An argument I have heard many times for god and one that I have also come across in debates with theists, is that love is from god, and without god there would be no love, and we do have love, therefore there must be a god.
One person even thought he was making some kind of sarcastic point, maybe even a strawman, I don’t know, when he asked me if I say to my wife on Valentines Day, “Darling I have a strong chemical reaction in side my head for you”. I told him he was actually right, and if he goes and studies the links he will find that much research agrees with him. He did not take that too well can continued to argue that love was from god.
Even when shown clear evidence that love, be it for a lover, or a family member for a stranger or for a member of a different species, is a chemical process, and was probably a big factor in evolution that allowed us to develop into what we are today.
Even with plain clear evidence, a theist will not drop a silly argument for god. Love has allowed us to form groupings, both family and of friends. That grouping allows survival, achievement and for successful outcomes that benefit the whole group.
Ever lost a close pet? man that hurts, and can make a grown man cry. It’s from a bond we form with the animal, a kind of love. Why the f*ck would an all powerful being want me to have such a strong bond with a cat, only so I hurt when it dies. No, the bond is there so that the cat will provide company, catch mice, and hurl fur balls on the kitchen floor and I will feed it and give it somewhere to sleep for 22 hours a day. We both benefit from that bond, though replacement cat might not draw tears when he dies. The new cat (had it four years now) is mean, it bites, attacks and has even been known to head butt you if you move him off his favourite chair so you can sit there.
Well anyways, love is NOT a gift from god, it’s a chemical process that evolved along with us. Feckn closed minded idiots.
“Where did love come from”, “Huh, you don’t know”, “So it must have come from god”.
“Yes, I do f*cken know, and no it did not come from god, now fuck off”
I am glad I got that off my chest.
AK
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