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It is not I who invented the theology you call distasteful and unlikely. A search for truth involves pointing out problems and flaws in belief. I can ...
June 07, 2022 at 14:46
Full path to shadow illusion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Checker_shadow_illusion.svg
June 06, 2022 at 12:52
‘Miracles are not against nature, but against what we know of nature’ ~ St Augustine So as what we know of nature expands, so-called miracles disappea...
June 05, 2022 at 10:57
Space Dweller: What do you consider "new theology"? Glad you asked. https://adamford.com/NTheo/NewTheology.pdf
June 04, 2022 at 14:59
I see where you're coming from but if God is physical light then God is absent in a dark room. I think you're on the right track. Here's a PDF you may...
May 18, 2022 at 15:04
"I think you are misrepresenting the design argument." The OP clearly states what I mean by the design argument. The argument by design briefly is tha...
May 18, 2022 at 15:01
“We need to look at the Kalam cosmological argument's single/unitary cause as a sufficient cause (can be single) and not as a necesary cause (can be/a...
May 17, 2022 at 22:49
Occam's razor is a reasonable response but if we change Premise 1 we are no longer talking about the Kalam as it's presented. Let's call Kalam + Occam...
May 17, 2022 at 12:00
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Haglund, But existing religions disagree and use an inferior way of knowing that often leads to untruth; such religions serve State but not necessaril...
April 21, 2022 at 22:32
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Tom, “And you are probably aware that reason is a key tool used by Christian apologists to argue for god - with a long history of Greek philosophy inf...
April 21, 2022 at 22:28
From an article I'm writing. Today, we know the universe is billions of years old, not thousands. We know bacteria and viruses cause disease, not sin ...
April 01, 2022 at 15:32
I'd say that "God" is not a genuine explanation. Neither is "Well, that's just the way things are" a genuine explanation.
April 01, 2022 at 15:32
A basic objection to a physical explanation for consciousness is that finding physical correlates fails to explain consciousness. Here's an 8-minute Y...
March 30, 2022 at 07:59