there is no difference between god and the tooth fairy

Gertrude

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16 Oct 22

Gertrude

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neither has been seen

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@gertrude said
neither has been seen

You seem to have a problem with God this evening.

4 threads in an hour.
Something happen?

Gertrude

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at least I got quarter

FMF

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@gertrude said
neither has been seen

Belief in the "tooth fairy" has never been the foundation of a society's moral values and social order in the same way as belief in deities have been throughout human history. So a claim that "there is no difference" doesn't withstand scrutiny.

Gertrude

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@chaney3 said
You seem to have a problem with God this evening.

4 threads in an hour.
Something happen?

I'm doing god's will
nothing can be done without his consent
not even a leaf falling from a tree

divegeester

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@chaney3 said
You seem to have a problem with God this evening.

4 threads in an hour.
Something happen?

Oh the irony.

mchill

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@gertrude said
neither has been seen

Incorrect. God the Son was seen by many for the better part of 30 years.

Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. - Romans 10:9

BigDogg

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@fmf said
Belief in the "tooth fairy" has never been the foundation of a society's moral values and social order in the same way as belief in deities have been throughout human history. So a claim that "there is no difference" doesn't withstand scrutiny.

How about Santa Claus? Can I get an amen?

Sure, Santa's a little more capitalistic, what with bribing kids with gifts, but has the same effect of manipulating people into more moral behavior.

FMF

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@bigdogg said
How about Santa Claus?

I get your point about manipulation but Santa Claus has never been the foundation of a society's moral values and social order. So Gertrude's claim that "there is no difference" between theism and belief in things like the tooth fairy and Santa Clause is a dud.

medullah

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@mchill said
Incorrect. God the Son was seen by many for the better part of 30 years.

Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. - Romans 10:9

Does that include satan?

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@fmf said
I get your point about manipulation but Santa Claus has never been the foundation of a society's moral values and social order. So Gertrude's claim that "there is no difference" between theism and belief in things like the tooth fairy and Santa Clause is a dud.

As a delusional belief, Santa Claus is less successful than the major theistic religions. I'll give them that.

Words like "dud" hide the similarities too much for my liking.

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@gertrude said
neither has been seen

There sure is a difference: I got 25 cents under my pillow for each tooth !

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@bigdogg said
Words like "dud" hide the similarities too much for my liking.

I apologize. I'll try again. Discoursewise, Gertrude's claim that "there is no difference" between theism and belief in things like the tooth fairy and Santa Claus is simplistic in a usefulness-annihilating way . The word "dud" is purged. 🙂

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@moonbus said
There sure is a difference: I got 25 cents under my pillow for each tooth !

...whereas God is always asking for my money.

divegeester

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@bigdogg said
...whereas God is always asking for my money.

How true!