Tyson on God..

**Syne** · Jan 25, 2026 02:14 AM

Restraint is not weakness. Belief in God, itself (even without an actual God), is beneficial. Not only does it teach you true empathy and objectivity, it has objective benefits for happiness, life satisfaction, and longevity.

You don't believe in a God. How's that working out for you?

**Magical Realist** · (This post was last modified: Jan 25, 2026 02:24 AM by Magical Realist.)

Quote:Restraint is not weakness.

Effectually it is exactly the same. He sits there and does nothing. What a waste of all that power and intelligence.

**Syne** · Jan 25, 2026 02:26 AM

Agency requires God's restraint.
Would you similarly call a man who doesn't use his gun a "waste of all that power"? Or would you understand the reasons for his restraint?

**Magical Realist** · Jan 25, 2026 02:29 AM

Quote:Agency requires God's restraint.

Agency requires action not inaction. You're God is as much a loser as you are.

**Syne** · Jan 25, 2026 03:15 AM

(Jan 25, 2026 02:29 AM)Magical Realist Wrote:
Quote:Agency requires God's restraint.

Agency requires action not inaction. You're God is as much a loser as you are.

And God intervening would necessarily limit your action... hence his restraint.
As usual, you have zero answer for the rest of that post. Too much cognitive dissonance.

**Magical Realist** · Jan 25, 2026 03:28 AM

Quote:And God intervening would necessarily limit your action... hence his restraint.

Doing nothing accomplishes nothing. A totally useless deity.

**Syne** · Jan 25, 2026 03:35 AM

Yet you can't even manage to address most my arguments. 9_9

How's that working out for you? That niggling in the back of your mind that tells you to desperately avoid arguments you cannot answer while hoping to maintain any consistency in your worldview.

**Magical Realist** · Jan 25, 2026 10:58 AM

You're the idiot claiming to believe in a God who can't do anything. Really nothing more to say to that.

**Syne** · Jan 25, 2026 12:18 PM

If only you understood the simple difference between "can't" and "doesn't." 9_9

I notice you're still desperately avoiding the question. Don't answer me, but you really owe one to yourself.

**Magical Realist** · (This post was last modified: Jan 25, 2026 09:18 PM by Magical Realist.)

Either your God can but won't, which means he is not good, or wants to but can't, which means he is impotent. Take your pick. The universe does not behave as if there is a good or powerful God behind it all.