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I suppose that by now, just about everyone on the planet is aware of the COVID 19 Novel Coronavirus and so it is safe to surmise that everyone on the planet is also aware that this virus is deadly.
Given what I have just stated, it is also safe to surmise that many people of faith will at some point spend a lot of their lock down time on their knees praying to a deity for some kind of deliverance and it is only their faith that keeps them hopeful, faith in a deity that is, not in the scientists, doctors and other health professionals who are working very hard in order to find a solution to this crisis although when a solution is found, these same people will claim that it is the will of their specific deity that it is so.
LET ME MAKE THIS PERFECTLY CLEAR, there is not a deity that will protect you, if there were then it would have destroyed the virus as soon as it started killing people, surmising of course that your deity is benevolent and not a psychotic sadist that gets it's kicks from schadenfreude.
Let me ask you this, Is there any sense in believing in any form of God? If so, would it be better to worship one of the Gods of ancient Greece, ancient Rome or ancient Egypt? Maybe it might be better to worship an Aztec or Myan God?
Discuss.

meister268 5 Apr 10
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The Yanomami?

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Let me put it toy you this way, if I posted to a Xian website thet "I believe in God and the Lord Jesus is my Savior and through his blood I have been saved! Discuss." Would there be anything for them to discuss?

Everyone would just post that they agree.

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i guess this seems counterintuitive, but pandemics are actually good things prolly

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Reality vs delusion, I know what I want to put my money on when it comes to finding a solution.

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In the world of the Facebook religious many are claiming to pray their god delivers them, and they claim in nonsense and fear how much they love their god. We all know that Jesus might do something if you give enough thumbs up and likes, but maybe not until that happens. In the meantime just paint your door with lamb's blood so this all knowing deity with know to "passover" you.

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Wrong site for this particular message.

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You're preaching to the choir here.
Scant few who frequent this site need to hear that particular message.

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According to their beliefs, their deity is the only that has sent plagues to wipe out man. So their deity is responsible for the virus, and they will give him the credit for stopping it when the scientists find a cure. I cannot understand that illogical thinking.

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I see no reason to worship anyone or anything. If you feel the need to believe in things, anything, go ahead but nothing needs to be worshiped.

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No shit, Sherlock!

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There are only TWO possible rational answers to this very common question:

  1. 'God' doesn't exist, or
  2. 'God' is not a personal entity, but an impersonal force.
    The first answer is self-explanatory.
    The second admits the circumstantial evidence does not allow for an individual, identifiable entity separate from the rest of, or outside, the universe.
    Any 'god' who is capable of answering prayer, is all-loving, all-caring., etc., cannot exist.
    If 'god' DOES exist, on the other hand, it'd require a different definition altogether.
    It'd have to be impersonal and not have a separate identity.
    Then why call it 'god' in the first place?
    Because it would explain the origins of matter and energy, in other words of existence itself.
    For instance, how was the universe created? One theory (the 'Big Bounce'😉 says it has ALWAYS existed--which agrees with the law which insists matter/energy cannot be created or destroyed.
    It also does away with the conundrum, if 'god' created the universe, who created 'god?'
    So, little by little, the 'mysteries' might theoretically be cleared up until there ARE no more mysteries.
    Does that mean no 'god?'
    What if 'god' meant 'universal consciousness' in Neo-Deist terms, or 'everything' in the language of Panpsychism?
    And what if that denoted something far more profound than an empty, meaningless phrase, but through advanced technology is revealed to be a real interconnectedness of all things, which together might add up to a 'cosmic intelligence,' one which would explain such things as ESP, psychics, other dimensions, the 'space-time continuum,' pre-Ice Age civilizations and extraterrestials, reincarnation, the 'afterlife,' ghosts, paranormal activity in general, and ALL other phenomena about which we at present have no choice but to either say 'I don't know,' or flatly deny altogether?
    (Most Agnostics might take the former route, most atheists the latter, which is yet another way they can be differentiated.)
    In short, what if it explained EVERYTHING?
    Impossible you say?
    Maybe.
    Maybe not.
    But it certainly seems scientists all over the world are delving into every aspect of 'reality,' looking for answers; based on what we've seen so far, I wouldn't bet against them.
    There is SO MUCH we have yet to learn before we can make blanket statements claiming to contain the absolute truth.

