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sacredceltic sacredceltic August 21, 2014 August 21, 2014 at 11:20:56 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

You're so very wrong, there...

Selena777 Selena777 August 21, 2014 August 21, 2014 at 11:25:40 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

a reason?

sacredceltic sacredceltic August 21, 2014 August 21, 2014 at 11:27:00 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

err...no ! That's why !

sacredceltic sacredceltic August 21, 2014 August 21, 2014 at 11:27:55 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Life has no reason. It just springs from mechanical necessity...

katidino katidino August 21, 2014 August 21, 2014 at 11:52:30 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"God" has the figurative sense of "primary motivation." "Reason" without an article means rationality.

katidino katidino August 21, 2014 August 21, 2014 at 11:53:38 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Compare the figurative sense of "idol" as "hero."

sacredceltic sacredceltic August 21, 2014 August 21, 2014 at 11:54:42 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

what proves life has any rationality ?

piterkeo piterkeo August 21, 2014 August 21, 2014 at 11:56:23 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

What's the meaning of this discussion? It's simply a sentence. It doesn't mean it has to be true.

sacredceltic sacredceltic August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 at 12:01:15 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

What's the meaning of commenting ? What's the meaning of life ? What's the meaning of asking about it ?

katidino katidino August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 at 12:13:12 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

What is Tatoeba? What are words? And who is this person who is asking?

sacredceltic sacredceltic August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 at 12:19:05 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

They used to say that God created Earth and life on it.
They used to say that the Sun revolved around the Earth (and it was the other way)
They used to say that other stars had no planets
They then used to say that the planets that were around other stars were rare and only massive.
Then they adjusted their instruments and they now use to say that Earth-size planets are galore around others stars.
So now they use to say that those planets are located in inhabitable zones...
And it was discovered that many of them are actually in habitable zones.
So they now use to say that these planets aren't rocky.
But then, many of them have been proven to be rocky.
So they now use to say that there can't be water on them.
But water has been detected on many of them.
So what will they say now ?

katidino katidino August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 at 12:21:45 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I don't think you understand the sentence.

sacredceltic sacredceltic August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 at 12:25:27 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Yes, I do very much ! And I'll tell you what again : Reason or rationality or whatever you want to call it, has no place in this universe. There's no reason for Reason. There's only necessity. Necessity is what the world and life is. And that is why it has no end.

katidino katidino August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 at 12:48:36 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

In other words, your "god" is necessity. Reason is just an example.

sacredceltic sacredceltic August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 at 2:32:44 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"Reason" and "Necessity" are not even parents...

sacredceltic sacredceltic August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 at 10:28:26 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Never heard of a "Necessity" god. Is gravity a god ? Is the freezing temperature of water ? That's a bloody lot of gods, you've got !

katidino katidino August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 at 2:24:00 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

If gravity is of supreme value to someone, then yes, gravity is a god to that person. It is a FIGURATIVE definition.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/god

See definition 3 under the full definition.

katidino katidino August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 at 2:25:37 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Note that in the sentence, "god" is even in quotes.

Selena777 Selena777 August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 at 2:27:54 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Gravity is exrtemally important for everyone. If there were no gravity, we all would fly away into the space and die there.

katidino katidino August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 at 2:30:43 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I'm not continuing this discussion any further.

patgfisher patgfisher August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 at 5:02:35 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

>If there were no gravity, we all would fly away into the space and die there.

I wouldn't be able to play golf as my golf ball would never come back to earth (not a pleasant thought)!

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Everyone has some kind of god, even if that "god" is reason.

added by katidino, August 21, 2014