tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post4572550395957588769..comments2024-03-28T03:00:07.229-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: Barack the AnointedLes Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-27281901202058795502010-08-24T15:08:55.241-04:002010-08-24T15:08:55.241-04:00>not sure whether to laugh,cry or spit.
I thin...>not sure whether to laugh,cry or spit.<br /><br />I think you forgot "vomit."<br /><br />>alot of people think that about themselves<br /><br />And so we have a lot of self-proclaimed gods not only running round trying to impose their will on the rest of us, but also preventing themselves from achieving any real growth, since as deities they see no reason to do anything other than congratulate each other on their magnificence.<br /><br />>Therefore it would not be possible for them to consider themselves a God. <br /><br />I think that the way that many people view themselves as "God" is not in the sense of believing that they have a perfect divine nature, etc., but in the sense that they ignore or reject the fact that they aren't omniscient or omnipotent, and in the sense that their entire focus is on themselves. Basically, the moral relativist types who believe that we create our own truth, that proclaim "If it feels good, do it!" or that believe that they are somehow chosen by nature to rule over others. Atheist or not, humans seem to have a distinct tendency to fall into those traps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-29683724777717811492010-08-24T00:54:41.539-04:002010-08-24T00:54:41.539-04:00Gorges - In a purely philosophic sense an aethist ...Gorges - In a purely philosophic sense an aethist could not possibly consider themselves a God. It would be irrational for them to do so because it is a total contradiction of their premise there is no God.<br /><br />Therefore it would not be possible for them to consider themselves a God. At least if they are to remain consistent with their premise.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-63473872907482428952010-08-23T21:19:51.096-04:002010-08-23T21:19:51.096-04:00I still don't understand why the man hasn'...I still don't understand why the man hasn't been arrested for the imposter he is. As for his thinking that he's a god, alot of people think that about themselves, including every atheist.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-6993516128425312682010-08-23T11:16:30.848-04:002010-08-23T11:16:30.848-04:00Narcissism is a funny thing and the followers of i...Narcissism is a funny thing and the followers of it even funnier.<br />Sometimes I feel like I am outside watching this dark comedy that leaves me not sure whether to laugh,cry or spit.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173702830006208833noreply@blogger.com