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why did i just read that
Originally posted by Dr McBeefington
This is for RH and other philosophy majors.. I heard some world reknown philosopher on the Daily Show talking about some new theory. The theory is that he believes in God and God does exist, only that he retreated from this world a long time ago.. What is this theory?
Was that it?
Spoiler:
I'd be surprised if that was it. This is a very old idea; think Thomas Jefferson and the Enlightenment.
DS, I'm not sure this is a separate philosophical position. It sounds more like the kind of "I'm not religious, but I'm spiritual" hedging that most closeted atheists dabble in. The man is certainly not religious, and for him (I suspect, after nearly fifty five seconds of Google) the existence of God is not an important feature of the universe.
Basically, he is the sort of non-confrontational atheist that you would meet in Seattle but outside of a coffee shop (or street corner). Hell, if I was trying to get evolution accepted, I might say something similar to get religion outside of the discussion. It is more like a rhetorical strategy than an actual platform.
Sorry bro, but this isn't really a thing. (If you'd like me to elaborate I will, but I've already spent four minutes on this post which is ridiculous.)
Originally posted by Zampanó
DS, I'm not sure this is a separate philosophical position. It sounds more like the kind of "I'm not religious, but I'm spiritual" hedging that most closeted atheists dabble in. The man is certainly not religious, and for him (I suspect, after nearly fifty five seconds of Google) the existence of God is not an important feature of the universe.Basically, he is the sort of non-confrontational atheist that you would meet in Seattle but outside of a coffee shop (or street corner). Hell, if I was trying to get evolution accepted, I might say something similar to get religion outside of the discussion. It is more like a rhetorical strategy than an actual platform.
Sorry bro, but this isn't really a thing. (If you'd like me to elaborate I will, but I've already spent four minutes on this post which is ridiculous.)
You can elaborate if you want. The reason I ask is because I haven't ever confronted a philosophical concept that involves God as an omniscient being, and this "idea" is so close to Judaism that he either copied it, or modified it.
So this just goes to prove how incredibly ignorant about the actual mechanics of various beliefs; I've osmosized enough Christianity through mainstream America to explain that religion, but if pressed on the details of Judaism or Mormonism in practice, I'm hopeless.
There should be a guidebook to the important issues. It would include working blueprints of various religions and the entire platform of both political parties. (Hell, make it the political parties of each country.)
Why think about anything? Just because something has literally no active relevance to your life what so ever doesn't mean you shouldn't (edit: can't) think about it or acknowledge it.
And for the second part of your question, I think that if God exists at all, he exists "within our universe". I think he just doesn't play an active role in our daily lives.
Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
Why think about anything? Just because something has literally no active relevance to your life what so ever doesn't mean you shouldn't (edit: can't) think about it or acknowledge it.
None of this, of course, has even touched on the reasons to think such a God exists in the first place!
And for the second part of your question, I think that if God exists at all, he exists "within our universe". I think he just doesn't play an active role in our daily lives.
I suspect that it is a desire not to offend your peers in the United States of America, many of whom are virulently religious. Deism, on the American stage, is generally atheism without proselytism, dismissal of the Christian God while conceding just enough not to have to make a big deal out of the issue.