Thanks, beth. I still think non-practicing is closest, since areligious doesn't touch on belief.
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§ ita § - Aug 03, 2006 11:07:24 am PDT #6713 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sean K - Aug 03, 2006 11:14:57 am PDT #6714 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I have a friend who's a hard athiest (and a bit annoyingly prostletyzey, so I tend to avoid the subject with him) who believes in ghosts. I see this as an inconsistency. He, obviously, does not.
I'd see that as an inconsistency, too.
Polter-Cow - Aug 03, 2006 11:22:58 am PDT #6715 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
How so? What do ghosts have to do with God?
Trudy Booth - Aug 03, 2006 11:26:15 am PDT #6716 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
How so? What do ghosts have to do with God?
It seems to me that once you believe in the supernatural it seems silly to declare God an impossibility.
Connie Neil - Aug 03, 2006 11:26:19 am PDT #6717 of 10001
brillig
OK, I'm a theist. Always good to have an ID. I believe there's a God/Goddess/Bob/Something out there, but I'm not sure who he/she/it is--though I use a default identifier (Hail, Eris!). I don't believe She's going to intercede on my behalf, but I do see Her as the ultimate shoulder to cry on. I may not get help, but I do get divine sympathy, which is surprisingly comforting.
Alternately, She's got a twisted sense of humor and the most nervewracking way of maneuvering events in my favor.
Polter-Cow - Aug 03, 2006 11:28:39 am PDT #6718 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It seems to me that once you believe in the supernatural it seems silly to declare God an impossibility.
Maybe he considers ghosts scientifically probable. Though I really don't think God and the supernatural are mutually exclusive. He may be more sensical as a soft, non-proselytyzing atheist, though.
Connie Neil - Aug 03, 2006 11:29:26 am PDT #6719 of 10001
brillig
It seems to me that once you believe in the supernatural it seems silly to declare God an impossibility.
You could postulate that the energy of the soul/spirit/anima has no bearing on deity. If you assume there's no heaven or hell, then a spirit's refusal to disperse to nothingness/whatever is easier to accept.
Typo Boy - Aug 03, 2006 11:30:44 am PDT #6720 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
It seems to me that once you believe in the supernatural it seems silly to declare God an impossibility.
This. Not logically inconsistent (for example you could think you have evidence for ghosts, but none for deities). But silly in a missing the forest for the trees sort of way.
Trudy Booth - Aug 03, 2006 11:40:03 am PDT #6721 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I just don't get what would stop God from being, I dunno, Boss Ghost.
"I believe in Ghosts -- but they do NOT have a heirarchy"
Typo Boy - Aug 03, 2006 11:44:02 am PDT #6722 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Right. Not disagreeing. Again logically it could be that ghosts don't have power over one another (or not much) so they have not way to affect one another. Hey, you know that could be the basis for a horror story. Ghost are real, but not only can't most people see them, most ghosts can't see them either. So ghosts are these thin flitting things who mostly can't be seen or sensed by other people, who can't see or be seen by other ghosts, and who can't even see themselves. A nice varietion on the "everbody goest to hell" afterlife story.