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Originally Posted by Jasper84  @Ilya: Hmm, have not thought about the Flying Spaghetti Monster like that. I guess it is a strawman argument against deity-like gods. Then again, there are still people that believe Christianity deity-like.
Is referring the bible and all its prophets and stories not deity-like? Since there is no provable link between the bible and god.
PS not read Dawkins book. |
Referring to the bible as a symbolic document is not deity-like. Neither are prophet if you consider their metaphysical revelations results of meditation; exploration of the secrets inside their own minds, and reaching metaphysical truths through a medium other than logic. Of course, you could disagree with the value of such revelations but this is a more complicated topic that goes beyond the spaghetti monster argument.
Now, the fundamentalist belief that Jesus Christ is literally the 'son' of God (or God himself) is obviously deity-like. Same goes for any attempt to view the bible as an accurate scientific document (young earth, creationalism).