Does God exist? (William Lane Craig vs Peter Atkins debate) (21 Viewers)

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Apr 15, 2006
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the bolded part is just hilarious, it is beyond obvious that you are extremely confused and constantly need reassurance. How else would you explain arguing someone's definition of 'God' if he doesnt consider hindu deities as Gods whats it to you if anything that ultimately serves your supposed purpose(less "Gods" around). Heres the real point, it doesnt matter how much you tell yourself or argue that you have it figured out, coz the fact is you dont and wont.
Why doesn't he consider the Hindu gods? That's what I want to know. From what I've read so far, he doesn't have any solid reason to eject them. Every reason he has started has been weak, and I've refuted them logically. It's quite plausible that he's being close-minded with his definition of god. And he hasn't given me any reason to think otherwise.
 

WΏΏdy?

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Dec 23, 2005
14,997
How can brahma be an ultimate god when he was cursed by another god {shiva}?


The holy trident includes Shiva-Brahma-Vishnu right?

So brahma and vishnu are in a competition and brahma cheats :D vishnu is like :depressed and gets over it. Then shiva curses brahma {for additional information no hindu is allowed to worship brahma and he is not allowed to have a temple to his name :lol2:} this trident has some issues.

Sheik its evident you have no idea what you are talking about {hinduism in this case} Stop trolling :D
 
Apr 15, 2006
56,640
WΏΏdy;3572026 said:
How can brahma be an ultimate god when he was cursed by another god {shiva}?


The holy trident includes Shiva-Brahma-Vishnu right?

So brahma and vishnu are in a competition and brahma cheats :D vishnu is like :depressed and gets over it. Then shiva curses brahma {for additional information no hindu is allowed to worship brahma and he is not allowed to have a temple to his name :lol2:} this trident has some issues.

Sheik its evident you have no idea what you are talking about {hinduism in this case} Stop trolling :D
Can you quote the verse where this is described? Cos by your own words, you're just describing what your drunk friend said. Hardly reliable.

Edit: Besides, Brahman is the ultimate god. Not Brahma. The trinity is only a physical manifestation of Brahman.
 

WΏΏdy?

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Dec 23, 2005
14,997
Aite :D

Let's start with shiva. Have you ever been to a shiva temple? They worship his lingam {Now ling translates to "sex" or a dick} is a representation of the Hindu deity Shiva used for worship in temples. The Lingam has been interpreted as a symbol of male creative energy or of the phallus. {Phallus? here you go > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallus}
The lingam is often represented with the Yoni, a symbol of the goddess or of Shakti, female creative energy. {Yoni? well translates to Vagina > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoni} Oh and shakti's Yoni as been described as Phallus by come}

Who is shakti? well supposedly the "mother of all" by hinduism. She is more like energy than a thing. So she is alone in this world and gets bored and creats shiva. Shakti is also the wife of most of major hindu gods or their "avatars" :wtf:

Back to the battle royale.

Brahma and Vishnu were fighting over each other’s prowess. Horrified at the intensity of the battle, the other gods asked Shiva to intervene. Now what does shiva do? brahma and vishnu are challenged by shiva asking them to measure the gigantic Linga (phallic symbol of Lord Shiva).:rolleyes:

Awestruck by its magnitude, Brahma and Vishnu decided to find one end each to establish supremacy over the other. Lord Brahma took the form of a swan and went upwards while Lord Vishnu assumed the form of Varaha - a boar and went into the earth towards nether land. Both searched for thousands of miles but neither could find the end.

On his journey upward, Brahma came across Ketaki flower. Exhausted and bewildered with his search to find the uppermost limit of fiery column, Brahma made Ketaki assent to lie that he had seen the top of the column where the flower had previously resided. Accompanied by his accomplice, Brahma confronted Vishnu and asserted that he had indeed discovered the origin of the cosmic column.

