Pages Tagged with #god

God is Logically Impossible: The Argument for Atheism from Incoherence, in the following sections:

• God is Logically Impossible: The Argument for Atheism from Incoherence: 7. The Unwarranted Assumptions of Theism
• God is Logically Impossible: The Argument for Atheism from Incoherence: 5. The Concept of a Perfect God is Impossible
• God is Logically Impossible: The Argument for Atheism from Incoherence: 2. God Cannot Be All-Powerful (Omnipotent)
• God is Logically Impossible: The Argument for Atheism from Incoherence: 4. The Immutable Creator of Time: Robotic, Emotionless and Unthinking
• God is Logically Impossible: The Argument for Atheism from Incoherence: 3. God Cannot be Perfectly Benevolent or Morally Good
• God is Logically Impossible: The Argument for Atheism from Incoherence: 1. God Has No Free Will
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The Assumptions about God and Creation, of Both Theists and Atheists, in the following sections:

• The Assumptions about God and Creation, of Both Theists and Atheists: 2.2. God is Omnipotent (All-Powerful)
• The Assumptions about God and Creation, of Both Theists and Atheists: 2.13. God is Perfect
• The Assumptions about God and Creation, of Both Theists and Atheists: 2.3. God is Perfectly Benevolent (Good)
• The Assumptions about God and Creation, of Both Theists and Atheists: 2.4. God Has Free Will
• The Assumptions about God and Creation, of Both Theists and Atheists: 2.9. God Communicates With Us
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The Concept of a Perfect God is Impossible, in the following sections:

• The Concept of a Perfect God is Impossible: 1. Perfection
• The Concept of a Perfect God is Impossible: 2. A Static, Frozen God
• The Concept of a Perfect God is Impossible: 3. An Imperfect Creation
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God and Goodness: Can a Perfectly Benevolent God Exist?, in the following sections:

• God and Goodness: Can a Perfectly Benevolent God Exist?: 6. The Problem of Evil
• God and Goodness: Can a Perfectly Benevolent God Exist?: 2. God Has No Free Will
• God and Goodness: Can a Perfectly Benevolent God Exist?: 1. Verses in the Bible Say that God is Good (although they're contradicted by other verses)
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Is God All-Powerful? Can God or Anything Truly Be Omnipotent?, in the following sections:

• Is God All-Powerful? Can God or Anything Truly Be Omnipotent?: 3. The Problem of Evil
• Is God All-Powerful? Can God or Anything Truly Be Omnipotent?: 1. Omnipotency Requires Omniscience
• Is God All-Powerful? Can God or Anything Truly Be Omnipotent?: 2. Logical Limitations: An Omnipotent God is Impossible
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The False and Conflicting Experiences of Mankind: How Other Peoples' Experience Contradict Our Own Beliefs, in the following sections:

• The False and Conflicting Experiences of Mankind: How Other Peoples' Experience Contradict Our Own Beliefs: 1. Introduction
• The False and Conflicting Experiences of Mankind: How Other Peoples' Experience Contradict Our Own Beliefs: 5.4. Out of Body Experiences, Soul Travel and Astral Projection
• The False and Conflicting Experiences of Mankind: How Other Peoples' Experience Contradict Our Own Beliefs: 5.1. Hallucinations, Sensory Deprivation and Fasting: The Physiological Causes of Religious and Mystical Experiences

Is the Christian God Evil? Evidence from Scripture and Nature, in the following sections:

• Is the Christian God Evil? Evidence from Scripture and Nature: 1.3. Fear God
• Is the Christian God Evil? Evidence from Scripture and Nature: 7. The Problem of Evil
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What Causes Religion and Superstitions?, in the following sections:

• What Causes Religion and Superstitions?: 3.4. Hallucinations, Fasting and Sensory Deprivation
• What Causes Religion and Superstitions?: 5.9. Intelligence and Suggestibility
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The Four Dimensions and the Immutability of God, in the following sections:

• The Four Dimensions and the Immutability of God: 4. The Concept of a Perfect God is Impossible
• The Four Dimensions and the Immutability of God: 3. The Immutability of God
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Experiences of God are Illusions, Derived from Malfunctioning Psychological Processes, in the following sections:

