1. God is that than which nothing greater can be conceived.
2. It is greater to be necessary than not.
3. God must be necessary.
4. God exists
Logically speaking, God MUST exist. But what God actually IS, no one really knows. He can be energy, mass, or some sort of spiritual being. All of these three fulfill the description: cannot be created nor destroyed.
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Anonymous2006-12-07 4:50
"Because these days it's just COOL to be an atheist."
Counter point: Many atheists are nerds. Nerds aren't cool. It is not necessarily cool to be atheist.
"I mean seriously, nobody wants to be associated with those crazy Christians."
Except other Christians. That's like saying no one wants to be associated with those crazy Americans.
"People think"
What people? Scientists and atheists in general, or what? And where are you getting this information that says what they think?
"the only reality is the reality through empirical explanation."
According to Merriam-Webster, the most related definition:
reality, noun, 2b: something that is neither derivative nor dependent but exists necessarily
Reality is independent of explaination. There is only one reality, because that is what is. If there are multiple timelines and universes, they are simply part of a single reality. Anything other than reality would be placed in the realm of the hypothetical: imagination, theory, etc. Please explain where the fuck you're getting the information that "people" are "thinking" that somehow "empirical explanation" affects reality.
"That is not true. It is not logical, it is an error to think so. "
Kinda. But only because the statement incorrectly links two concepts.
"The world of physical science is that of empirically verified facts."
... I'll reluctantly give you this statement, IF you rephrase it to include the word "knowledge" and replace "empirical" with "Scientific Method". If you're just using "empirical", you'll need to at least include "observable", "measurable" and "reason".
"But that is not the only reality."
We've already established that your logic is broken, but even now, you make a statement like this... and don't even say what an alternate reality would be.
"You don't have to be Christian to believe in logic."
What? First off, logic isn't something to believe in. It IS. It is the basis for all reason. If you don't "believe" in it, you're fucking retarded. If it didn't exist, you'd have the mental capacity of a clam. Or maybe you do? Second, Christians aren't exactly known for a close relationship with logic.
"If anything, logic destroys Christianity, believe it or not."
HABEEB IT. This is the one true statement in the entire post. If you would have picked this one, I'd have been screwed, lol.