Easier to Prove an Evil God?

(Nov 6, 2017 09:29 PM)Zinjanthropos Wrote: Easier to Prove an Evil God?

No, I don't think so. I don't think that it's easy (or even possible) to "prove" the existence of any sort of God. 'Prove' usually suggests apodeictic certainty (logical necessity) and is more appropriate in logic or mathematics.

We live in a world that we perceive as containing both good and evil. (I'm not certain that good and evil have objective existence.) That's just how things are.

Some people kind of imagine good as concentrated to the utmost degree, purified of anything bad. Then they personify that image and call it 'God'.

I suppose that it's possible to do the same thing with evil too. A number of dualistic theologies have, when they imagine 'the Antagonist': Satan or Ahriman. Zoroastrianism (or one variety of it at least) was famous for that, imagining this world as a place of battle between the gods of good and evil. It's our choice which deity we align with.

I agree fully that the 'problem of evil' creates severe consistency difficulties for some varieties of theology that imagine God as both absolutely good and simultaneously entirely omnipotent.

Of course, if we believed in an absolutely evil God, then good would create a corresponding 'problem of good'.

I think that the omni- predicates create other logical difficulties as well, such as the problem of whether God could create a task too difficult for God to accomplish. Both the 'yes' and a 'no' answer seem to imply that God can't be omnipotent. (It seems to me that it's the omnipotence predicate that's creating most of the difficulties.)

But noting that isn't any help in proving the existence of either a good or a bad God.

(Nov 7, 2017 11:18 AM)RainbowUnicorn Wrote:

Quote:... more NRA stooges in government being bought by their bribes.

what do you get with NRA membership ?
is there some type of coupon book for family travel to open carry hotels and open carry theme parks ?

The NRA is funded by private citizens who perceive a threat to their freedom to defend themselves, and safeguarding that freedom is all they get. Period. Some shooting clubs give discounts to NRA members, but that doesn't come from the NRA...it's just how those clubs promote NRA membership. The NRA is a citizen-funded lobbying group that doesn't need to bride anyone, because the same people who fund it are the same people politicians need to keep happy to stay in office.

But coastal residents seem to think it's the boogeyman.

What do you get for a Planned Parenthood donation? More dead babies. Any other perks?

Every gun-tot'n Jesus worship'n member of the NRA gets a free complimentary penis enlarger shipped to them by mail. Notice the brand name "PipeDream"..

(Nov 7, 2017 07:26 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: Every gun-tot'n Jesus worship'n member of the NRA gets a free complimentary penis enlarger shipped to them by mail. Notice the brand name "PipeDream"..

Hey, you seem pretty knowledgeable about penis pumps.

(Nov 7, 2017 07:35 PM)Syne Wrote:

(Nov 7, 2017 07:26 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: Every gun-tot'n Jesus worship'n member of the NRA gets a free complimentary penis enlarger shipped to them by mail. Notice the brand name "PipeDream"..

Hey, you seem pretty knowledgeable about penis pumps.

yeah..I know they exist. Wow..

Seems like you're extolling their virtues. Come on, you can tell us. You've got an endorsement deal, don't cha?
No, just fan?

(Nov 7, 2017 07:38 PM)Syne Wrote: Seems like you're extolling their virtues. Come on, you can tell us. You've got an endorsement deal, don't cha?
No, just fan?

LOL! You sound very interested in this product. You'll have to call your NRA buddies for further info.

(Nov 7, 2017 07:35 PM)Magical Realist Wrote:

(Nov 7, 2017 07:35 PM)Syne Wrote:

(Nov 7, 2017 07:26 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: Every gun-tot'n Jesus worship'n member of the NRA gets a free complimentary penis enlarger shipped to them by mail. Notice the brand name "PipeDream"..

Hey, you seem pretty knowledgeable about penis pumps.

yeah..I know they exist. Wow..

What in hell is that ringlike device with the 4 tabs for? It looks painful.

(Nov 7, 2017 07:40 PM)Zinjanthropos Wrote:

(Nov 7, 2017 07:35 PM)Magical Realist Wrote:

(Nov 7, 2017 07:35 PM)Syne Wrote:

(Nov 7, 2017 07:26 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: Every gun-tot'n Jesus worship'n member of the NRA gets a free complimentary penis enlarger shipped to them by mail. Notice the brand name "PipeDream"..

Hey, you seem pretty knowledgeable about penis pumps.

yeah..I know they exist. Wow..

What in hell is that ringlike device with the 4 tabs for? It looks painful.

Ask Syne. He's all excited about this product now.

(Nov 7, 2017 07:39 PM)Magical Realist Wrote:

(Nov 7, 2017 07:38 PM)Syne Wrote: Seems like you're extolling their virtues. Come on, you can tell us. You've got an endorsement deal, don't cha?
No, just fan?

You'll have to call your NRA buddies for that info.

Nah, we all know to call your butt-buddy. You gotta watch it though. I've heard that can really do a number on your O-ring.

Or Planned Parenthood. The more sex the babies they get to kill.

Or this atheist: