Real is anything that is contained by reality. In that case you might ask what is reality? which can be subjective or objective, objective in terms of...
I would argue that science is in fact an agent or a method for discovering about the natural world and invention but by calling it an agent rather tha...
If we take pure math to be a product of pure consciousness (whatever that is). Then these eternal concepts/abstractions/calculations/numbers which pre...
It appears you have taken the quote out of context. If you read my opening post again you will find that the point I’m making is that if god exists wh...
Thanks for defining what science is. And it’s not meaningless at all as science tries to supplant god in explanatory power of what created the univers...
Admittedly I haven’t read his book a brief history of time, tried to a long time in my teens but was beyond me at the time so I don’t know exactly his...
Though not the same thing they seem inter related somewhat. Free will, if we do have it and is in fact real rather than illusory means my choices are ...
I agree with you on your summation of Wittgenstein, great mind though he was, he appeared more concerned with language use then actual philosophy perh...
Do you think free will and freedom are the same thing and where do you think would be a difference between the two? My apologies for simplifying the q...
Just because man has made leaps and bounds of progress in scientific fields does not mean he was not created by God or that god is redundant as an exp...
The problem of consciousness is so hard because not only is it an abstraction layer on top of a physical brain but also because we are creatures that ...
The traditional rockstar god who can do it all. All seeing, all knowing, all powerful. God cannot be known so cannot be established, well for me anywa...
Just to add, freedom is also about having choices. These can vary from the mundane such as what type of shoes you buy to who you marry. Contrast this ...
Potentially, yes one could look at suffering that way. Once certain basic needs are met then we as human beings can live in happiness rather than mise...
The mistaken idea that because wickedness exists in the world means that god does not exist seems slightly flawed despite the numerous times atheists ...
It’s also worth noting that a lot of modern pop culture promotes hedonistic lifestyles in terms of the portrayal of the 7 deadly sins such as gluttony...
The effects of widespread drug use could mean it would mean loss of productivity in a capitalistic society where almost everyone would be chasing a hi...
It’s a good question as to why the government would not allow say the use of hard drugs in a controlled manner rather than lining the pockets of shady...
@"Vera Mont" It’s interesting that we have laws that protect and also restrict certain freedoms, for example most people wish to not pay tax yet these...
Science does not have all the answers as it’s limited by the tools it’s able to detect or dissect natural phenomena. But just because this is so does ...
The ability to do what one wishes within reason such as not limiting the freedom of other living beings and acting in accordance with one’s free will....
Still the same applies because if ones values are not represented by the politicians in charge then electing them out by not voting for them is one st...
That’s the consequence, as most of us live in democracies our interests are represented by the politicians we choose to elect and it’s important the w...
What is real ? Tangible things perceived by the senses such as apples, oranges, buildings, in short the world and everything in it. Reality warrants n...
Confidently committing to atheism rather than say agnosticism or unsure if God exists strikes me as equal to theism although the other side of the coi...
The concept of good wouldn’t exist without the concept of bad, as simple as that, hence god is not the issue. Even if utopia was possible where nothin...
@"180 Proof"Apologetic gibberish you call it well forgive me, there’s plenty of suffering to go round with or without god and if we can reduce it than...
Not saying evil is good, I am however saying evil is in one sense inevitable because we’re not perfect yet. Were we able to eradicate disease and wars...
I wouldn’t go that far, suffering is a product of creation and though God itself could indeed be perfect his creation isn’t due to the natural world u...
Prey-predator dynamics are part of nature and what makes it wonderful imo, yes in a sense it’s cruel and as an ardent theist I must take the good with...
For me the most convincing argument I suppose you could call it, is intelligent design combined with aesthetics. Why is our vision hard wired to like ...
Sounds like the Old Testament to me, yes I think the motives of such a being are hard to fathom. What is the purpose of God anyway? can’t he just chil...
My definition is something that is flawless No free will also allows us to perform good deeds too, it's wisdom and emotional intelligence that allows ...
It’s intrinsic to that creature, eat, survive reproduce though they don’t know that’s their meaning. Same applies to human beings, but we want more or...
I’d imagine if I was an African man struggling to eat this would be the last question on my mind. It’s the spoilt westerners that have this sort of ni...
You must have an easy life then, still it doesn’t make sense to state there is no meaning to life. Maybe the meaning of life is love or to give yourse...
The real question should be not “is there a god” but do I have faith that there is no god. This confuses most theists and atheists alike, because the ...
Does the fact that a physicalist have no answer to say literary creativity or art highlight where it falls short as a credible philosophical concept ?...
I guess it’s for the sake of self introspection which can yield useful knowledge about oneself. Bang on there, thank you for bringing it up. Do you th...
It’s quite a fascinating post that the way we perceive a tree which happens in the visible spectrum of light is it’s most accurate of such a depicted ...
I’m not a denier in any sense but there are two viewpoints that have to be balanced here. Firstly the recognition that the planet goes through cyclica...
If two such lifeless particles are in motion then it seems reasonable to attribute them conventional concepts such as consciousness because through th...
What I meant is causation stops at some point. After that the question becomes metaphysical such as first cause etc. For if you are to have ten nodes ...
The concept of nodes described by Wolfgang remains interesting but causes controversy when it comes to the linkage of such nodes. A question that I be...
Cause? But what causes a cause ? I can only assume it’s self caused and material as per Aristotle though an an unconscious one. Not too sure about thi...
The ambiguity of whatever pursuits the individual wishes to go after seems an acceptable answer to me and this of course cannot be accomplished withou...
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