• Experiences of God are Illusions, Derived from Malfunctioning Psychological Processes: 2. Hallucinations and Fasting
• Experiences of God are Illusions, Derived from Malfunctioning Psychological Processes: 1. People Have False Experiences
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Theological Problems with Heaven, Paradise and Nirvana, in the following sections:

• Theological Problems with Heaven, Paradise and Nirvana: 2.1. Why Would God Create Suffering and Pain?
• Theological Problems with Heaven, Paradise and Nirvana: 3. Aiming for Heaven (Pascal's Wager)
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Prayer is Pointless, Except as Meditation, in the following sections:

• Prayer is Pointless, Except as Meditation: 2. Praying Doesn't Change What Course of Action it is Best for God to Take
• Prayer is Pointless, Except as Meditation: 1. Prayer Tells God Nothing
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The Universe Could Not Have Been Created by God: The Failure of First Cause Arguments, in the following sections:

• The Universe Could Not Have Been Created by God: The Failure of First Cause Arguments: 1. The Argument that Everything Needs a Creator, Therefore God Exists as the First Cause
• The Universe Could Not Have Been Created by God: The Failure of First Cause Arguments: 2. Occam's Razor: The Complexity of God and the Simplicity of the Natural Laws
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God Does Not Need Prayer, Prophets, Souls, Evangelists Nor Religion, in the following sections:

• God Does Not Need Prayer, Prophets, Souls, Evangelists Nor Religion: 3. Evangelism
• God Does Not Need Prayer, Prophets, Souls, Evangelists Nor Religion: 1. Prayer is Not For God
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Atheism and Secularism, in the following sections:

• Atheism and Secularism: 2. Which Regions of the World are Most Atheist?
• Atheism and Secularism: 6. Intellectualism and Atheism

The Crucifixion Facade, in the following sections:

• The Crucifixion Facade: 1.6. If God Was a Rich Man Who Wanted to be Loved
• The Crucifixion Facade: 1.1. Judgment and Salvation: God's Ability to be Just

God Has No Free Will, in the following sections:

• God Has No Free Will: 3. A Benevolent God Has No Free Will
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The Problem of Evil: Why Would a Good God Create Suffering?, in the following sections:

• The Problem of Evil: Why Would a Good God Create Suffering?: 6. The Creator of the Best of All Possible Worlds: Or the Evil Creator of the Worst?
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God Never Needs to Test Us, in the following sections:

• God Never Needs to Test Us: 1. The Problem of Evil
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Time to Move On: Religion Has Cost Too Much, in the following sections:

• Time to Move On: Religion Has Cost Too Much: 3.5. The God of the Gaps
• Time to Move On: Religion Has Cost Too Much: 3.1. Religion is Bad for Intelligence

God's Methods of Communication: Universal Truth Versus Hebrew and Arabic, in the following sections:

• God's Methods of Communication: Universal Truth Versus Hebrew and Arabic: 3. Scripture, Religion and What God Wants Us to Know
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Monotheism and Free Will: God, Determinism and Fate, in the following sections:

• Monotheism and Free Will: God, Determinism and Fate: 1. God Has No Free Will
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Natural Evil such as Earthquakes: Evidence That God is Not Good, in the following sections:

• Natural Evil such as Earthquakes: Evidence That God is Not Good: 1. The Problem of Evil
• Natural Evil such as Earthquakes: Evidence That God is Not Good: 4. The Food Chain and God

Religion in Europe, in the following sections:

• Religion in Europe: 1. Country by Country Comparison
• Religion in Europe: 5.1. Religion in Scandinavia

Hallucinations, Sensory Deprivation and Fasting: The Physiological Causes of Religious and Mystical Experiences, in the following sections:

• Hallucinations, Sensory Deprivation and Fasting: The Physiological Causes of Religious and Mystical Experiences: 1. People Have False Experiences
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God and Pronouns: God has No Gender, in the following sections:

• God and Pronouns: God has No Gender: 2. Religions and Beliefs With a Gender-Neutral Divinity
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The Food Chain and God, in the following sections:

• The Food Chain and God: 2. The Despair of Darwin
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Fearing God, in the following sections:

• Fearing God: 3. Does Fear Get You to Heaven?
• Fearing God: 1. Fear of God in the Old Testament

