mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
Well, I'm not sure but it's still fun discussing things
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Well, I'm not sure but it's still fun discussing things
Of course the universe is greater than us. Do you have any conception how vast it is, and how tiny, and how fragile, we are?
I'm not really a believer in the "balance of nature" (I've studied too much ecological and environmental sciences for that) - but that's fair enough.No, I didn't say humans are more important then anything else, I said they are just as important as everything else, part of a balanced universe.
And I don't recognise there are powers and forces greater than humanity (unless referring to literal meaning of natural forces) because those forces contradict the idea of balance.
I'm not really a believer in the "balance of nature" (I've studied too much ecological and environmental sciences for that) - but that's fair enough.
Keep in mind that "greater than" is not the same as saying "more important." In environmental philosophy, it is not uncommon to attribute equal intrinsic value to all things. I do this myself, but this does not mean some aspects of reality are not fundamentally greater than others - in the sense of dependency or interdependency. Neither you nor I get to have this conversation without Sun and Moon, Wind and Rain, Land and Stone, and on and on...
Yes I understand but we would not be having this conversation either if it weren't for the tens of thousands of different moments in our evolution which caused us to become who we are, to me this is the ultimate 'balance' of nature.
And it could be said that the evolution of the Sun and Moon, Wind and Rain falls under the same wonderous balance of evolution.
For the universe to have created us this way means we are very, very special and one with the whole universe. And to me this means we are just as great as everything else.
Yeah I know what you mean, but even if I believe everything evolved within the universe naturally because of different factors after the big bang, nothing to do with any 'outside' forces?You are in effect religious.
Yeah I know what you mean, but even if I believe everything evolved within the universe naturally because of different factors after the big bang, nothing to do with any 'outside' forces?
Maybe, I think the human being is an amazing thing, you could say specialThe idea of humans being special is a belief without evidence and as you do it a naturalistic religion.
Religion | Definition, Types, Beliefs, Symbols, Examples, Importance, & Facts
Religion, human beings’ relation to that which they regard as holy, sacred, absolute, spiritual, divine, or worthy of especial reverence. Worship, moral conduct, right belief, and participation in religious institutions are among the constituent elements of the religious life.www.britannica.com
Just read the describtion of religion.
I am panentheistic so God is the teleological nexus of all ontic manifestations. The panentheistic God is an ontologically transcendent and immanently pervasive principle, constituting the ultimate ground of being (Grund) and the ineffable, unmanifest source (Ungrund) from which all phenomena emanate and to which they ultimately return. God doesn't exist like we see existence, God is the very process of existence within itself in relation to itself.What is God? What's God's nature/existence?
Why does God exist instead of not exist?
Maybe, I think the human being is an amazing thing, you could say special
Yeah, depends how you look at it I suppose. Of course the universe is big and has amazing things in it but humanity has it's own amazing things. And nothing understands the universe as well as humans (As far as we know)
And humanity was still able to evolve in this monstrous place. Who knows humans knowledge may even have to save the universe one day.
And there is nothing greater than what goes on in our own little minds
What is God? What's God's nature/existence?
Why does God exist instead of not exist?
The discovery of God is more like a 'detection of' than a 'discovery of'. In my opinion lawyers are somehow closer to God than most. Do not confuse this for calling them priests. I am not suggesting they are anything except lawyers. In practical terms God is that which is above everyone and compared to which we all are almost exactly the same as each other.What is God?
There is a Lost Dogs song called "That's Where Jesus Is" which says "...he wants our faith but that's never enough he wants our hearts that's how he loves..."What's God's nature/existence?
Answering this succinctly would require first explaining the nature of our own existence, and we cannot. We simply accept our senses, but I will put something partial out there for you towards evidence that you and I exist. Notice that the reality of God is counter to our own reality. God is transcendant, and we exist in God. If we are real without God, then that makes God less likely.Why does God exist instead of not exist?
Returning to your overall question: Firstly believing in God is a choice that adults make for moral purposes and on uncertain grounds. People can argue that God is made up, but they can't know that is the case.Why does God exist instead of not exist?
dynamic energyWhat is God? What's God's nature/existence?
Why does God exist instead of not exist?
No, no, no it is more then something I think, 99% of people agree with this, so it is known and trueYeah, but that is not knowledge. That is something you think and thus it is not the same as it is known and true.
No, no, no it is more then something I think, 99% of people agree with this, so it is known and true
Yeah I know what you mean, but even if I believe everything evolved within the universe naturally because of different factors after the big bang, nothing to do with any 'outside' forces?
You mean my imagination?The Kingdom of God is within you
dynamic energy
You mean my imagination?