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Originally posted by chavos
Intresting how your rebuttal of my arguemnt consisted of no facts, but simply unproven assumptions and personal feelings. I'm not trying to be a dick, but i don't think you make a coherant case for why they are different at all. Many people would say they are much the same...and i think you will have a hard time proving them wrong.
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Indeed, it's quite hard to do<sup>*)</sup>; You're right. However, there *is* a difference.
<sup>*)</sup> unless you're a philosopher specialized in language; then it would be a piece of cake.
1) Freedom. Abstract concept. I have freedom, other people may have more or less freedom. It's something I cannot grasp, yet I know it when I have it. I have freedom of speech, and pretty much the freedom to do as I want. There's nothing supernatural or vague about freedom, it just is. I can prove that I am free by showing that I am allowed to do certain things that non-free people cannot. After all, that's what freedom is all about
: the "right" to do certain things.
2) God. Abstract concept, meaning either a very powerful being, or an all-powerful being. I cannot prove the existence or non-existence of a God. It is entirely supernatural, and (probably) cannot ever be proven because of it.
See the difference? "Freedom", like "the weather", "love", "emotion", and such things, is an abstract concept that has a direct link to the real world. "God" has no such link, unless one were to be able to prove the existence of said creature, which seems to be pretty much impossible.
...which brings us right back to the original question.
