First off, I know this is off topic, but then again, so much of the contents of this forum are. I would love some philosophical (or even non-philosophical) debate on this. As far as I can tell, my ramblings have disproved the need if a "God" figure in modern relion. Here are the thoughts of one self-seemingly clear-minded youngster.
By Jake Thompson
The Disproval and Dismissal of God Based Religion
The aim of this paper is not to necessarily disprove religions, but more so to make believers question the necessity of a “God” figure in their religion. The main reasoning behind why there is a “God” revolves around the theory “If we are here on Earth, someone had to put us here.” Beyond that, there is really no reasoning (or thus none according to the author’s associations with disproval of the theory) of why a “God” type persona must exist. If using the same rational perpetuated by the statement previously mentioned, must there be someone who brought the “God” into reality? If we are so convinced that we could only be here be the creation of someone higher, than how did this “God” person just appear here? Using the perception of “something had to put us here”, why do we believe that “God” just appeared out of nowhere? Shouldn’t we philosophize that, like “God” created us, that something therefore had to create “God” for him to exist? Just holding the aforementioned statement of “something had to put us here” true to form, one must also believe that, therefore, “God” must have had someone/something to create him, correct? And therefore, in that tiny bit of philosophical questioning, thus ends this knowingly uneducated writer’s proof of the seemingly inappropriate beliefs of many modern religions.
*This was a first draft. Errors in spelling or repitions of reasoning are to be expected. If you must disagree with the subject matter at hand, do so, but keep grammatical errors out of it.
**Furthermore, I believe modern religion to be a great thing. The morals most contain keep the civilized as just that. However, this glaring error exists. Form your own religions, do what you think is right, and keep the peace. That's my (admittedly disprovable) philosophy.
By Jake Thompson
The Disproval and Dismissal of God Based Religion
The aim of this paper is not to necessarily disprove religions, but more so to make believers question the necessity of a “God” figure in their religion. The main reasoning behind why there is a “God” revolves around the theory “If we are here on Earth, someone had to put us here.” Beyond that, there is really no reasoning (or thus none according to the author’s associations with disproval of the theory) of why a “God” type persona must exist. If using the same rational perpetuated by the statement previously mentioned, must there be someone who brought the “God” into reality? If we are so convinced that we could only be here be the creation of someone higher, than how did this “God” person just appear here? Using the perception of “something had to put us here”, why do we believe that “God” just appeared out of nowhere? Shouldn’t we philosophize that, like “God” created us, that something therefore had to create “God” for him to exist? Just holding the aforementioned statement of “something had to put us here” true to form, one must also believe that, therefore, “God” must have had someone/something to create him, correct? And therefore, in that tiny bit of philosophical questioning, thus ends this knowingly uneducated writer’s proof of the seemingly inappropriate beliefs of many modern religions.
*This was a first draft. Errors in spelling or repitions of reasoning are to be expected. If you must disagree with the subject matter at hand, do so, but keep grammatical errors out of it.
**Furthermore, I believe modern religion to be a great thing. The morals most contain keep the civilized as just that. However, this glaring error exists. Form your own religions, do what you think is right, and keep the peace. That's my (admittedly disprovable) philosophy.
