s circular?

It doesn't.
I'm not trying to prove anything.
Just discussing things.

The challenge is open ended. If it’s circular there would be no challenge to begin with. I would be posting that it is true because I said so and that’s all there is to it. There would not be any challenge brought up.

I don't understand this.

 

[Nivek001]

Laziness isn't a fault. It conserves energy.
On what basis would one objectively pick one god over another?

Laziness also establishes ignorance. If there is a God who wants us to rely on faith and the implications

 

[Revoltingest]

Laziness also establishes ignorance. If there is a God who wants us to rely on faith and the implications

I readily claim ignorance.
Alas, no one has enlightened me about any
method of selecting the correct god from
the many alternatives.

 

[paarsurrey]

So how does pointing out there are many places to start your search means you should not start a search from any place?

One may suggest them to search with applying "Religious Method" instead of their current "Atheist Method", please. Right friend, please?

Regards

 

[Nivek001]

Laziness isn't a fault. It conserves energy.
On what basis would one objectively pick one god over another?

Laziness also establishes ignorance. How is it not an objected move to search if there are no means to validate your laziness from searching?

 

[Nivek001]

It doesn't.
I'm not trying to prove anything.
Just discussing things.

I don't understand this.

What part of try it out for yourself do you not understand?

 

[paarsurrey]

I readily claim ignorance.
Alas, no one has enlightened me about any
method of selecting the correct god from
the many alternatives.

Well, I have just suggested a reasonable Method in my post #135 , one may like to read it please. Right friend, please?

Regards

 

[Nivek001]

One may suggest them to search with applying "Religious Method" instead of their current "Atheist Method", please. Right friend, please?

Regards

This is simply an invitation to try it out like taking a test drive. Why would one need a religious method or an atheist method?

 

[blü 2]

Atheists often cite the great abundance of gods.
In my opinion, this is not evidence against God.

Not evidence against which God, exactly?

 

[Nivek001]

Well, I have just suggested a reasonable Method in my post #135 , one may like to read it please. Right friend, please?

Regards

Wel one could start there and it’s at least better to start from somewhere than to not bother starting from anywhere. That is one way to assure that you would go nowhere.

 

[Nivek001]

Not evidence against which God, exactly?

Great abundance of Gods and not great abundance of evidence. No evidence shown that there truly are 1000 or 1000 plus Gods and if it’s believed there is one God who gives an open ended challenge to try to find truth by acting on faith it does seem reasonable to at least give it a try and see personally if there is that one God.

 

[paarsurrey]

This is simply an invitation to try it out like taking a test drive. Why would one need a religious method* or an atheist method?

One was suggesting to the Atheism people to leap in the dark or to follow a blind faith that is not a reasonble suggestion. Right friend and welcome to the forum, please?

Regards
___________
For "Religious Method", please read my post #135 in this thread, please.

 

[Tiberius]

Try taking a leap of faith and try out what is taught personally and see what happens. That’s certainly one way for you to find out if what I believe in is true.

You mean like "Don't be a jerk, treat other people with kindness," that sort of thing?

You do realise that Christianity is far from the only religion that says that, right?

And what about the other claims that Christianity makes. Pray for a mountain to move, and it will move. Or that true believers can drink poisons and get bitten by venomous snakes and they'll remain unharmed? You know lots of true believers have died from that, right?

So it seems that these things you want me to try out are either general pieces of good advice which are taught by lots of religions (and so when they work, they can't be taken as evidence that Christianity is true - and besides, I'm sure people were able to figure that stuff out on their own) or specific things pretty much unique to Christianity that fail miserably when people actually put them to the test.

In either case, there's nothing to suggest Christianity is correct.

 

[Nivek001]

One was suggesting to the Atheism people to leap in the dark or to follow a blind faith that is not a reasonble suggestion. Right friend and welcome to the forum, please?

Regards
___________
For "Religious Method", please read my post #135 in this thread, please.

There is also no evidence showing that there is no God who wants us to rely on faith either and yet that does not stop those atheists from taking a leap of faith and choose to not believe in such a God anyeay, so what’s your point?

 

[paarsurrey]

You mean like "Don't be a jerk, treat other people with kindness," that sort of thing?

You do realise that Christianity is far from the only religion that says that, right?

And what about the other claims that Christianity makes. Pray for a mountain to move, and it will move. Or that true believers can drink poisons and get bitten by venomous snakes and they'll remain unharmed? You know lots of true believers have died from that, right?

So it seems that these things you want me to try out are either general pieces of good advice which are taught by lots of religions (and so when they work, they can't be taken as evidence that Christianity is true - and besides, I'm sure people were able to figure that stuff out on their own) or specific things pretty much unique to Christianity that fail miserably when people actually put them to the test.

In either case, there's nothing to suggest Christianity is correct.

I get that "Relgious Method" is neutral and just solution. It encourages to search and to find the truth with self research/study. Right friend, please?

Regards

 

[Nivek001]

You mean like "Don't be a jerk, treat other people with kindness," that sort of thing?

You do realise that Christianity is far from the only religion that says that, right?

And what about the other claims that Christianity makes. Pray for a mountain to move, and it will move. Or that true believers can drink poisons and get bitten by venomous snakes and they'll remain unharmed? You know lots of true believers have died from that, right?

So it seems that these things you want me to try out are either general pieces of good advice which are taught by lots of religions (and so when they work, they can't be taken as evidence that Christianity is true - and besides, I'm sure people were able to figure that stuff out on their own) or specific things pretty much unique to Christianity that fail miserably when people actually put them to the test.

In either case, there's nothing to suggest Christianity is correct.

What difference does it make how many who say their own brand of belief is the only way to go?
Truth is truth despite how many prevailing POV’s there are.

Also, while not all religions are fully alike does not mean there no commonly shared beliefs between beliefs. If a belief that is commonly shared between religions is true then it shows that those religions have at least some truth.

Now in order to find out which one has the most truth then it would be good to find out just what belief or beliefs that make that one religion unique and try out what makes that religion unique if there is an invitation to try it out and then see what happens. If what is unique within that religion is tried and one experiences that it’s true then search is complete.