# What if God was an event?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-god-was-an-event/402121>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 30, 2007, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-god-was-an-event/402121 "2007-04-30T03:35:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![lowbrass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dc4da7/32.png) [@lowbrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lowbrass)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-god-was-an-event/402121/181 "2007-05-14T18:57:24Z")

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[QUOTE=cosmosdan]  
I understand what you said. I was trying to explain my own view.  
The difference is that I _do_ believe there is an ultimate truth about love. Something that is true and consistent for all people.  
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O.K., but I thought you had posted it as a _response_ to my comments, which is why I wasn’t aware that what you’re saying has nothing to do with what I was saying. But fair enough, you’re welcome to tell us what your beliefs are.

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> People may indeed believe that other things are more important.

O.K., so then we can agree that “Love is the most important thing” is a subjective statement, since it is not true for all people. That’s really all I was getting at - the different between objective and subjective.

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> I asked you a question a few posts back about changing how we feel being part of the intellectual process. I’d be interested in your thoughts on that if you have time.

Sorry if I missed it. Could you re-post it or point me to the post #?

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**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-god-was-an-event/402121/182 "2007-05-15T04:30:04Z")

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[QUOTE=lowbrass]  
O.K., but I thought you had posted it as a _response_ to my comments, which is why I wasn’t aware that what you’re saying has nothing to do with what I was saying. But fair enough, you’re welcome to tell us what your beliefs are.

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I didn’t say it had nothing to do with your statement. I said I understand what you said. I don’t completely disagree but…

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> O.K., so then we can agree that “Love is the most important thing” is a subjective statement, since it is not true for all people. That’s really all I was getting at - the different between objective and subjective.

Here’s a significant difference of opinion. My suggestion is that it is actually true for all people in a real sense, even if they don’t believe it.

It may not be something physical that we can establish as objective truth, but if it is true for all people then what is it?  
Sorry if I missed it. Could you re-post it or point me to the post #?  
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I asked in #161 in response to your post #166

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