Why did we stop inventing gods?

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To see where that argument fails, compare the amount of alleged miracles of the Christian deity to those with other deities.

The amount and frequency attributed miracles overwhelmingly is associated with the Christian Faith. For instance, in Zeitoun, photographs exist of the virgin Mary during a time where photo manipulation is nearly non-existent, and was seen by both believers and non-believers alike. Miraculous cures were reported.

Lourdes has about 70 recoveries that have been deemed by the LMB as 'medically inexplicable,' and perhaps many more instantaneous cures may have occurred that was not brought under the attention of the LMB. About 7,000 people applied, if I am not mistaken.

In our Lady of Kibeho and our Lady of La Salette, prophecies of genocide and famine were foretold and have occurred historically.

In our Lady of Guadelupe, the tilma has remained intact for nearly 400 years (even though cactus tilma decays normally in 20 years or less), and has virtually no visible brushwork.

In Fatima, people even miles away witnessed unusual solar activity that three shepherd children predicted, and clothes were instantly dried up. Sister Lucia predicted the Second World War too!

In our Lady of Akita, a nun recovered her hearing on the exact day and hour foretold by an angel.

Finally, in our Lady of Medjuorge, people reported sightings of the virgin Mary, and some even had their rosaries change from silver to gold, instantly.

These are just one of many Marian apparitions reported in history.

When Bankei was preaching at Ryumon temple, a Shinshu priest, who believed in salvation through the repitition of the name of the Buddha of Love, was jealous of his large audience and wanted to debate with him.

Bankei was in the midst of a talk when the priest appeared, but the fellow made such a disturbance that bankei stopped his discourse and asked about the noise.

"The founder of our sect," boasted the priest, "had such miraculous powers that he held a brush in his hand on one bank of the river, his attendant held up a paper on the other bank, and the teacher wrote the holy name of Amida through the air. Can you do such a wonderful thing?"

Bankei replied lightly: "Perhaps your fox can perform that trick, but that is not the manner of Zen. My miracle is that when I feel hungry I eat, and when I feel thirsty I drink."

Finally, in our Lady of Medjuorge, people reported sightings of the virgin Mary, and some even had their rosaries change from silver to gold, instantly.

God wants us to find our own answers. He wants us to stop going to Him every time we have a dilemma.

To see where that argument fails, compare the amount of alleged miracles of the Christian deity to those with other deities.

The amount and frequency attributed miracles overwhelmingly is associated with the Christian Faith. For instance, in Zeitoun, photographs exist of the virgin Mary during a time where photo manipulation is nearly non-existent, and was seen by both believers and non-believers alike. Miraculous cures were reported.

Lourdes has about 70 recoveries that have been deemed by the LMB as 'medically inexplicable,' and perhaps many more instantaneous cures may have occurred that was not brought under the attention of the LMB. About 7,000 people applied, if I am not mistaken.

In our Lady of Kibeho and our Lady of La Salette, prophecies of genocide and famine were foretold and have occurred historically.

In our Lady of Guadelupe, the tilma has remained intact for nearly 400 years (even though cactus tilma decays normally in 20 years or less), and has virtually no visible brushwork.

In Fatima, people even miles away witnessed unusual solar activity that three shepherd children predicted, and clothes were instantly dried up. Sister Lucia predicted the Second World War too!

In our Lady of Akita, a nun recovered her hearing on the exact day and hour foretold by an angel.

Finally, in our Lady of Medjuorge, people reported sightings of the virgin Mary, and some even had their rosaries change from silver to gold, instantly.

These are just one of many Marian apparitions reported in history.

The media and the rules and secular laws they promote are a damned sight better than what Yahweh and Allah promote.

Right?

It wasn't meant to be about morality,more about the ones that just seem cool.Like Thor or Shiva.Shiva just looks awesome with that big 'ol cobra draped around his neck.Allah and Yahweh just seem dull in comparison.

Then Knowledge is the new God.Sounds good to me.

This is taking a step back from my own religeous position. Trying to see it as a social history of competing memes... and while atheism was known in classical Greece, it really took off when movements like the Enlightenment and Communism hit the monotheistic nations.

While my views have slowly hardened from "agnostic" to "atheist," I'm less about the "Great War Against Ignorance!" these days. I've met too many sheepley atheists and non-sheepley Christians for that, including a lay preacher with VERY sharp ideas about the history of her religeon. Mind you, this is in England, where atheism is the norm. And intectual laziness follows the norm.

Well...if you're expanding the definition of "gods" to include the non supernatural then you cant assume that we even have stopped "inventing gods". The 20th Century was all about competing political ideologies (democracy, communism, nationalism, fascism, Nazism, etc,) which functioned much like religions.

Well...if you're expanding the definition of "gods" to include the non supernatural then you cant assume that we even have stopped "inventing gods". The 20th Century was all about competing political ideologies (democracy, communism, nationalism, fascism, Nazism, etc,) which functioned much like religions.

The only God that is known to exist is the Judeo-Christian God.

Utter nonsense. There is a lot more miracles in Christianity then Hinduism.

We have:

The Resurrection ( http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015 ... n-science/)


Marian Apparitions: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/ ... -mary-text

(Fatima, Zeitoun, Lourdes, Assiut, Knock, La Sallete... etc)

God wants us to find our own answers. He wants us to stop going to Him every time we have a dilemma.

Yep. That's why we should always pray for personal betterment (strength, courage, compassion, etc.) that are needed to achieve our desires, instead of just praying for things that we want. God is not Santa Claus.

No, not necessarily.

Plus, it depends how it is framed. Polarities/extremes always raise what look like strong cases against.


Example:


'How can you compare a system that promotes remaining faithful to one's partner ('Thou shalt not commit adultery') to one that ties people to chairs and electrocutes them?


Which is how many secular questions are framed.