Asking the question "does god exist" can mean a whole range of different things depending on what's meant by "god", and depending on what's meant by the far more complicated concept "exists".

I've had frustrating chats w/ folks who presume that "exists" is a really simple binary state but uhh there's whole branches of philosophy trying to figure out what the hell "exists" means.

The question "does god exist" occurs within a philosophical framework the querant might not even fully understand.

Anyway philosophy and theology are really cool actually, thank you for listening to my ted talk.

Todo: have a conversation to try and figure out what separates good and bad theology.

There totally is one but I don't know how to explain it.

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My simplification: that which does not impose its will upon others without consent (and consent may be revoked).

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