Can the entire Atheist/theist debate be summerised with one word: Equifinality?

Question

Wikipedia's definition won't help you on this though...

Answer 1

I'm a fan of overweening arrogance myself

Answer 2

No because by definition atheists and theist have different goals.

Equifinality allows for or has the same effect or result from different events.

Unless you consider death the final event... but even still, a theist does not contend that death is the final event and an atheist does. Therefore.... equifinality doesn't apply.

Wikipedia's definitions don't help with anything.... it's a pseudo-reference for those that don't know any better.

Answer 3

We all end up the same. Dead.

Theists would rather pretend that there is something afterwards. Atheists don't shy away from such basic facts of life. I guess that difference is the base of much of the argument between theists and atheists. I don't think it really sums up the whole debate, though.

I presume this is what you mean by that word.

Answer 4

it is an endless debate until we die and then we receive the truth, the truth is is we are all forms of energy and that is the truth, there is a way that god and an afterlife can exist and probably does exist, for a story of the magnitude of the bible and such a co elaboration even of writers through out the years to predict such events through out life would tell us this, it is just so unfortunate that so many don't see the light and the wisdom that god can give them, if they just decide to let him in and listen to his guidance, we can all also just act like a bunch of children and argue about this until the end of times, which I would rather not just wish we could all learn to get along, oh and to answer your question yes it can if it means that we all end up dead, the only flaw with the bible is that even with mans knowledge that he gave them when they were writing the book they took things on faith very blind faith, but yet it carried mankind through the dark ages and beyond, we are still sort of in them some ways I think, but anyways I just think that the arguement will always be there but in the end also our natural body processes cease to funtion and we die and it looks like it hurts alot no matter what it can't be pleasant I don't think, I'll find out though , we all will

Answer 5

Jesus used great teaching methods that stood out to benefit his listeners. Is that true of you? A clashing cymbal hurts the ears of the one that is crying out for solutions. Mankinds Search for God book could benefit you in many ways. It examines the religions of the world, theirs beliefs, and traces the history back to the root. Not all religion is good and not all philosphy prosperous. Most religions trace to Babylon...hence the confusion continues. One true religion shall prevail. The odds of no creator, no designer, no intellect in humankinds appearance is impossible according to the scientific community. Add the complex movement of planets ,galaxies , animal fish and wildlife...then the delicate ecosystem. Why are we here? What is the purpose of life? Makes one say hummm!

Answer 6

I think any human debate could be solved in the long term by the word "equifinality" but the atheist/theist debate is solved up by the word "Dinosaurs."

(Thanks to Bill Hicks for that one - zing!)

Answer 7

Is this another GW Bushism?

Equifinality does not exists, however if it is a proper word then yes we will finally end up equal in death.

Answer 8

I'm not an atheist and yet I don't believe there is such a word.

Answer 9

Yes/No questions are too easy to answer.

Try asking open-ended questions.

Answer 10

errrr like yeah PARTY DUDE