MindTraveller@lemmy.ca to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago"We don't have gods where I come from," said Twoflower.message-squaremessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-square"We don't have gods where I come from," said Twoflower.MindTraveller@lemmy.ca to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-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-up7arrow-down1·edit-23 days 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-up1·edit-22 days ago@[email protected] is from dormi.zone, the warframe instance. I was talking to Darkenfolk in language I knew they would understand.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 days 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.
minus-squareMindTraveller@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoI thought we were talking about Discworld.
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.
@[email protected] 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.
I thought we were talking about Discworld.
I’m your god