by skeptic on July 10th, 2011

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If believing in God is the same as believing in fairies, Santa Claus, etc why are there so few questions on these things on answerbag?

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by -O-uknow on July 10th, 2011
All roads lead not to fairies. Not to Santa Claus. Not to etc, but to GOD.
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- really? all roads lead to god? so rape pillage and plunder leads to him too? and disbelief too?
  
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  by TAPriceCTR s son is wearing his COAT on July 10th, 2011
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by KDP on July 10th, 2011
God is a far more "important" subject for mankind than a fat guy delivering gifts is. Hence, why there are so many more questions about him than there are about Santa, The Tooth Fairy, or whatever else. You shouldn't confuse that with anything else though. You are not making a point here.
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by CatholicWoman on July 10th, 2011
exactly, "IF" than "Why"? That could mean that it is NOT the same, correct?
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- Correct. It is not the same thing at all.
  
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  by skeptic on July 11th, 2011
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by Anonymous on July 10th, 2011
Skepticism is healthy and worthy of any intellectual. However, many take comfort in assuming that anything that can not be physically defined by three dimensional physics or science can't exist. There are many theories that postulate a universe of 11 dimensions. That leaves 8 dimensions that can not be accurately defined, tested or proven by science, math, physics or anything known to man. Like you, I can not say that God exists, but with all the unknowns in the universe I can't say with scientific certainty that he does not. Again, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
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- Again you use the Carl Sagan quote in a form of quote mining.
  
  " Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, but that which is asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. "
  
  Carl Sagan
  
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  by Neodarwinian49 on July 12th, 2011
- Yes. But to be fair asseting there is no God without evidence can also be dismissed.
  
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  by Anonymous on July 13th, 2011
- One does not assert that there is evidence for " no god ", as that would be trying to prove a negative. God, as a position, needs evidence in support of it. The second part of the Sagan quote stands.
  
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  by Neodarwinian49 on July 14th, 2011
- It does. I thank you for keeping things interersting.
  
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  by Anonymous on July 17th, 2011
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by Neodarwinian49 on July 11th, 2011
Santa starts no wars. Faires do not ask for money.

That is why.
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- And God does?????????!!!!!!!!!! Get real!
  
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  by skeptic on July 13th, 2011
- How could an imaginary being start anything unless " it " had legions of benighted followers?
  
  That is the reality we must endure in this world.
  
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  by Neodarwinian49 on July 13th, 2011
- Oh Neodarwinian49, your reference to "imaginary beings" rather begs the question. Of course imaginary beings can't start anything, who are these "imaginary beings" you are refering to?
  
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  by skeptic on July 14th, 2011
- I do not play philosophical word games. You know exactly what I say.
  
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  by Neodarwinian49 on July 14th, 2011
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by Friartuck on July 10th, 2011
People don't kill, ostracise, belittle or reject people who don't believe in Santa. Neither do they attempt to change a nation's laws based on Santa's Naughty and Nice list...
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by thatsJustme on July 10th, 2011
lol.....God is so far from these man made dillusions its unreal.....
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by lederman on July 10th, 2011
no, its not the same cause god's real and fairies, santa claus, etc aint
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by robroy12 on July 17th, 2011
The origin of the word Fairy is considered to be Irish coming from the ancient Gods of Ireland, the Tuatha De Danann. Their rule over Ireland came to an end with the defeat to the Milsians, and so they hid themselves in underground Kingdoms such as Knockma and Knocknashee. These Gods and Godesses ruled these subterrainean kingdoms and were known collectively as Fir Sidhé - meaning Men of the Hills, and Beanne Sidhé - meaning Women of the Hills. The Fir Sidhé losing their high status became known as the Little People and Fir Sidhé became Fairy. The God Lugh became known as "little Stooping Lugh" which later became Leprechaun. The Beanne Sidhé became known as the Banshee. Throughout Ireland there are specific areas known as Fairy Forts, Fairy Rings and Fairy Trees, but tradition has it that no one should ever mess with any of these areas, as fairies are still considered quite powerful and sometimes dangerous. The popular image is very much different to the old belief.
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by JakobA I^_^I the alooney on July 11th, 2011
My guess would be that it is because there are very few people here on AB trying to ram belief in fairies and Santa Claus down other peoples throaths.
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by Gingerminx on July 10th, 2011
Possibly because no one tries to force their belief in things like fairies and Santa Claus onto others, nor do they try to have laws changed to suit their beliefs. No one goes around threatening you with hell and damnation if you do not beleive in fairies or Santa Claus.
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by ChuckExAnon on July 10th, 2011
God is all year-round, where Santa is seasonal...and "fairies" isn't politically correct and may land your a$$ in the Penalty Box. :-)
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- I can't say "fairies" anymore? What else are the liberals going to take away from me?
  
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  by cehowski on July 10th, 2011
- After November 2012, hopefully less!
  
