Comment on Open Thread: July 2009

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:53:05 GMT

Many/most world religions actually assert a God that is much more more like the God I describe than you might think.

But not like yours in the key aspects I noted -- those aspects imply a lack of any need for religious practices.

Arguments against God usually don't focus on properties of God specific to a personal God (the problem of evil is a noteworthy exception).

My impression is that arguments that advocates of atheism are making to the public (as opposed to academia) are largely against the idea of a personal God. These atheists would just shug their shoulders at your stance.

I strongly assert that what theists really can't let go of (even the ones who believe in a personal God) is the idea of a meaningful/consistent universe.

I assert that what theists really can't let go of is a social setting and their place within it.

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