Otherwise it only contains one
term of deity and a mild profanity.
Since meaning depends upon the assignment of relevant experiences, the five fundamentals of religious experience may be taken as providing basic meanings for the concept
of deity in a universal religion.
In order to discover the nature and source of any
concept of deity it is necessary to analyze the culture in which it arose and whose needs it expressed.
Why is it that some people need some
sort of deity to explain life?
As an atheist, I find pondering the nature of the universe far more awe - inspiring than I ever did as a Christian pondering the
nature of a deity.
An atheist is someone who doesn't believe in any
form of deity or god.
Atheists refuse to accept the potential existence of any
kind of deity simply based on the faith of the presenter.
People are quick to forget those who have contributed who exist right around them in lieu of acknowledging some far
of deity who may or may not even exist.
Just because we have not invented the tools to gather ALL the data of the universe and thus are not able to answer ALL the questions some
proof of a deity?
Is this, then, the persuasive
power of deity in the sense that reason is informed by new desire and imagination?
To take this one step further, how weak and insecure
of a deity do you have that it can not stand up to close inspection and criticism?
You think that you believed yourself into magically knowing when to do something
because of a deity.
First, as believers we do (in a sense) have the iron
bar of deity holding us straight.
Atheists specifically do not believe there is evidence for any
type of deity.
There is no evidence to support such claims or
need of deity in understanding nature.
You are focusing on some of the minor
benefits of your deity instead of the major price of living under such conditions.
Many a time in the far away days earthly heroes on their death had been elevated to the
rank of deity.
So the whole debate is moot then since you claim that there are only a select few who can know the
mind of a deity.
This view is similar to that of ancient kings, who thought themselves to be such
reflections of deity.
Here the integrity of Job is maintained in the
face of a deity who opposes him.
Don't be surprised if you reach a sanctuary further into the game, only to be met with
followers of the deity you abandoned.
To suppose that they could violates the logic of the
idea of deity.