At this point, the central part of the pillar split open and Shiva revealed himself in his full glory. Overawed, both Brahma and Vishnu bowed before him accepted lord Shiva’s supremacy. Lord Shiva also explained to Brahma and Vishnu that both of them were born out of him and that the three were then separated out into three different aspects of divinity.

However, Lord Shiva was angry with Brahma for making a false claim. The Lord cursed Brahma that no one would ever pray to him. (This legend explains why there is hardly any Brahma temple of significance in India.) Lord Shiva also punished the Ketaki flower for testifying falsely and banned her from being used as an offering for any worship.

Awesome! :lol2:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoni
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingam
http://www.srichinmoylibrary.com/books/1068/1/9
http://www.mahashivratri.org/legend-of-shiva-linga.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti
 

king Ale

Senior Member
Oct 28, 2004
21,689
The belief that "Various gods are various interpretations of same thing" is as baseless as the concept of god itself. Also, it raises more questions than answer them. For example, why would this singular god manifest himself as Yahweh or Allah, and proclaim that he is the one and true god, and that there are no other gods(which is himself)?

I think this is a stupid explanation, invented by people who want to avoid the possibility of whether these different gods all exist or not.
You missed my point. You are an atheist and you don't believe in a god, what's your explanation of people having created a notion named god (various gods here and there as you seem to insist on) and worshiping them? People who believe in Allah have their own understanding of an omnipotent creator, those who believe in other names you mentioned have their own perceptions and interpretations. All of these people however, even those who worship stone idols, fire, etc have all sought the same notion and need. Interpretations are different but it has originally stemmed from the same thing. Man naturally tends to look for something supernatural in order to explain what he doesn't have any control over. That's why I said even if god didn't exist, man would have created it anyways. Whenever I claimed this you disagreed. You don't seem to know that disagreeing with this claim is actually equal to 100% believing in a god, a creator.
 

Hængebøffer

Senior Member
Jun 4, 2009
25,185
You missed my point. You are an atheist and you don't believe in a god, what's your explanation of people having created a notion named god (various gods here and there as you seem to insist on) and worshiping them? People who believe in Allah have their own understanding of an omnipotent creator, those who believe in other names you mentioned have their own perceptions and interpretations. All of these people however, even those who worship stone idols, fire, etc have all sought the same notion and need. Interpretations are different but it has originally stemmed from the same thing. Man naturally tends to look for something supernatural in order to explain what he doesn't have any control over. That's why I said even if god didn't exist, man would have created it anyways. Whenever I claimed this you disagreed. You don't seem to know that disagreeing with this claim is actually equal to 100% believing in a god, a creator.
I think it's because people need an understanding of the things that make no sense.
 
Apr 15, 2006
56,640
WΏΏdy;3572102 said:
Aite :D

Let's start with shiva. Have you ever been to a shiva temple? They worship his lingam {Now ling translates to "sex" or a dick} is a representation of the Hindu deity Shiva used for worship in temples. The Lingam has been interpreted as a symbol of male creative energy or of the phallus. {Phallus? here you go > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallus}
The lingam is often represented with the Yoni, a symbol of the goddess or of Shakti, female creative energy. {Yoni? well translates to Vagina > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoni} Oh and shakti's Yoni as been described as Phallus by come}

Who is shakti? well supposedly the "mother of all" by hinduism. She is more like energy than a thing. So she is alone in this world and gets bored and creats shiva. Shakti is also the wife of most of major hindu gods or their "avatars" :wtf:

Back to the battle royale.

Brahma and Vishnu were fighting over each other’s prowess. Horrified at the intensity of the battle, the other gods asked Shiva to intervene. Now what does shiva do? brahma and vishnu are challenged by shiva asking them to measure the gigantic Linga (phallic symbol of Lord Shiva).:rolleyes:

Awestruck by its magnitude, Brahma and Vishnu decided to find one end each to establish supremacy over the other. Lord Brahma took the form of a swan and went upwards while Lord Vishnu assumed the form of Varaha - a boar and went into the earth towards nether land. Both searched for thousands of miles but neither could find the end.

