Does God exist? I don’t know — praxis
And certainly bad-faith discussion is certainly not limited to religious folks - if only! — StreetlightX
For me, even being atheist, philosophies of God and religions have their significance. Mostly when examining them through the transcedental human need and how they attempt to cover-describe it throughout history. Plus the moral base that humans try to establish via each religion. — dimosthenis9
in old time religions there always must have been at least one person who knew that the whole supernatural superstructure over the domain of mankind was mere fantasy — god must be atheist
If yes, then why would he or she want to believe in it and follow its prescribed traditional behavior patterns? — god must be atheist
One aspect of the debate on forum quality that might be addressed is the preponderance of low quality thread of a theological bent.
Here's a few titles, by way of example:
Was Judas a hero and most trusted disciple, or a traitor?
Is Yahweh breaking an objective moral tenet?
An Argument Against Eternal Damnation
Was Jesus aware of being Yahweh?
Does Yahweh/Jesus live by the Golden Rule?
How much is Christ's life, miracles, and resurrection a fraudulent myth?
These threads take scripture or revelation as a starting point for discussion; theology, not philosophy. — Banno
Whether the creator of morality is bound by morality is a philosophical question for example.
— Hanover
It is a question that philosophical analysis shows to be ill conceived and question begging. — Fooloso4
You've really misunderstood Wittgenstein. And the OP — Banno
Don't mistake the finger pointing at the moon for the moon.
I would like to introduce the Kantian notions of phenomenon (words) and noumenon (referents) as they seem apposite. — Agent Smith
Phenomena are not words, nor noumenon referents; so I've no way to make sense of this — Banno
so I've no way to make sense of this. — Banno
That phenomena/words fall short of accurately describing/pinpointing noumena/referents doesn't say anything about the nature of noumena/referents. To illustrate, yep, the word "religion" is no good for philosophizing but that, in no way, means there's no such thing as an essence to religion.
“Don't mistake the finger pointing at the moon for the moon.” — Agent Smith
To summarize the contentions of this paper then. Firstly, the phrase 'the meaning of a word' is a spurious phrase. Secondly and consequently, a re-examination is needed of phrases like the two which I discuss, 'being a part of the meaning of' and 'having the same meaning'. On these matters, dogmatists require prodding: although history indeed suggests that it may sometimes be better to let sleeping dogmatists lie.
Right, the moon is not the pointing fingers (religions). It is not religion and doesn’t need religion to be seen. — praxis
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