ITT we define god

[Telarus]

Shades of God the Watchmaker ITT.

I sincerely doubt Dr Ken Miller falls into that camp

True, that was mostly a comment to the stuff previous to your post.

[Cainad (dec.)]

God is force.

God = mass X acceleration.


As to the OP:  Don't ask me, I'm an Ignostic.   

Oh wow, how did I miss this? Ignosticism quite thoroughly describes my views of God and divinity.

[LMNO]

God is force.

God = mass X acceleration.


As to the OP:  Don't ask me, I'm an Ignostic.   

Oh wow, how did I miss this? Ignosticism quite thoroughly describes my views of God and divinity.

Ok, I admit defeat.  That is a brilliant term.

[Cainad (dec.)]

It's better than saying "I'm agnostic" and adding qualifiers like "I'm agnostic towards all gods and definitions of god(s)."

[LMNO]

Although, it would help to have a concise soundbite for the definition of "ignostic"

[Richter]

First you'd have to have a clear idea of what ignosticism was referring to though.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I was talking to a friend last night and it turns out that she's an ancestor-worshipper too.

That was cool.

I  think there's a word for it, but I'd have to go look it up.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Not that it has anything to do with this conversation at all.

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Not that it has anything to do with this conversation at all.

So as I understand Ancestor worship, its rather different than Deity Worship, correct? Like the English word 'worship' is probably not all that correct?

[LMNO]

Isn't that Filial Piety?

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Isn't that Filial Piety?

Maybe, if its like Confucian beliefs.

[Jasper]

God is force.

God = mass X acceleration.

Not like that.

I meant it in the same sense as that quote "In the kinetic energy of a moving fist..." in that was in Dirtytime's signature for a while.

ETA: For those that don't know it, the quote is

"In the kinetic energy of a moving fist lies the birth machine of a parallel universe."

[Telarus]

The Great Person from time past
Had no fixed abode,
In famed mountains his traces hid,
As they grew old amid wind and frost.

From afar, I know your
White-rock hermitage,
Hidden in a haze
Of evergreen trees.

When the moon sets,
Mind-watching passes time;
Clouds arise
In your closed eyes.

Just before dawn, temple bells
Sound from neighboring peaks;
Waterfalls hang
Thousands of
Feet
In
Emptiness.

Moss and lichen
Cover the cliff face;
A narrow, indistinct path
Leads to you.

- Chia Tao (779-843)

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Not that it has anything to do with this conversation at all.

So as I understand Ancestor worship, its rather different than Deity Worship, correct? Like the English word 'worship' is probably not all that correct?

Yep.

[Iason Ouabache]

Although, it would help to have a concise soundbite for the definition of "ignostic"

Well how about this?

Strong Atheism: There's no such thing as god.
Weak Atheism: There's probably no such thing as god.
Agnosticism: There is no way of knowing if there is a god or not.
Ignosticism:  Who the fuck is this "god" character everyone keeps talking about?