How Religious is Each Country? Which Regions of the World are Least Religious?, in the following sections:

• How Religious is Each Country? Which Regions of the World are Least Religious?: 3. Disbelief in God
• How Religious is Each Country? Which Regions of the World are Least Religious?: 1. Which Regions of the World are Most or Least Religious

Cameroon (Republic of Cameroon): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Iceland (Republic of Iceland): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Costa Rica (Republic of Costa Rica): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Congo, (Brazzaville) (Republic of the Congo): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Colombia (Republic of Colombia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Chile (Republic of Chile): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Chad (Republic of Chad): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Canada: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Cambodia (Kingdom of Cambodia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Burundi (Republic of Burundi): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Burkina Faso: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Bulgaria (Republic of Bulgaria): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Brunei (Negara Brunei Darussalam): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Brazil (Federative Republic of Brazil): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Botswana (Republic of Botswana): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Bolivia (Republic of Bolivia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Central African Republic: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Ghana (Republic of Ghana): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Germany (Federal Republic of Germany): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Georgia (Republic of Georgia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Gambia (Republic of The Gambia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Guatemala (Republic of Guatemala): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Guinea (Republic of Guinea): 11. Religion and Beliefs

France (French Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Haiti (Republic of Haiti): 12. Religion and Beliefs

Cuba (Republic of Cuba): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Benin (Republic of Benin): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Croatia (Republic of Croatia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Estonia (Republic of Estonia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

El Salvador (Republic of El Salvador): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Hungary (Republic of Hungary): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Ecuador (Republic of Ecuador): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Dominican Republic: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Greece (Hellenic Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Czech Republic: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Honduras (Republic of Honduras): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Pascal's Wager is Safer in Reverse: Picking a Religion is Dangerous Business

Deism

The Illusion of Choice: Free Will and Determinism: 7.1. Theological Problems With Free Will

How to Kill God and Reduce Religion: 1.1. Things to Bring Up in Debates

Is Free Will the Reason God Allows Evil and Suffering?: 1. The Problem of Evil

The Experience of Evil Theodicy

Why God Created Evil: The Absence of Good?: 1. The Problem of Evil

The Validity of Love Theodicy: God, Humans, Free Will and Evil

The Christian Holy Bible: 3. How Would the True God Convey a Message to All?

Altruism is an Illusion: 3.4. Aiming for Heaven

Ontological Argument for God (Descartes & Anselm)

The Food Chain: 2.2. The Design of Earth's Food Chain is Evil

Is Omniscience Possible? Does God Know Everything?

Homocentricity or Anthropocentrism: Why Do Religions Think Humanity Is Central to God and Creation?: 1.1. Gods as Solipsistic Projections

Religion and Intelligence

Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?: 3. Atheism

Infanticide and Heaven: Killing Babies for God: 4. The Problem of Evil

Anti-Religious Forces: Specific Factors Fuelling Secularisation: 2.6. Intelligence

The Bane of Monotheism: Against Single-God Religions

The United States of America: 11. Religion and Beliefs

If I was God, What Would I Do?

Afghanistan (Islamic State of Afghanistan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Belarus (Republic of Belarus): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Bangladesh (People's Republic of Bangladesh): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Azerbaijan (Republic of Azerbaijan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Austria (Republic of Austria): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Australia (Commonwealth of Australia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Armenia (Republic of Armenia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Argentina (Argentine Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Angola (Republic of Angola): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Souls do not Exist: Evidence from Science & Philosophy Against Mind-Body Dualism: 4.3. Out of Body Experiences (OBEs)

Albania (Republic of Albania): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Belgium (Kingdom of Belgium): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Eckankar: The Religion of the Light and Sound of God, The Ancient Science of Soul Travel: 6. Soul Travel (Astral Projection)

Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran): 11. Religion and Beliefs

The Internet and Religion: 5. How Would A Monotheistic God Talk to Us All If Not Through a Website?

Jamaica: 11. Religion and Beliefs

The Book of Yōnah / Jonah / Jonas: 5. Why Did God Involve Jonah at All?

