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Originally Posted by DaveMatrix
Loving someone, & believing in God are both emotional states that exist within your mind. While they are somewhat different, they both have similar qualities that cant be defined or proven. Many people believe in & love God, as they believe in and love others. Apples & Oranges.
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We don't believe in and have faith in love, we experience love as an affective state of consciousness. God is not a state of consciousness, he or she or it is a being, as is described in theism. Love may be loosely referred to in lore —Cupid/Eros, Aphrodite, etc.—, I'm sure you do not have faith in these beings because you recognize that, while they may have philosophical meaning, they are myths and are no more real than Frodo or Spider-Man.
They are entirely different.
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Originally Posted by filtherton
I wonder how bertrand russel would feel about dark matter. Perhaps it's just a bunch of invisible teapots?
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He would say that there is some evidence to suggest that dark matter exists, whereas there is none to suggest the existence of god.