"If there is a sin against life, it consists not so much in despairing as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this one."
Albert Camus "Noces"
But you usually goes with the negative answer without proof, at least until new evidence manifest, otherwise the existance of the Flying Spagethi Monster is about as certain.
And there's not one assumption about God but several:
The assumption that he is the creator of the universe.
The assumption that he has knowledge about earth. (We're less than bacterias compared to the universe, planet wise).
The assumption that this is recent knowledge.
The assumption that he cares about humans.
The assumption that he cares about praying and religion.
The assumption that he cares about induviduals. (See above, you don't care about induviduals when there's 7 milliards of them)
The assumption that he in any way resembles a god decribed in any holy text.
The assumption that he resembles God decribed in the Bible.
Last edited by Ironside; 05-13-2011 at 09:38. Reason: Stupid 10^9 number getting me messed up
We are all aware that the senses can be deceived, the eyes fooled. But how can we be sure our senses are not being deceived at any particular time, or even all the time? Might I just be a brain in a tank somewhere, tricked all my life into believing in the events of this world by some insane computer? And does my life gain or lose meaning based on my reaction to such solipsism?
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