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Comment Re:U.S. is established on religion, so (Score 1) 900

Fine, I'll be more clear.

The idea that no proof is possible is trivially easy to disprove. If an all-powerful being exists, that being must have the power to prove it's own existence. No such proof exists, and therefore it becomes necessary to invent excuses for the all-powerful being.

When a religious person says no proof is possible, what they're really saying is that they have a pet list of these excuses.

When it becomes necessary to invent excuses and there's that pet list, how does that make it trivial to disprove that no proof is possible? I think it's more trivial to prove that proof is impossible. For example (here's my pet list):

  • invisibility
    all-knowing
    beyond time and space (so, undetectable)
    has a master plan that accommodates anything anyone can ever think or do, ever
    can make a rock so heavy, even he/she/it cannot lift it, and then lift it (contradict itself)
    unlimited everything, invincible, all weapons, unlimited ammo, all spells, unlimited mana, no clipping, super jump, unlimited 1-ups, rainbow yoshi, etc. (that's probably just my god)

As I typed earlier, too much of it (maybe all of it?) is cleverly built to require faith.

Comment Re:U.S. is established on religion, so (Score 1, Insightful) 900

If an all-powerful being exists, that being must have the power to prove it's own existence. No such proof exists ...

Why must the proof exist? I have the power to make a snowman in the front yard. No such snowman exists. My reason for not making one is my own, but my kids will gladly make a poor attempt at one and tell their friends that I built it with one arm or something.

Am I my kids' imaginary father?

Blah blah blah milkman blah blah blah roto-rooter blah blah blah hilarious.

Seriously though, it is not trivial to prove that this "God" character exists. Too much of it (maybe all of it?) is cleverly built to require faith. Too clever for humans, maybe that's the proof? Maybe not, I don't know. I believe. I'm open to be proven wrong.

Comment Re:Would somebody declare a War on Supidity? (Score 3, Informative) 487

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