Do you believe in God?

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All this talk about god was fascinating to me a few weeks ago when I joined this forum, now its all redundant and the meaning of god jaded. Boagie was right about God being like Santa Claus, you outgrow it. I think I'm just going to live life as I see morally fit, but never forget that at one point God did hold some meaning, but now it's potential merely latent.

[Professer Frost]

Question from the Unlettered Professor:
How is belief in God is so absurd that it merits being compared to believing in Santa Claus, or thinking that a ferocious purple dragon is living in your “garage”?

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I'm not saying that talking about god is absurd, just pointless after a certain point.

[Didymos Thomas]

And when does talk of God go from being appropriate to absurd?

[Mephistopheles]

Originally Posted by Professer Frost

Question from the Unlettered Professor:
How is belief in God is so absurd that it merits being compared to believing in Santa Claus, or thinking that a ferocious purple dragon is living in your “garage”?

I'm curious, what are you a professor of? I'm also curious why you need to point out that you're a professor, it makes me think you're just rubbing it in people's noses. Of course what you do is your own business, Frost.

I'd say belief in God is absurd because of Occam's Razor. There is no evidence of the existence of a God, of the paranormal, or anything spiritual. I myself ascribe to eternal recurrance but I can recognize I have no proof of it and my belief is irrational.

How is God so fundamentally different from imaginary friends? The idea that there's this perfect entity that exists outside of space and time and can do whatever it wants and know everything it wants and has always existed just makes very little sense to me and I don't really believe it. I kindof got sick of fairy tales before age 10.

[Professer Frost]

I am a Professor of…ABSOLUTLY NOTHING! “Professor Frost” is a character in C. S. Lewis’s book “That Hideous Strength”. As of right now I’m changing the location in my profile and my signature to make the reference easier to spot. I’m also 16 so how could I be affiliated with a university? Sorry there was a misunderstanding!
Yours humbly,
Frost

[Mephistopheles]

Originally Posted by Professer Frost

I am a Professor of…ABSOLUTLY NOTHING! “Professor Frost” is a character in C. S. Lewis’s book “That Hideous Strength”. As of right now I’m changing the location in my profile and my signature to make the reference easier to spot. I’m also 16 so how could I be affiliated with a university? Sorry there was a misunderstanding!
Yours humbly,
Frost

I don't read Xtian pulp fiction. I've met people online who were indeed professionally-trained teachers and made that known. I however had the feeling it was just a way for you to feel like you're better than other people by taking on an air of authority, which is why I asked you some questions about it.

Why would I look at your profile?

[Professer Frost]

When I said the “unlettered Professor” I meant it. That wasn’t just obnoxious false humility. I mean come on, if I were really a Professor wouldn’t I know how to spell and punctuate properly?

A question to the Administrators: Should I change my name? I think that action might be warranted in order to keep this sort of thing from happening again. Or perhaps I should just quit inviting danger by appending a “Prof.” label to everything I post…

[Professer Frost]

I however had the feeling it was just a way for you to feel like you're better than other people by taking on an air of authority, which is why I asked you some questions about it.

I guess it was. I think (with your kind permission) I’ll go crawl in a hole now. I’m feeling pretty lousy about all this. Once again, I’m really sorry.
- Frost
Edit: Sorry about back-to-back

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Actually I think u should keep the profeser part, it makes u seem hypocritical.