On his journey upward, Brahma came across Ketaki flower. Exhausted and bewildered with his search to find the uppermost limit of fiery column, Brahma made Ketaki assent to lie that he had seen the top of the column where the flower had previously resided. Accompanied by his accomplice, Brahma confronted Vishnu and asserted that he had indeed discovered the origin of the cosmic column.

At this point, the central part of the pillar split open and Shiva revealed himself in his full glory. Overawed, both Brahma and Vishnu bowed before him accepted lord Shiva’s supremacy. Lord Shiva also explained to Brahma and Vishnu that both of them were born out of him and that the three were then separated out into three different aspects of divinity.

However, Lord Shiva was angry with Brahma for making a false claim. The Lord cursed Brahma that no one would ever pray to him. (This legend explains why there is hardly any Brahma temple of significance in India.) Lord Shiva also punished the Ketaki flower for testifying falsely and banned her from being used as an offering for any worship.

Awesome! :lol2:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoni
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingam
http://www.srichinmoylibrary.com/books/1068/1/9
http://www.mahashivratri.org/legend-of-shiva-linga.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti
Cool story, bro. Now how does this indicate that Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva do not exist?(which is the question I posed earlier)

You missed my point. You are an atheist and you don't believe in a god, what's your explanation of people having created a notion named god (various gods here and there as you seem to insist on) and worshiping them? People who believe in Allah have their own understanding of an omnipotent creator, those who believe in other names you mentioned have their own perceptions and interpretations. All of these people however, even those who worship stone idols, fire, etc have all sought the same notion and need. Interpretations are different but it has originally stemmed from the same thing. Man naturally tends to look for something supernatural in order to explain what he doesn't have any control over. That's why I said even if god didn't exist, man would have created it anyways. Whenever I claimed this you disagreed. You don't seem to know that disagreeing with this claim is actually equal to 100% believing in a god, a creator.
I remember you making this claim, and IIRC, Martin was the one who didn't understand what you were saying. But I agreed with you. And I'm saying it here again: yes, man created god, and I agree with you.
 

Raz

Senior Member
Nov 20, 2005
12,218
This pic makes no sense at all and is certainly not funny. Though you are right to post it, as always, just shows what an ass you are.
 

king Ale

Senior Member
Oct 28, 2004
21,689
Well I have seen many people which religiousness has contributed to their dumbness but I don't think there is ONE SINGLE religious person who thinks god approves of what the pic shows.
 

Ford Prefect

Senior Member
May 28, 2009
10,557
Do religious people believe god approves of this? :D
I don't know, do you? But they are still doing it in the name of worshiping a god instead of helping those in need. When I was battambang province in Cambodia an American group had spent $300 000 building a new church/cathedral in the province. Battambang is also the poorest province in Cambodia, an already poor country that depends on aid from China and Vietnam as it is still recovering from the Khmer Rouge and the civil war that was going on up until the end of the 90s. That was one of the most upsetting and offensive things I saw when I was travelling.
 

Raz

Senior Member
Nov 20, 2005
12,218
Well I have seen many people which religiousness has contributed to their dumbness but I don't think there is ONE SINGLE religious person who thinks god approves of what the pic shows.
True dat.

There are people on both sides dumb as fuck, that doesn't mean it's because of ether they are theists or atheists.
 

Ford Prefect

Senior Member
May 28, 2009
10,557
Well I have seen many people which religiousness has contributed to their dumbness but I don't think there is ONE SINGLE religious person who thinks god approves of what the pic shows.
When they are shown it in a picture like that then no one would agree, thats the point of the picture...to get people to stop doing it. But if you asked a religious person if they should build a modern cathedral to praise god then i bet the majority will say yes.
 

Raz

Senior Member
Nov 20, 2005
12,218
When they are shown it in a picture like that then no one would agree, thats the point of the picture...to get people to stop doing it. But if you asked a religious person if they should build a modern cathedral to praise god then i bet the majority will say yes.
You have met interesting religious people.
 

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