The Fake Creatures/Gods/Beasts Thread

[Nymethus]

I don't get what you're implying.

All gods are "fake", but certain religions are seen as something more than occult cults because they're popular. Words are very powerful and reflect our beliefs. A person will say "fake god" because they think some gods are more legitimate than others.

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[Tomcat]

All gods are "fake", but certain religions are seen as something more than occult cults because they're popular. Words are very powerful and reflect our beliefs. A person will say "fake god" because they think some gods are more legitimate than others.

So you're saying that the cult of Cthulhu is real? I don't think you get the point of this thread.

[Nymethus]

So you're saying that the cult of Cthulhu is real? I don't think you get the point of this thread.

I should have kept it to gods.
There are no real gods, yet people think certain gods are somehow more real than others because of popular opinion. Hence the term "fake god" used in the title. It's a societal problem, that's all I wanted to say.

[King Leo]

All gods are "fake", but certain religions are seen as something more than occult cults because they're popular. Words are very powerful and reflect our beliefs. A person will say "fake god" because they think some gods are more legitimate than others.

That's your opinion, and you're entitled to it. You may say all gods are fake, but another person can say that there is one/several "true" god(s), while all other gods are "fake". It doesn't matter how popular their religion is. For someone who believes in Ra and Anubis, Allah is a "fake" god. Muslims would of course disagree. What is the right belief and what is the wrong belief is individual, not social.

[Nymethus]

That's your opinion, and you're entitled to it. You may say all gods are fake, but another person can say that there is one/several "true" god(s), while all other gods are "fake". It doesn't matter how popular their religion is. For someone who believes in Ra and Anubis, Allah is a "fake" god. Muslims would of course disagree. What is the right belief and what is the wrong belief is individual, not social.

A belief is just a belief, nothing more. The fact that people treat certain beliefs as fact ("fake" vs "real" gods) because they're popular is obvious, and it's obviously a problem. If religion had to do with individuality then there wouldn't be any religions and the word would become useless.

[Zloff]

A belief is just a belief, nothing more. The fact that people treat certain beliefs as fact ("fake" vs "real" gods) because they're popular is obvious, and it's obviously a problem.

Scientific theories are ideas many people believe in as well, but I doubt you see that as a problem

[Tomcat]

Scientific theories are ideas many people believe in as well, but I doubt you see that as a problem

You're an imbecile.

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[Nymethus]

Scientific theories are ideas many people believe in as well, but I doubt you see that as a problem

"The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it."

[King Leo]

"The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it."

Nope.

[Nymethus]

Nope.

What is it, then?

[King Leo]

What is it, then?

Science isn't the "ultimate truth". Science proposes theories and models that explain the observed behaviour of a system. But those theories and models are just that; theories and models. You cannot find "truth" with science. Just think about what science was a couple of centuries ago: the earth is flat, there are only four elements, irrational numbers don't exist... the list goes on and on.

In a way, one could even say that religion is "science". After all, religion gives explanations to observations (it is raining because God is angry)

[dkamm65]

In a way, one could even say that religion is "science". After all, religion gives explanations to observations (it is raining because God is angry)

No, they couldn't.

Saying it is raining because god is angry is not science, it is an assumption at worst and a hypothesis at best. For that to be scientific in any way, it would require experiments to determine whether it is a correct assumption or not. But as it stands, it's just a baseless claim.

[Nymethus]

Science isn't the "ultimate truth". Science proposes theories and models that explain the observed behaviour of a system. But those theories and models are just that; theories and models. You cannot find "truth" with science.

There's no "just" about scientific theories or models. It's the only way we find things out on this planet, and beyond. If there was a better system for finding the truth, we would use it.

Just think about what science was a couple of centuries ago: the earth is flat, there are only four elements, irrational numbers don't exist... the list goes on and on.

Good thing we had more drugs, common sense, religion, and science to fix that.

Also, nobody believed the earth was flat a couple hundred years ago.