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[–] my_hat_stinks@programming.dev 16 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Utter nonsense. Your argument is that because you can imagine a god and spread the idea they are real. The logical conclusion there is that anything you can imagine is equally real. Bigfoot really is wandering around a forest, spaghetti absolutely does grow in trees, and the moon landing was definitely on a sound stage (but they also really landed on the moon because I can picture that too).

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Your argument is that because you can imagine a god and spread the idea they are real.

You could say the same of Mickey Mouse or the Philly Fanatic. Which is, in fairness, where this is ultimately going.

A god as a timeless enlightened super-being might not be real. But a god as an ideological mascot or cultural touchstone is.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Metaphysics is a dangerous game....

[–] Grail@aussie.zone 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Bigfoot doesn't live in the woods. He lives in people's heads. That's where all memes, including the gods, live. In people's heads.