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every time you acknowledge the possibility of the counter position

If you say, God is. That is a faith based position, if you say God is not, that is a faith based position, If you say maybe either way, it is not a fa...

yea exactly, a point is just a location in at least a 2 demensional space. A point has no size. A line has size in one dimension l, in a at least two ...

Close enough- good with that.

No, sorry each and every point is, by definition, a point in space described by a x and y coordinate. All the points on the x axis, have x= to somethi...

So, would it be fair to say then, that you believe there is some chance, there is such a thing as God?

only issue I have with that is, is just probable enough to eliminate it being faith. In that sky diving example, if the probability of the chute openi...

Small point, pun not intended, points only exist in 2 dimensions. The only thing we can now say exists in one dimension is time. I have no issue with ...

also good physicists don't let math get in the way. As you probably know for quantum mechanics to work in all instances, there must exist some x, wher...

it would have been more economic and of equal value to just say I disagree, because I disagree.

I don't disagree- But can you really have a contextual understanding of 1 dimension? I don't. Space does not exist in one dimension. Now put the entir...

science is completely based on reason. That is not what my comment means. At this moment in time it is not a matter of scientific knowledge how or eve...

isn't the prospect of a singularly nearly as unbelievable as a necessary being? What exactly is a one dimensional "place?", that contains near infinit...

Agree - however that is not where it is left. Where this usually ends is, "your un created creator is wrong, because science is right, and science say...

I will avoid the social arguments concerning abortion on this forum, because I do not consider them philosophical. But the philosophical question is, ...

The first few premises are establishing murder, defined as taking away a future of value for human beings like us is immoral - he wants to establish i...

and on some relatively big stuff. Crazy world we live in.

no we kind of actually have, pretty sure we can say quantum entanglement is real.

Personhood is a quagmire. It is completely arbitrary, pick the criteria that you like, draw the arbitrary line and anything on one side is and anythin...

Relativity works, where it works and doesn't work, where it doesn't work. About a million years ago in a some physics class I was told to just to the ...

if you really want to blow your mind, if quantum mechanics and supports block time, Then science is only predictable and useful when linked to a speci...

Thanks, never hear of the Big Bang before. Please. The point is, there is no philosophical difference for you pointing to a singularity and others poi...

I feel we are now in violent agreement on this. Just passing each other in communication. Pretty sure I agree completely with you.

Like you, me human beings. Do you not value your future Tim, are you looking forward to dinner tonight? Looking forward to the next good movie you wil...

Point taken, thought it sounded cool. Here is the issue behind the question. I put forward an idea for a workable definition of truth as, a belief one...

Is such a thing as a singularity a scientific fact? Does it rise to the level of scientific theory, which I assume you know has a specific meaning, th...

Let me try and make the argument for a valuable future- there is a link above to the whole argument 1. It is immoral, without justification, to kill p...

sorry

there have been pages and pages of objections, mostly just statements absent support. To barrow a phrase, me parsing them all together would be like n...

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I have no problem, you have agreed with all the premises and the conclusion If you have an issue with the difference between a position based on reaso...

happy to, make an argument please that theism is unreasonable.

You are missing what the assumption is. It is not an assumption about the nature of the fetus itself. Just that the whether or not abortion is morally...

the first one I grabbed in the search. Said by don marquis in the title. Mea culpa- I am familiar with the argument was just looking for a link to sha...

Conclusion: Therefore theism as defined, is not in direct conflict with scientific fact. Theism, as defined is not in direct conflict with reason, sin...

are you familiar with prof marquis argument? I can summarize it quickly if you are not.

is this better https://rintintin.colorado.edu/~vancecd/phil215/Marquis.pdf

would you like to accept as true the rest of the propositions and get right to the conclusion?

agree in total, the history of the scientific method is a long line error assumed correct until superseded, This also may be its highest praise that w...

p4. The arguments in P3 have counter arguments based on reason Agree

read it all, we are on the same team. He is just outlining the case he will argue against.

thank you assume now P1 and p 2 are agreed p3. There are arguments – based on reason – that God does not exist Agree?

epic, small aside Are you familiar with Don Marquis argument on future of value? Below if not. http://web.csulb.edu/~cwallis/382/readings/160/marquis....

Because if it was a scientific fact, it would then defeat my conclusion, if it was scientific fact that God is not, my theism is unreasonable. But now...

How do I know it is true you have a headache? how do you make your truth, my truth?

Don't remember your other specific objections. Happy to address them if you wish to restate and continue An error's an error. A good argument should c...

Changes nothing of substance in the argument, I am a pragmatist. Has exactly the same meaning at the former P2 and P3 combined.

ok, omit P2 and P3, and add a new P2: the existence of God, (as defined in P1) is not a matter of scientific fact. Now you can go look for another sem...