
Episode #076 ... Hegel's God
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Is the Word God a Bad Thing to Say?
Ashtag: The notion that god is this omniscient, omnipotent being that knows you by your first name was never on the table. Ashtag: If every time you hear the word god, you instantly raise your eyebrowsor scoff at it, then you are not someone interested in finding the truth. By dismissing it, you are essentially allowing the people that you're arguing against to hijack the word god and conflate the possible notion of a god existing with their cause. It's actually really similar to something we already talked about in the belief episode, the question of when it's appropriate to make a faith based assertion about something. When is that ok?
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