He categorically stated that "there is no God" which is not something I can do or that I can agree with him about. In fact, I am sure most here would agree with me on this issue.
Despite his education, expertise and knowledge ~ not to mention his field of research ~ surely he is no more or less able to speculate accurately about the existence of a god or gods - or "God", if you prefer - than any of us here, right?
Is it me or does it seem odd that your dying words are that there is no God.
Why not say there are no Flying spaghetti Monster or unicorns instead?
If I recall, Stalin shook his fists up toward heaven when he died.
Again, strange behavior for people who adamantly insist there is no God.
@whodey saidThey weren't his "dying words". They were in a book he wrote.
Is it me or does it seem odd that your dying words are that there is no God.
So let's translate your disingenuousness:
Does it seem odd that a public intellectual would state his belief that there is no God in a book he wrote?
@fmf said“With my last breath I spit at thee”
He categorically stated that "there is no God" which is not something I can do or that I can agree with him about. In fact, I am sure most here would agree with me on this issue.
Despite his education, expertise and knowledge ~ not to mention his field of research ~ surely he is no more or less able to speculate accurately about the existence of a god or gods - or "God", if you prefer - than any of us here, right?
Khan: Star Trek, The Wrath of Khan
17 Oct 18
@fmf saidBecause stating categorically, "there is no God", is speculation?? I think not.
surely he is no more or less able to speculate accurately about the existence of a god or gods - or "God", if you prefer - than any of us here, right?
To say one is not certain there is no God, then to speculate whether there is a God or not, is understandable.
But it is not speculation to state categorically there is a God.
To know there is God is to know God is based on relationship.
This whole issue is problematic because it opens the door to a world of speculation.
17 Oct 18
@fmf saidOh, my bad.
They weren't his "dying words". They were in a book he wrote.
So let's translate your disingenuousness:
Does it seem odd that a public intellectual would state his belief that there is no God in a book he wrote?
So then if the notion of God is so stupid, why is it so widely believed?
17 Oct 18
@secondson saidFor all intents and purposes, it - and whatever pondering he did - is just speculation packaged as 'categorical certainty'. It's a belief he's arrived at. He does not "know". It's merely conjecture-with-gusto.
Because stating categorically, "there is no God", is speculation?? I think not.
17 Oct 18
@secondson saidYou stating it "categorically" does not alter the fact that the perceiving of a god or gods is a blend of speculation, aspiration, and faith.
But it is not speculation to state categorically there is a God.
17 Oct 18
@whodey saidI would not go that far, for some yes, but that is true of every block of people. Some judge others intelligence good or bad by how lined up they are with their own beliefs. That is not a true by any measure it only shows similar beliefs and thinking not how deeply they thought things through.
I would assume that being adamant that there is no God carries with it the implication that those who think otherwise are stupid.