take money for instance: we have a banknote worth 10 dollars, we agree it is worth 10 dollars because someone has told us so but we know that a piece of paper is not worth 10 dollars so we take economy as a convention we all agree about even though it is based on a shared believe (that a piece of paper is worth 10 dollars)...can the same be relatedto religion? religion is based on a convention agreed by many, the abstract ideas (like in economy) become reality just because it is generally accepted...
2007-10-03 12:37:38 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
god exists as much as the value of a piece of paper exists
2007-10-03 12:38:11 · update #1
sorry i should have asked that in philosophy...in here people are too biased...both atheists and christians
2007-10-03 12:41:11 · update #2
so why a paper that says 10 dollars is worth 10 dollars?
2007-10-03 12:42:18 · update #3
kikdangk but with the idea of god some people feel relieved about thinking of dying, so if a 10 dollar paper is worth 10 dollar...a god that brings piece of mind to people is worth...what?
2007-10-03 12:44:01 · update #4
No, we can't all agree that god exist until there is evidence that he does't exist.
2007-10-03 12:40:37 · answer #1 · answered by atheist 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, we can't agree that god exists any more than we can agree that Sasquatch, the Loch Ness monster, or Santa Claus exists. Without credible evidence, there is no reason to assume any probability that any of these exist. Also, just because an idea is commonly accepted doesn't make it factual and/or valid. Only a few centuries ago, many people thought human health was determined by a set of quanta known as "humours": that this idea was commonly accepted did not make it true.
2007-10-04 05:44:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd argue that religion isn't based on convention, and that the existence of God is as real as the existence of gravity. So in this specific instance, no. I don't think so. Things don't exist because everyone agrees upon it. The reason it works for economy is because people made economy. Without people the idea of $10 wouldn't exist. Thus by denoting that God would simply be a figment of people's collective imagination, it contradicts the very nature of God, who is one superceding humans. So God cannot be thought of as an abstract, but simply as an intangible (and sometimes very tangible) absolute, like gravity.
2007-10-03 12:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by jaceman 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A collective belief is what monetary systems have when they are not supported by items of real value like gold or silver...we no longer have a gold standard---- and evolution also requires a collective belief in that it has no real scientific merit...it's a collection of speculations, hypothesis's and guesswork not grounded on hard, physical, observable evidence for the theory to be true---life does not evolve from simple forms to higher and higher life forms.
God 's proof is in his creation which requires a creator to make life begin.
2007-10-03 13:03:13 · answer #4 · answered by paul h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God exists in some people's minds. In other people's minds, they know better.
Paper money is just a chit symbolizing value for work done. Soon it will all be electronic and there will be no use for paper or metal money. So much for "In God We Trust" being on it.
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2007-10-03 12:46:42 · answer #5 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not true.
On the most basic level, the paper actually has worth because it can be exchanged for goods.
Simply believing in something doesn't make it true no matter how many people believe it .
2007-10-03 12:43:34 · answer #6 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
specific, via fact in spite of the fact that if god does not exist from a sensible viewpoint, maximum of the human beings of folk behave as though god (or gods) does exist, and so the end result's comparable to if god did actually exist, from a philosophical viewpoint.
2016-10-10 06:20:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the illusion of worth regarding money serves a useful purpose. Remember all currencies used to be backed by gold before politicians decided to trash the system.
The illusion of God serves no useful function.
2007-10-03 12:44:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1st- some people actually do not agree trhat anything resembling a god exists.
2nd- some people try to subvert the very definition of an abstract god to suit their agendas. Thus people such as I who experience my own type of sirituality are hesistant to even use the word because it encourages the subverters to control the dialogue.
3rd- the assumption of only a single god is no more a given than multiple gods, or no god.
2007-10-03 12:42:35 · answer #9 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Philosophically I could (and sometimes do) doubt my own existence, so for me to doubt the existence of god is a piece of cake, assuming there is such a thing.
2007-10-03 12:53:48 · answer #10 · answered by socrates 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But God is not generally accepted. Except by some ignorant, gullible Americans.
2007-10-03 12:42:06 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