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by formichinoo on July 10th, 2011
I was surprised once I joined AB, on how much God plays in the life of fellow baggers, as it seems to be a declining industry where I am living, I am however impressed by some baggers convictions, and how knowledgeable some are.
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by Nada Normal on August 22nd, 2011
You are a little old to still believe in Answerbag, didn't you get the memo??
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by mathewl on August 22nd, 2011
The children believes in them not adult.
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by Randoley on August 24th, 2011
Because believing in God isn't the same as believing in fairies or Santa. People don't open hospitals or feed the homeless because of Santa. Countries and civilizations are not formed based on their belief of fairies. Lives are not saved or transformed for the better because of mythical creatures.
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by Neodarwinian49 on August 24th, 2011
Mature adults know these things are imaginary. Immature adults not only are absolutist about god(s) but have many other weird beliefs, some believing in faires and the like.
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by Zenrean on August 21st, 2011
If God exists, then santa clause, vampires, werewolves and ghosts can exist as well.
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by purplecows on August 23rd, 2011
how many things can one ask about fairies or Santa?
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by skep on July 16th, 2011
The comparison of god to santa klaus is not as crazy as it seems.

Both are ideas of mankind and were created for a reason.

Personally, I believe that the santa idea is the more benign concept.
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- If "God" exists he is, by nature, outside the material universe, so all human ideas as to what he may "look" like are bound to be wrong and "made up". Only idiots (who are not young children) believe Santa Kalus, fairies etc exist, so making a direct comparison with an ultimate reality shows a complete lack of imagination and intelligence. Your comment is just silly.
  
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by lizzie4MM. on July 10th, 2011
i dont think santa or fairies threatened anyone with hell.
people tend to take real beliefs more serious.
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by ag_the_king on July 10th, 2011
Because not many people seriously believe in fairies or Santa Clause and those who do often understand that they are seen as at least a little bit crazy. The same as for smaller religions/sects.

Christianity is mostly discussed too even when we are talking about theism/atheism even though there are so many other religions and beliefs. All this because Christianity is the most usual religious belief in the western world.
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- 'most usual'? Or most Unusual? Seems to me most religions weren't started by anyone claiming to be God OR His Son.
  
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  by LarryH54 on July 10th, 2011
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by follower-of-Jesus on July 10th, 2011
because there are no mad lunatics screaming that Santa Claus is real...
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by Thadeus Quintus Lesbotron on July 17th, 2011
I've never had people pushing fairies or santa onto me, probably has something to do with it, that and I can't recall any accounts of people being tortured and murdered for not believing, not so religion.
That said, if you're going to believe in one thing for which there is no evidence, you might as well believe in everything there's no evidence for, like dragons, unicorns and monsters under the bed. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence after all!
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- If "God" exists he is not a material thing, so OF COURSE there will be no "evidence" of his existence. That does not prove that there is no non-material ultimate reality. If dragons, unicorns exist they are material things and (in theory)capable of discovery. Your apparent idea that the non-existence of God can be based on "lack of evidence" is seriously delusional.
  
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  by skeptic on July 18th, 2011
- Hah! Delusional indeed! Are you seriously suggesting that we should all follow your god because you can't prove he does not exist? Like, for instance, the tooth fairy, since as a magical being a fairy could evade discovery indefinitely.
  In fact one could say that your assumption that dragons and unicorns are material could be suspect, since neither has ever been discovered, you cannot say with any certainty, unless of course you have found a unicorn or dragon? You have equal amounts of evidence for fairies and unicorns as you do for god, but only treat god as a reality.
  The only way one can ascertain whether or not something is real, is by gathering evidence to support it's existence, otherwise you're just making assumptions.
  You have no evidence your god exists, therefore you cannot honestly claim that he does.
  
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  by Thadeus Quintus Lesbotron on July 18th, 2011
- Thadeus: Why didn't you READ what I said before you answered? I have made no such claims! Your interpretation of "evidence" is MATERIAL evidence which I have already admitted cannot exist. Your assumption is that there cannot be evidence outside what we can see via the five senses.
  
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  by skeptic on July 19th, 2011
- On the contrary, I have assumed no such thing, I am well aware that their are many more frequencies of light than our feeble eyes can percieve, which is why we humans have invented instruments that can detect these frequencies for us, thereby supplying us with evidence that these frequencies exist, which then only becomes material evidence if a scientist records what the device in question has recorded.
  More prosaically perhaps, I cannot see the air, but I can feel it's presence, I can detect the effect of air pressure on a balloon and I can be torn limb from limb by a tornado, all by something I cannot actually see.
  As yet, nobody has uncovered any kind of evidence in favour of a deity, not a speck, all you have is belief and faith, not because you have witnessed an event that convinces you, but because you're told that's what a good person should believe..
  Your mistake is in assuming that anything you don't understand is proof of god.
  Abscence of evidence is not evidence of abscence, as I have already said, but the abscence of any evidence makes the existence of a god of any description highly improbable, to the point where a person could quite easily be forgiven for stating that there is no god and never has been.
  
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by skep on July 25th, 2011
Probably because many in here are what some of us call..."true" believers.

Those of who are not believers don't usually think of such human misconceptions, except, of course, in an analytical manner.
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