Another Question For Christians

[David Sklansky]

Today the pope blessed his flock and the president asked us to pray for the soldiers. I'm one of those who is virtually certain that neither action will result in a response from any god. Others are positive it will, (or at least that there is a god out there who will listen and consider a response).

But what about those who are not sure one way or the other? More precisely what about those who believe that there is only a pretty good possibility that there is such a god out there? (Some of those people will not admit their serious doubts for Pascal Wager reasons. But they still have them.) Are they subjected to the same punishments as out and out non believers?

[Bodhi]

David, I love your books, but this is the psychology forum. Everything useful here is going to get drowned out again by a whole new wave of God posts.

[PassiveCaller]

I don't know why people keep arguing that God has nothing to do with Psychology. The concepts have a very strong connection.

[David Sklansky]

"David, I love your books, but this is the psychology forum. Everything useful here is going to get drowned out again by a whole new wave of God posts."

God, rushes, its all the same thing.

[trying2learn]

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"David, I love your books, but this is the psychology forum. Everything useful here is going to get drowned out again by a whole new wave of God posts."

God, rushes, its all the same thing.

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That made me laugh out loud pretty hard.

[Kaz The Original]

I gave it a wheezy chuckle.

Here's an idea. Why don't you go notify a moderator that David is posting in the wrong forum. Maybe Matt will move the post for us : 0

[Transference]

I have a hunch that among other noted obstinacies DS wouldnt concede that psychology is in fact a science.

[Luv2DriveTT]

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God, rushes, its all the same thing.

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Except god may or may not exist. Since we have little proof a rush really exists except in the psyche of the player, I think it is safe to also understand that god only exists in the psyche of mankind.


At this stage of humanity we have more scientific proof that god as it is commonly understood in western society does not exist, than we do that god exists (essentially none). Therefore the theory of god's existance or the disporoval of is quite valid within the context of this forum.


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[Bodhi]

I think you misunderstand empricism. What kind of observation makes the truth of the proposition "God doesn't exist" more likely? I think God could burst through the clouds tomorrow, tell us a joke, and nothing in science would change (nor should it change), i.e. no empirical observation can ever point towards the truth of falsity of some kind of transcendental reality/entity/God or what-have-you.

[vulturesrow]

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At this stage of humanity we have more scientific proof that god as it is commonly understood in western society does not exist, than we do that god exists (essentially none)

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Id love to see some examples of this "proof" of non-existence.