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An open, user owned community for the general discussion of the interpretation of earthly phenomena and scientific findings, which focuses on the existence of the divine. Here you can exchange personal views and meanings around this topic.

Rules

1. Be polite to others and respects each others opinions.This community is explicitly not here to disapprove of other views. For the most helpful critique, please consult this web article. Remember: Your freedom ends where somebody else's begins. Remember that there are people that may see things differently than you.

2. Keep it theme-oriented, up to date and relevant.In general, all types of contributions are allowed, but the relevance to this community must always be evident and presented openly by the contributor. Posts that do not meet these requirements will be removed after a public warning.

3. No misinformation or anti-scientific rhetoricEven though this is primarily a philosophical community, we attach great importance to a scientific basis in the discussion. No dissemination of scientifically disproved information will be tolerated. Users found to be sharing such rhetoric will be immediately and permanently banned.

Users who spread misinformation — which differs from disinformation, which is done with intent — will have their submissions/comments removed and receive a warning.

4. Make sure that information is conveyed in an elaborate way.In order to ensure an open and constructive discourse, it is necessary to deal with information in a transparent way. Therefore whenever possible, please link to scientific sources for claims that you make and make sure that the title is descriptive and understandable.

5. Use self-moderation measures first before reporting.This community is fundamentally built upon freedom of speech. Since everyone understands minimalism differently and we do not want to exclude any kind of content a priori, we appeal to the individual users to block/mute posts or users who do not meet their requirements. Please bear this in mind when filing a report.

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This is the place to exchange philosophical thoughts on the subject of divine nature and the associated metaphysical core ideas. Please keep to the rules and treat others with respect.

This community is strongly based on freedom of opinion and speech. In order to facilitate a constructive discussion, all assertions should be backed up with further information if possible. Context and baseless posts and comments will be removed after a public warning.

If you have any feedback, suggestions about the structure or rules of this communit, or anything else, please feel free to comment here in the future.

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Dear all,

I went back over the commuity description and found it a bit hastily written. In the first conversations here in this community I noticed that we all basically have our own idea of how to deal with the scientific results and the physical phenomena around us.

Some conclude that there can be no such thing as a god or anything divine. On the other hand, there are people who, precisely because of science, have come to the conclusion that there must be something godlike about this reality.

No matter which interpretation we choose, it should enable us to connect better with our perceived reality and to live more consciously. I hope that this spirit remains in the discussions and that everyone can learn something new.

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This is an interesting read about the famous mathematician and logicist Kurt Gödel. The relevance comes from the realisation that not all truths can be proven. Even though these theorems are basically only applicable to the laws of mathematics, I think they offer a new perspective on many other things, depending on how one personally interprets the theistic philosophy.

f you are fascinated by this gentleman, you can read more here.

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At the beginning of this young community, I thought it might be helpful to make a clear distinction between the definitions as they differ greatly in their explainability. Contrary to some opinions that can be heared, the statements a) there are one/more divine beings and b) no divine beings exist are logically equivalent.