What do we need a deity for? (Introduction)

by dhw, Saturday, August 13, 2011, 12:03 (4851 days ago) @ broken_cynic

KENT (broken_cynic): I am working on an effort to build my case from the ground up.-I'm sure this will be more illuminating than your effort to knock down what you seem to think is my case! You wrote that you may be "over-estimating the 'religious' nature" of my position. You have certainly done so up to now. I think it's essential that you differentiate between religion and theism. It's been very clear from earlier posts that you focus on "stories", but these are totally irrelevant to the agnostic position I occupy. Even David, who is a theist, is sceptical of the established religions and their stories. I'm not sure about Tony (balance_maintained) and DragonsHeart, but we all have different approaches anyway, and each argument will have to be tailored to the person you're arguing with! -Thank you for your gracious apology for once again over-generalizing ... which of course ties in with what I've just said. We patient, tolerant, charitable, open-minded, kind-hearted agnostics are used to being accused of siding with atheists or creationists, but we go on trying to explain to both sides that, much as we love and respect them, we cannot share their particular beliefs or disbeliefs because there are just too many unknown factors for us to make a decision. It's all very simple really!