The God of the Gaps

Arian Christianity (the Father is Greater than the Son): A Precursor to Modern Christianity

Errors in Thinking: Cognitive Errors, Wishful Thinking and Sacred Truths: 4. The False and Conflicting Experiences of Mankind

Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of Algeria): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Uganda (Republic of Uganda): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Israel (State of Israel): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Sweden: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Taiwan (Republic of China): 8. Religion and Beliefs

Zimbabwe (Republic of Zimbabwe): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Zambia (Republic of Zambia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Yemen (Republic of Yemen): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Vietnam (Socialist Republic of Vietnam): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Uzbekistan (Republic of Uzbekistan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Uruguay (Oriental Republic of Uruguay): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Norway: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Ukraine: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Denmark: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Turkmenistan: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Tunisia (Tunisian Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Trinidad & Tobago (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Togo (Togolese Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Thailand (Kingdom of Thailand): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Tanzania (United Republic of Tanzania): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Tajikistan (Republic of Tajikistan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Syria (Syrian Arab Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Switzerland (Swiss Confederation): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka): 12. Religion and Beliefs

Spain (Kingdom of Spain): 11. Religion and Beliefs

United Arab Emirates (United Arab Emirates): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Science and Religion: 4. Intelligence Acting Against Religion

Religion in India: 1. Adherents and Beliefs

Prayer in Religion: 4. In the Theistic Viewpoint, Prayer Can't Change God's Perfect Plan

Mass Education Versus Religion: 1. Religion and Intelligence

Prayer is Ungodly

The Argument that Everything Needs a Creator, Therefore God Exists as the First Cause

Christianity: The Bible Teachings on Those Who Believe Wrongly: 3. Pascal's Wager is Safer in Reverse: Picking a Religion is Dangerous Business

The Gradual Instruction of Humankind by a Series of Prophets from God: 2. God's Methods of Communication: Universal Truth Versus Hebrew and Arabic

If There is a God, It Must Be Evil

Moral Relativism: Absolute Morality is Not Possible: 2. Morals From God

Human Story Telling: The Poor Accuracy of Oral Transmission: 2. Religion

Finland: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Out of Body Experiences (OBEs): Astral Projection or Soul Travelling?

Slovenia (Republic of Slovenia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Can God Lie? Is God Always Truthful in the Christian Bible?

Compare International Statistics by Region and Continent: 7. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Countries in the Middle East?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Caribbean Countries?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Mediterranean Countries?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Small Island Nations?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Countries in The Americas?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Countries in Europe?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Countries in Africa?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Countries in Asia?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Causes of Belief in the Afterlife and Differences Across Religions and Cultures: 3. Heaven

Simple Answers in a Complex and Uncertain World: What Causes Religion?: 4. The God of the Gaps

Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Moldova (Republic of Moldova): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Mexico (United Mexican States): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Mauritania (Islamic Republic of Mauritania): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Mali (Republic of Mali): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Malaysia: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Malawi (Republic of Malawi): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Madagascar (Republic of Madagascar): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Lithuania (Republic of Lithuania): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Libya (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Liberia (Republic of Liberia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

South Africa (Republic of South Africa): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Latvia (Republic of Latvia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Mozambique (Republic of Mozambique): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Kuwait (State of Kuwait): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Korea, South (Republic of Korea): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Kenya (Republic of Kenya): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Kazakhstan (Republic of Kazakhstan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Japan: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Religion in Pakistan: 1. Adherents and Beliefs

Italy (Italian Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Scandinavia, the Crown of Civilisation:Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Ireland: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Lebanon (Lebanese Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Paraguay (Republic of Paraguay): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Iraq (Republic of Iraq): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Slovakia (Slovak Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Singapore (Republic of Singapore): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Senegal (Republic of Senegal): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Rwanda (Republic of Rwanda): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Russia (Russian Federation): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Romania: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Portugal (Portuguese Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Poland (Republic of Poland): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Mongolia: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Peru (Republic of Peru): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Morocco (Kingdom of Morocco): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Panama (Republic of Panama): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Pakistan (Islamic Republic of Pakistan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Oman (Sultanate of Oman): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Niger (Republic of Niger): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Nicaragua (Republic of Nicaragua): 11. Religion and Beliefs

New Zealand: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Netherlands (Kingdom of the Netherlands): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Nepal: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Namibia (Republic of Namibia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Somalia: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Philippines (Republic of the Philippines): 11. Religion and Beliefs