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scav comments on Being a Realist (even if you believe in God) - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: scav 18 May 2012 07:58:39AM 0 points [-]

I'm probably done using that word here anyway :)

But I don't think a word can truly be "hopelessly entangled in its present context". Apart from anything else, the present is a moving target, and people's ideas of divinity are incredibly diverse already. I could talk about a mathematical god-as-theorem at a Quaker meeting for example, and nobody would raise an eyebrow.

While I'm here, as a matter of politeness, I will entertain the community consensus of god as "imaginary friend" if you like.