#deism

"Not in comparison to what they do to one another," said Bashfullsson, calmly folding the dead dwarf's hands across his chest. "And it is not a religion, Commander. Tak wrote the World and the Laws, and then He left us. He does not require that we think of Him, only that we think."

but that would just raise another question: where did that god come from? so i find the idea superfluous

im not even joking, the Roblox game Grace made me believe in God, but not in a Christian way, moreso in a deist way.

"Everything has a cause, so the universe must have a cause!" Deism.

"Fine Tuning Argument!" Deism.

"Anselmian Ontological Argu-" Deism.

"Modal Ontological Argu-" Deism.

"Moral Argum-" Deism.

"Argument From Desir-" Deism.

"God of the Gaps-" Deism.

"You need God for knowledge and reaso-" Deism.

"Argument from conciousne-" Deism.

"Just look at the trees-" Deism.

The only things left are the "fulfilled prophecies" in the bible, which are nearly all 1. not prophecies, 2. easily faked, or 3. changed to look like they were fulfilled. not to mention all of the prophecies that were simply just NOT fulfilled, like Jesus being named Emmanuel

or you could go with the historical evidence for Jesus, including the "300 eyewitnesses" that were all only mentioned in the bible, the empty tomb there is no evidence for (and was not even mentioned in the earliest christian writing) and the apostles willing to die- an aspect shared by cults and religions across the globe

and then the only thing left is Pascal's Wager- the worst argument for God, described by Christians as "not even an argument for God", is impossible to functionally believe in and could apply to any religion or fairy tale or made up story, not just Christianity.

Atheism - Disbelief that one or more gods exist now or existed in the past.

Theism - Belief in one or more deities. There are several subdivisions of theism based on what kind of god(s) a person believes in. 

Autotheism - Belief that divinity, whether also external or not, is inherently within 'oneself’ and that one has the ability to become godlike.

Deism - Belief that god(s) exist (or have existed in the past), but that they do not take part in our lives.

Ditheism - Belief that only two deities exist and that they are equal in power/importance.

Dystheism - Belief that a deity is not wholly good, and is possibly evil.

Eutheism - Belief that a deity is wholly benevolent.

Henotheism - Belief that there is (or may be) more than one god, but only one is the supreme.

Kathenotheism - Belief that there is more than one deity, but only one at a time should be worshipped. Each is supreme in turn.

Maltheism - Belief that a deity exists, but is wholly malicious.

Misotheism - Active hatred for a god or gods.

Monotheism - Belief that only one deity exists.

Pandeism - Belief that a god preceded the universe and created it, but is now equivalent with it.

Panentheism - Belief that god and the universe are the same and that the divine is in everything.

Pantheism - Belief that god(s) and the universe are the same.

Polydeism - Belief that multiple gods exist/have existed, but do not intervene in the universe.

existential rant:

(for when you’re going through it)

love albert camus & his absurdist philosophy - it calmed me down a bit during a personal existential crisis, but i also don’t entirely agree with the absurdist theory.

camus claims that life is inherently meaningless and that one has to ascribe their own purpose and meaning, while embracing and recognizing its meaninglessness. and he states that life is still worth living despite this lack of meaning (so don’t kys!).

nevertheless, i disagree with this statement in the sense that i don’t think life is “inherently meaningless”, the sheer fact that he states that you must ascribe meaning means that < that meaning > aka YOUR purpose is already out there, you just have to discover what it is <3 (bit paradoxical)

i believe that from the moment you’re born, you have meaning. life (& human life specifically) is simply too complex and incomprehensible to be “just a coincidence” or “a glitch in the universe” ~ some sort of predestination, in a way.

while i’m agnostic, i DON’T believe that there’s nothing out there. there must be… whether it’s the stars, the multiverse, an invisible deity (or multiple), a higher power/energy or maybe a simulation controlled by a bored extraterrestrial (that theory can’t even be disproven!!!).

we will likely never know, maybe not even when our time on earth is done (hope we find out, though). in the meantime, don’t waste your time with existential dread and anxiety & enjoy your life by taking care of yourself and your loved ones.

time goes on, but life ISN’T too short, it’s very, very long. don’t panic.

physical non existence is our natural state, you haven’t existed before & the sheer fact that you were born (against all odds) as yourself in this timeline is magical.

appreciate every day and take care <3 you matter.