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georgia (georgia@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 27-Jul-2026 09:44:40 JST georgia

btw "if God created the universe, who created God" may be quite literally the dumbest thing i've ever heard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_the_creator_of_God
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  Problem of the creator of God
  
  The problem of the creator of God is the controversy regarding the hypothetical cause responsible for the existence of God, assuming God exists. It contests the proposition that the universe cannot exist without a creator by asserting that the creator of the Universe must have the same restrictions. This, in turn, may lead to a problem of infinite regress wherein each new presumed creator of a creator is presumed to have its own creator. A common challenge to theistic propositions of a creator deity as a necessary first cause of the universe is the question: "Who created God?" Some faith traditions have such an element as part of their doctrines. Jainism posits that the universe is eternal and has always existed. Isma'ilism rejects the idea of God as the first cause due to the doctrine of God's incomparability and source of existence, including abstract objects. God as the "Unmoved Mover" In philosophy, the concept of an "unmoved mover" is traditionally attributed to the works of Aristotle, and was popularized in Christianity by Thomas...
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  georgia (georgia@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 27-Jul-2026 10:36:26 JST georgia
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  @lizzie atheist-materialists have constructed such a comically innaccurate scarecrow of religion. thats why you hear things like "theres no magical man in the sky"
  
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  Lizzie (lizzie@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Monday, 27-Jul-2026 10:36:28 JST Lizzie
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  @georgia tbf it is a legitimate problem if “God” is some guy who made the other stuff
  
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  pwm (pwm@darkdork.dev)'s status on Monday, 27-Jul-2026 10:43:45 JST pwm
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  @georgia @lizzie "you're telling me God is not just some guy who happens to also be God???"
  
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