@maturin1919 Yes.
Precisely.
Because although there is plenty of fakery and "bullshit," as you so succinctly and delicately put it, when the subject is ESP, psychism, and many other phenomenon out of the ordinary, there is also much which is genuine.
It's unfortunate the pranksters exist, but they are a fact of life. They make it inevitable born naysayers, prone to deny whole categories of experience, will automatically say, "You see? The whole thing is Baloney." And many others will nod their heads sagely, safely store that subject under 'hoax' in their mental files, and move on.
Psychics-- Edgar Cayce, the most documented and respected psychic in history, was not infallible, but undeniably had access to information from an undetermined souce about which he otherwise knew nothing at all.
Crop Circles--public perception to the contrary, many cannot be explained away as two men with a shovel, rake, and kite string. Many proven genuine.
Reincarnation--endless scientifically-compiled case histories prove it is at the very least circumstantially proven.
Extraterrestials--well-documented by video footage, trustworthy eyewitness testimonials (commercial/military pilots, policemen/law enforcement, former governmental officials/scientists with first-hand knowledge, etc.), archeological evidence, etc.
Paranormal--video recordings and visials, instrument readouts, testimonials, etc.
In the digital age, more and more evidence is accumulating these and many other similar phenomena cannot be easily and blithely dismissed as obvious fakery. To the contrary, they are slowly but surely being proven to be plausibly, if not CERTAINLY, real.
Is this evidence of 'god?'
Of course not. Who knows the cause?
But, as we study and document these things, the causes and sources will possibly, eventually, be pinpointed, and so, depending on our definition of 'god,' we will come closer to an explanation, a definition, and an answer for previously unknown 'mysteries.'
Naysayers, scoffers, mockers, debunkers are understandably skeptical of all this. Some people are born that way, or have been jaded by upbringing or life experiences.
The first blow for many was discovering there is no Santa Claus (seriously); from there it wasn't much of a leap to question the cariacture of 'god' offered by gullible parents and other authority figures.
It was easy to apply this well-founded skepticism to ANYTHING even remotely related to elusive/unseen events not personally observed.
This does not mean such skepticism amounts to final and indisputable truth.
What it DOES mean is an open and inquiring mind is necessary to make the necessary distinctions and differentiate truth from fiction when it comes to a field riddled with such a huge amount of fraud, fakery and outright lies.
There is a difference.
Atheists have wisely debunked the cartoon version of 'god.' That was easy. Common sense demands a negative verdict.
Common sense also demands, however, equal scientific scrutiny of other, superficially related subject matter..

@maturin1919 Not everyone who calls himself or herself a psychic IS one, obviously. Many psychics have said their gift cannot be used for personal gain.
I don't know much about faith healing, one way or the other, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are SOME real ones.
But I don't know.

@maturin1919 Check out Edgar Cayce.
Unless you're afraid it'll shake you out of your misinformed comfort level.
You may be ridiculously surprised.
On the other hand, perhaps you're just too content to care you don't know what you're talking about.
Faith healers? No clue, as I said.

@maturin1919 Instead of making stuff up, why don't you tap out his name on your phone keyboard and actually read something about him yourself?
You're like a lot of atheists: you open and close with your conclusion, without research, fact-gathering, or any other information from any source whatsoever.
Therefore, it seems, your "conclusions" are based on nothing but pre-conceived notions, unsubstantiated assumptions, and uninformed conjecture.

@maturin1919 Except you read just enough to make an inane comment like, "either Looney or a good con man." It looks like now you know just enough to be WORSE than ignorant.
Read, There Is A River, and then tell me was either.
I'M saying regardless of where he got his information, it was not from a book and he didn't make it up...it was too detailed and esoteric for that. And largely accurate in his medical diagnoses and treatments. He helped a lot of people.
SOME people are truly psychic. He explains it (in a sleeping trance, of course) but it's still mysterious, although far from 'magic'...more like scientifically grounded.
He's one of the only reasons I'm an 'agnostic neo-deist' rather than an atheist.
But you believe what you want. The truth is the truth...it doesn't change based on someone's opinion.
Have a nice day.

@maturin1919 We'll talk again. If I think of anything else to say maybe I'll be back for more.
Your mind is closed like a steel trap It's probably not your fault; maybe it's genetic? Overly-strict patents? Something else?
Anyway, hope we talk again.

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I don’t think you’ve posted this on the right site...we all agree with you that there is no god or deity that will protect against this virus. No argument, only agreement....so nothing to discuss!

I don't agree with your premise

@Storm1752 How so?

@Marionville Sorry. I re-read the original post and your response and of course you're right.
I differed with poster (and you) belief in ANY 'god' by ANY definition is therefore ludicrous.
No of course no 'god' is going to prevent or heal ANY malady.
God wouldn't be a person or something else person-al like that. Duh.
Nor anything to be worshipped or venerated. Give me a break.
What IS discussable is if there is ANY kind of 'god,' but that discussion goes on endlessly here. That's one of our main topics.
But that has nothing to do with the beer virus.

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Well stated! Worship of any kind is intolerable. Do I as a father want my children to worship me? Perish the thought! It has been said that God is as far above us as we are above a common bug. Of what possible use would worship by a lowly bug be to a deity? It's high time the world raise their collective heads, stand erect and wipe the dust from their knees, never again to degrade themselves in worship of any kind, whether a god or another human being. Worship is a word that belongs in the graveyard of passé verbiage.

If 'god' is a THING, it wouldn't be worshipped any more than a beam of light or anything else.
If it WERE an entity, I certainly--based on 'his' track record--wouldn't be kneeling!

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One more piece of evidence that no loving god exists.

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Ok, in answer to the three questions:

1 - I don't think so.
2 - Sure.
3 - Why?

🙂

@Donotbelieve Or that could be a polite way of saying "lazy" 🙂 Because, it's not like we don't have time right now!

@Donotbelieve I agree, I was being silly and I didn't think you were being otherwise either! 🙂 That said . . . 5 kids?! Holy crap!

@Donotbelieve Ah well, we all have experienced that the word "adults" can have lots of variables to it! Being succinct alone is far less admirable than a person who is succinct and keeping five peoples lives functioning properly at the same time. I hope your evening is happening in a house full of cheerful people! 🙂

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