Reply #63: That's why I have often referred to it as The Truth [View All]

[billyskank]

because the term God always starts people thinking in the way you have just described.

Nevertheless, something is The Truth, whatever it is. It is the answer to the questions: what are we, why are we here, why is this universe here, how did it come to be here, etc. I want to say The Truth is out there, but it's such a cliche that I'm loath to say it. Nevertheless, my point is that, whether we are capable of understanding it or not, there is still an objective truth (no matter what postmodernists say) and some people are simply driven to seek after it. This Truth, being objective and true, does not change to fit human understanding as they evolve - any truth that has to be changed thus is obviously neither ultimate nor objective.

As for "we know nothing exists virtually without a causal beginning," I do take issue with that. Something must exist without a beginning, for the reason I stated earlier in the thread. If there is no first cause, then the chain is a beginningless thing: a thing with no beginning is itself causeless, so something indeed does exist that has no cause.

So, if you like, when I say God, what I am referring to is that thing that has no cause.