Here is something slightly less good, than God - want it?

[Gottservant]

Hi there,

Just want to check and see if you will accept something less good than God (in the place of God).

For example, would you prefer an "average" God, instead of a good one?

Thoughts?

 

[Davian]

How many gods are there, and how did you work out an average? Do you add them up and divide by the total?

 

[True Scotsman]

Hi there,

Just want to check and see if you will accept something less good than God (in the place of God).

For example, would you prefer an "average" God, instead of a good one?

Thoughts?

The only thing that I want Gottservant, is reality. That's all I need. I don't even need to know all of it. I'd like to know more than I do now but I already know enough to live a full and happy life. Even if I never learned anything more I'd be perfectly content.

I don't believe there is such a thing as gods. I think they are purely imaginary and I don't need one to be happy.

 

[quatona]

Hi there,

Just want to check and see if you will accept something less good than God (in the place of God).

For example, would you prefer an "average" God, instead of a good one?

Thoughts?

You seem to be confused.
My acceptance (or lack thereof) of a claim that a God exists has nothing to do with my preferences. I don´t belief in Satan either, after all. Not because he´s too good or something.

 

[Paradoxum]

If there were a perfectly moral God, that would probably be nice. But I don't believe such a God exists.

It would also be nice if there was a God that saved people from cancer and rape. If doing that makes God less than perfect, then I'll take that God.

 

[GrimKingGrim]

You make quite the interesting proposition. If this god were only slightly average that would appeal to my- NO man.

Prove that a god can exist before trying to appeal.

 

[Shemjaza]

I guess having a perfect god would be excellent... but having a still pretty good god would be alright.

It's like saying: "Would you like to have a friend who was very rich and generous." It seems like an easy yes.


However, I get the impression that Gott is asking because he thinks unbelievers are turned off by how good his God is. Certainly in my case, it's mainly that I find my self unconvinced that any god exists... but I have differing views about morality to most versions of the Christian God I've had described to me is also a problem.

 

[Gottservant]

Interesting replies everyone.

I was most enthused to read them.