MindTraveller@lemmy.ca to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago"We don't have gods where I come from," said Twoflower.message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down119file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square"We don't have gods where I come from," said Twoflower.MindTraveller@lemmy.ca to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
“You do, you know,” said The Lady. “Everyone has gods. You just don’t think they’re gods.” - Terry Pratchett
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 months agoHow is reality a god? It’s not a being. It has no intelligence or agency. I can’t think of a definition of god that “reality” would fit. Parvos Granum My searching tells me that this is a character in a video game, which is a weird thing to reference when talking about actual beliefs.
minus-squareMindTraveller@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 months ago@Darkenfolk@dormi.zone is from dormi.zone, the warframe instance. I was talking to Darkenfolk in language I knew they would understand.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoMaybe broaden your references for your entire audience next time. And a fictional character’s beliefs doesn’t support your argument regardless of who would understand it.
How is reality a god? It’s not a being. It has no intelligence or agency. I can’t think of a definition of god that “reality” would fit.
My searching tells me that this is a character in a video game, which is a weird thing to reference when talking about actual beliefs.
@Darkenfolk@dormi.zone is from dormi.zone, the warframe instance. I was talking to Darkenfolk in language I knew they would understand.
Maybe broaden your references for your entire audience next time.
And a fictional character’s beliefs doesn’t support your argument regardless of who would understand it.