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    Default Re: Theological Debate.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
    Definitions are overrated, and much abused.
    I do not see how you can make this claim. If we didn't use definitions for our words, how would communication work? If I don't define my words, then you can't understand what I'm saying. It would be as if I just randomly pressed the buttons on my keyboard: it wouldn't mean anything, and the whole post would be pointless.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
    How many philosophy students does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Well, first you have to define your terms ...

    To quote my mother's brand of Christianity, in which I was raised but subsequently abandoned for a more traditional church: "All is infinite mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is all-in-all."
    So "god" is everything, a.k.a. the universe? So... why not say "the universe" instead? Is that really too conformist?

    Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
    Well, He, tells me He is called "He", though He is also called "I am".
    ...

    You'll have to speak more clearly, because I do not seem able to understand you at all. Are you trying to define "god" as "existence"? If so, I refer you to the last answer I gave to Lemur.

    Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
    But I've already admitted I can't, and it's not a red herring.
    Then I would like you to answer the question I've been asking you many times over: how can you believe something exist if you don't even know what that something is?

    As for defining "you", I am referring to the intelligence which I am at that point talking to, whether it is human or not. As for defining you, Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla, I can only define you as some intelligence controlling a member by that alias here on these forums. I could only do better if I knew you better, which I don't.

    As for a definition of myself, I do not wish to give out too much personal information, but suffice it to say that I am a human being, I've got blue eyes, medium length blonde hair, I am ~180 cm short, 21 years old, weigh ~75 kg, I have scars on the back of my head, my chin, my left eyebrow, my left pinky and my left knee. One of my front teeth is broken in half (but otherwise I have no holes), I have a permanent mark on my right knee and I am fond of most kinds of music and though my favourite genre usually shifts, for an unusual amount of time I've been focusing on punk rock. I am at this precise moment (approximated to about 01:11 GMT+1, 8th September 2009) in Stockholm, Sweden (no more precise positioning will be given, due to this being the internets), and... well, do you really need more?

    No, I shouldn't think so, as this is a workable definition. Not perfect or complete, but that's not necessary, and in case you're wondering, no, I do not expect anyone to give a perfect or complete definition of god either. I'm just hoping to get one that works, i.e. one that is both rational and coherent.
    Last edited by The Celtic Viking; 09-08-2009 at 00:25. Reason: Forgot to answer Lemur, as well as minor... you don't really care, do you?

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