Okay, I certainly don't mean to start any religious warfare here with this question, but I'm definately interested in how everyone would respond to this, both believers and atheists alike, and everything in between. Without man, (or perhaps more specifically, the complexity of the human mind) does God exist? Again, no blasphemy or warfares intended, just rather curious as to what everyone has to say to this.
Is God only in the human mind?
Started by Josh, 06/24/2004 05:10AM
Posted 06/24/2004 05:10AM
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Posted 06/25/2004 09:45PM
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The question of the existence of god without a consciousness to conceptualize it/him is somewhat akin to the old paradox about a tree falling in the forest without anybody there to hear it.
It's funny that you mention this, seeing as how this is exactly what was going through my mind when typing this thread.
one would be hard pressed to extend the argument that a god can exist if no one exists to believe in it/him.
While this is definately a good point, and pretty much the heart of what I was trying to get at, what you mentioned about a universe without the possibility of any intelligent beings also seems quite useless like you say. And while a universe without such beings would be a reality, there just wouldn't be any beings around to marvel at it's beauty.
It's funny that you mention this, seeing as how this is exactly what was going through my mind when typing this thread.
one would be hard pressed to extend the argument that a god can exist if no one exists to believe in it/him.
While this is definately a good point, and pretty much the heart of what I was trying to get at, what you mentioned about a universe without the possibility of any intelligent beings also seems quite useless like you say. And while a universe without such beings would be a reality, there just wouldn't be any beings around to marvel at it's beauty.
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