"God", biggest hoax ever?

Sons Of Anarchy · Mar 31, 2014

Premortal said:
It says the exact same thing that I was saying.

Religious followers aren't trying to masquerade the belief of a god as truth when they know it isn't, they're trying to spread the belief of a god because they genuinely believe it to be true. It's not a hoax.

A hoax is a deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth.[1] It is distinguishable from errors in observation or judgment,[1] or rumors,

Cicero · Mar 31, 2014

DaCocaine said:
A hoax is a deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth.[1] It is distinguishable from errors in observation or judgment,[1] or rumors,

That phrase is saying that it's distinguishable from rumors. It's blatantly saying that hoaxes and rumors are not the same.

Sons Of Anarchy · Mar 31, 2014

Premortal said:
That phrase is saying that it's distinguishable from rumors. It's blatantly saying that hoaxes and rumors are not the same.

So how is a "god" not deceiving? And let's go back to the topic.

Cicero · Mar 31, 2014

DaCocaine said:
So how is a "god" not deceiving? And let's go back to the topic.

The followers are not spreading the idea of a god as a hoax, they are spreading it as truth. Whether or not you believe it to be true does not make it a hoax. This is on topic, look at your original post.

Prepare · Mar 31, 2014

A hoax is a deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth.[1] It is distinguishable from errors in observation or judgment,[1] or rumors, urban legends, pseudosciences or April Fools' Day events that are passed along in good faith by believers or as jokes.

Distinguishable means to be clear enough to be recognized as different. Meaning hoaxes and rumors are not the same.

Sons Of Anarchy · Mar 31, 2014

Premortal said:
The followers are not spreading the idea of a god as a hoax, they are spreading it as truth. Whether or not you believe it to be true does not make it a hoax. This is on topic, look at your original post.

A hoax is ment to deceive people, as the followers think it is real, deceiving has worked, right?

Cicero · Mar 31, 2014

DaCocaine said:
A hoax is ment to deceive people, as the followers think it is real, deceiving has worked, right?

No, because the idea of a god did not spurn from a past deception. The idea of a god came from people in history trying to explain natural occurrences.

Sons Of Anarchy · Mar 31, 2014

Premortal said:
No, because the idea of a god did not spurn from a past deception. The idea of a god came from people in history trying to explain natural occurrences.

As science explains the natural occurrences, "God" is now clasified as fake, right?

Cicero · Mar 31, 2014

DaCocaine said:
As science explains the natural occurrences, "God" is now clasified as fake, right?

No, because not everyone agrees with scientific findings.

Sons Of Anarchy · Mar 31, 2014

Premortal said:
No, because not everyone agrees with scientific findings.

And who doesn't believe in science? That's right, the followers of "god". Congratsulations, you've been hoaxed.

Cicero · Mar 31, 2014

DaCocaine said:
And who doesn't believe in science? That's right, the followers of "god". Congratsulations, you've been hoaxed.

Not believing in science has absolutely nothing to do with the term "hoax."

Sons Of Anarchy · Mar 31, 2014

Premortal said:
Not believing in science has absolutely nothing to do with the term "hoax."

It does, as the creators of the "god" hoax, also hoaxed the followers by telling them "god" was real. Accept the facts mate..

Next to that, if the boat with all the animals (according to wikipedia) approximately have 1 million animals. You know a modern ship even can't handle that many. To add up another fact, in the earth layers you can see when there was a flood. I never heard about a flood at the same time, all over the world.

Cicero · Mar 31, 2014

DaCocaine said:
It does, as the creators of the "god" hoax, also hoaxed the followers by telling them "god" was real. Accept the facts mate..

Next to that, if the boat with all the animals (according to wikipedia) approximately have 1 million animals. You know a modern ship even can't handle that many. To add up another fact, in the earth layers you can see when there was a flood. I never heard about a flood at the same time, all over the world.

The creators of the idea of a god came up with it because they thought it was true, not because they were trying to hoax people.

I don't give a shit about your ideas regarding Christianity itself. If you want to talk about the validity of Christianity you can do that with someone else, not me.

Doom · Mar 31, 2014

I personally believe in God. Think of it this way. You can either believe in God, and NOT take the risk of going to hell, or you can not believe in him and have a chance of going to hell. Your choice. I'd rather not take that risk.. there's lots of proof that God is real.

Prepare · Mar 31, 2014

DaCocaine said:
It does, as the creators of the "god" hoax, also hoaxed the followers by telling them "god" was real. Accept the facts mate..

Next to that, if the boat with all the animals (according to wikipedia) approximately have 1 million animals. You know a modern ship even can't handle that many. To add up another fact, in the earth layers you can see when there was a flood. I never heard about a flood at the same time, all over the world.

The belief of God is not a HOAX which is the answer to your question. The first believers of a God believed Him because they truly thought there was a God looking down upon them, helping them, whatever it may be. Their intention was not to trick anyone into anything. Their intention was/is to get people to follow and praise this God that does X to their lives.

If you're debating the existence of a God, I strongly suggest you re-word your question. Because what you're asking has been answered and clearly explained.

Cann!bal · Mar 31, 2014

God can't be defined a hoax for we do not know if the intentions of the concept were to deceive the masses or if they thoroughly thought so, which I think they did. A theory is better than no theory at all, and their tools were quite limited. The concept of a God was totally "logical" then.

Pride said:
I personally believe in God. Think of it this way. You can either believe in God, and NOT take the risk of going to hell, or you can not believe in him and have a chance of going to hell. Your choice. I'd rather not take that risk.. there's lots of proof that God is real.

That's a total false dichotomy. Your argument, Pascal's Wager, ignores the possibility of all other beliefs and asserts they are wrong, and that the Christian God, presumably, is truth. It also asserts your God is dumb enough to fall for this save-my-ass insurance plan.

There's absolutely no proof God is real. If there was evidence of God, there would be no atheists.

Sons Of Anarchy · Apr 1, 2014

Cann!bal said:
God can't be defined a hoax for we do not know if the intentions of the concept were to deceive the masses or if they thoroughly thought so, which I think they did. A theory is better than no theory at all, and their tools were quite limited. The concept of a God was totally "logical" then.

That's a total false dichotomy. Your argument, Pascal's Wager, ignores the possibility of all other beliefs and asserts they are wrong, and that the Christian God, presumably, is truth. It also asserts your God is dumb enough to fall for this save-my-ass insurance plan.

There's absolutely no proof God is real. If there was evidence of God, there would be no atheists.

And if there was a God, why doesn't he show himself..?

Bump Bot · Apr 1, 2014

Nothing fake about something that makes someone do something a certain way.

Goddd · Apr 1, 2014

DaCocaine said:
Well,

What do you think?
Personally I agree.

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Lake · Apr 1, 2014

Personally, the whole concept of 'God' seems a bit stupid to me.

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