@tomcapuder

Hmm. Stepping back a little, I also wonder if you're in fact skeptical of the whole field of metaphysics, and not just the offshoot characterized as theology, or theism, in particular—?

In which case: I have, admittedly, underestimated the implied scope of your question...though it has a prominent #Theists hashtag, thus maybe we both underestimated it.

Your thoughts, Mr. Capuder?

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#Theists:
If personal revelations revealed #truth from a #god, then everyone's revelations would agree.
And even if the #revelation *was* accurate, how would you know? What method would you use to determine that the revelation actually came from a god and was true?

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#Theists:
Why would a loving, omnipotent #god kill nearly 100,000 children with cancer every year?

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#Theists:
Trillions of galaxies.
Trillions of planets.
Billions of years.

But yes, #Jesus cares if you masturbate.

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#Theists:
Want to stop the "atheist movement"?

Simple: Confine your #dogma to your houses of #worship.

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#Theists:
You cannot demonstrate—to yourself or to others—that the #god you claim to believe in is anything beyond a figment of your imagination.

Faith is pretending to know things you don't know.

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#Theists:
Q: What single word best explains the origin and continuation of #god-belief?

A: #FEAR

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#Theists:
#Heaven & #Hell = Carrot & Stick. A method for controlling you.

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#Theists:
Some people believe in unicorns. Unicorns can’t be detected, but they also can’t be disproved. If you believe in God, why don’t you believe in unicorns?

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#Theists:
If your #god is all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-loving, then why would you need to #pray?

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#Theists:
Why would an all-powerful #god rely on fallible humans using oral tales, dead languages, disintegrating paper, flawed copies, mistranslations, and personal “revelations” to spread his message?

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#Theists:
#Science can disprove #biblical stories. That's why Sophisticated Theologians™ avoid making testable claims.

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#Theists:
#God appeared to me and said we should all stop worshipping and simply be kind to others.

Prove he didn't.

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#Theists:
I simply don't believe your invisible friend is real. Why would I? Because of an ancient book of anonymous stories? Because indoctrinated people indoctrinated me as a child? None of it can convince a rational person that your extraordinary claims are true.

Please follow Matthew 6:5-6 and keep it to yourselves.

Faith is pretending to know things you don't know.

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#Theists:
“Dear invisible friend, please perform magic for my benefit.” #WhatYouSoundLike

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#Theists:
“He sees you when you’re sleeping.
He knows when you’re awake.
He knows if you’ve been bad or good
So be good for goodness’ sake”

Santa? Or God? Discuss among yourselves.

But you *can* be good for goodness’ sake. #Humanism

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#Abrahamic #Theists:
Nowadays, if you said #God told you to kill your child, you'd be thought mentally ill. Why revere Abraham?

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#Theists:
#God-belief is an insult to #humanity.

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#Theists:
Happy Þūnresdæg (Thor’s Day), everyone!

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#Theists:
Name one piece of knowledge about how the universe works that we’ve gained from either #religion or #philosophy in the last 400 years.

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