George Carlin’s quote was also just for laughs, because it is, after all, the most vague deflation of the concept of god.

This isn’t even about whether or not god exist.
I just want to understand your psyche.

2 questions.
1)Why do you CHOOSE to believe in god and not other superstition?

2)What qualifies certain individuals to be trusted as “messenger of gods” and be “inspired by god”? After all god should be beyond them.

What makes THEM special? I thought he loved all of us equally?! *cries a little*

Does god even speak in their language?
Or can different burning bushes act as translators?

Note to others: blackberry bushes? BAD burning idea.

Before I can go any further, I must make it clear that I do not intend to demonstrate the proof of the existence of God as my understanding of philosophy is still at its infant stage.

However, I feel that George Carlin is guilty of setting up a straw man by misrepresenting the whole concept of Christianity itself. A cleverly disguised straw man that may deceive those who are unsure of Christianity itself.

Speaking of the doctrines, traditions and practises of Christianity is entirely different from the argument for or against the existence of God. Once the existence of God is agreed upon, then the doctrines, practises and traditions will follow (which is a totally different matter to discuss about).

Lastly, it is unfair to beg the question that the origin of religion is of humans/mortals. What I meant by begging the question is that: One cannot prove something by assuming a proposition which supports the conclusion. In other words, the entire argument is self-proving.

The syllogism is valid:

All that is beyond us is constructed/compiled by mortals
Religion is beyond us
Therefore religion is constructed/compiled by mortals

However, if we were to take the concept of religion into context, we cannot ignore the fact that priests/prophets/preachers/popes are inspired by God. I know that all atheists do not believe this, but for the sake of argumentation, this must cannot be ignored.

As I’ve mentioned earlier, I do not intend to convert anyone who reads this. Religion is a matter of faith which one must believe in through experience and reason. Also, it is important to note that there is no way that the doctrines of a religion can be discussed unless there are common premises to start with.

Everyone has to accept the possibility of the existence of noumenons/unknowable’s (Some just call them gods).

But what is the reason that you have chosen to act upon the belief of this “possibility” (affiliating yourself with it)?

Considering that this possibility is the possibility that,
as George Carlin put it, “there’s an invisible man… living in the sky. Who watches everything you do every day. And has a list of 10 specific things he doesn’t want you to do. And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place, of burning and fire, and smoke, and torture, and anguish, for you to live forever, and suffer , and burn, and scream, untill the end of time. But He loves you. He loves you and he needs money.”

Not to mention that this belief system of something “beyond us” was constructed/compiled by other mere mortals such as ourselves which are confined to our perceptual bubble.
What is within the priests/prophets/preachers/popes that gives them the authority of something beyond us when they are, after all, just human?

Can you tell me what exactly do you believe in? What is outside your conceived cave?

Socrates thought us the value of not jumping to conclusions. Hence, I would like to know your views before I respond.

In the words of this man’s great teacher, I know that I know nothing.

Religious doctrines and beliefs aside, the ‘Form of the Good’ is analogous to the concept of God. The shadows on the wall and the captives depicts the difficulty of humans to understand the ‘forms’.

This is not to be interpreted as a direction towards atheism.