Don't overlook the possibility of higher GDP growth this year, even if it's not 4.1%. Lower taxes have historically been stimulative. The problem is t...
You're reversing the burden of proof. The FTA purports to show God's existence is likely. It fails to do that. It's failure has no bearing on whether ...
Your wording is loose. The FTA doesn't point to evidence, it fits a hypothesis to a set of facts. This is abductive reasoning, specifically: inference...
I am addressing the argument from incredulity that arises from considering only the two endpoints: the quantum fields (as an example of what may be fu...
Notice that in his conclusion, Ellis says: "Nothing is wrong with scientifically based philosophical speculation, which is what multiverse proposals a...
The best explanation for the order is the existence of laws of nature. That is not correct. The FTA is based on the obsevation that life as we know it...
"I think you are missing the main concept of FTA. It is not a proof, and does not present any evidence in support of any particular hypothesis" Do you...
"As a theist, I only like it because it shows a bias in atheism of discounting any argument that shows God as a possible answer, solely on a faith bas...
You might just as well say: create an algorithm which produces random strings of alphabetical characters and then set it to run indefinitely. You are ...
We have an idea of what intelligent behavior is from introspection, psychological study, and philosophical investigation. For example we know that hum...
"A Human Life is a set of experiences from birth to death. " The shape of a rock is a product of the many factors that formed it, and influenced its c...
"I wrote this already on another thread: AIs just "work". There is absolutely no point in discussing what an AI would need to be to make a human judge...
"I don't see it that way. My analysis here comes from applying probability thinking, defined within mathematics, that results in conclusion that there...
Does anything ever get destroyed in the world? It depends on how you define "thing" in "anything". If your iphone is dropped from a tall building, it'...
It is logically impossible for AI to take all jobs. AI would have to become self-sustaining, so that software and hardware maintenance and constructio...
Your analysis depends on the assumption there is something objectively special about life. It's true that the odds are against the existence of life (...
"The FTA is a probability argument that says what is more likely. For life as we know it to exist the odds of all the requirements happening as the di...
It seems to me that "me-ness" is derived from our innate point of view, not something learned or inferred. Same with "other-ness" - that which is not ...
I assume you're using "created" in the sense of a contingent being that is the product of causation. Eternity can simply mean existing at all times, w...
"Based on generally accepted observations we have about our reality, there is either practical or an absolute 0% chance that we exist, ultimately, as ...
For the FTA to have any utility, it needs to have some persuasive power. No belief is held in isolation, and this makes it difficult to judge an argum...
I don't think Rudy's going rogue here- Trump wants Cohen painted as a liar. Team Trump considers this the lesser of two evils. The greater evil is tha...
Rudy Giulliani said Cohen is a "pathological liar." “I expected something like this from Cohen, he’s been lying all week. He’s been lying for years,” ...
These beliefs are consistent with a natural origin. All living beings have to interact with the world to survive and reproduce. I don't even think the...
Here's my theory: Foundational beliefs are those non-verbal beliefs that are innate, and form the basis for the way we perceive the world. For example...
Your account is plausible, except for your comment "there is no such thing as reason" - that's overly strong. We do have foundational beliefs that are...
Just replacing Mark with the Russians doesn't make it a crime. I believe it would be a crime if Trump encouraged Russia to get information illegally. ...
"Not sure what made you think I'd want to discuss this since I didn't so much as mention it." Well, I had the impression you were criticizing me for m...
Yes, I made an assertion, and I didn't present an argument. My assertion is based on prior discussions I've had on the topic. If you'd like to discuss...
"Without the assumption that God must necessarily have all 3 of the characteristics that you list, you don’t have an argument that would be a helpful ...
"There is no "free will" so your argument is wrong in premises 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Maybe 6 is technically true but since it would be detrimental to real...
Right, but I'm inclined to go with more of a sure thing than to hope for another anomaly. I greatly admire Barrack Obama as a person, and for what he ...
I'm with you on the insider/outsider thing being a detriment for Clinton vs Trump, but that was irrespective of being a moderate or progressive. Perha...
That is an interesting observation, but it not quite the same thing. To get elected, one needs to be well known. It can be very expensive to become we...
That's an interesting observation. There was definitely been a realignment of the parties in the 60s. There used to be "liberal Republicans" (remember...
I don't think Clinton lost because she was a moderate, but I'd be interested in hearing why you think so. The only people that I can imagine that were...
It's an assumption that entails a causally efficacious necessary being, which is unique (all other necessary "beings" are abstractions, which are not ...
You're also not a girl (I assume). There certainly are more differences between bats and humans than there are between boys and girls, but they're sti...
Thanks for the link - the analysis is very plausible. It is also disheartening because it has the corrollary "lies don't matter" to the public, and pr...
You're reifying logic. Logic is not part of "reality" it is a truth-preserving guide to reasoning. It "exists" only as abstractions exist - within the...
" To those who don't regard causation as such though, to those who think causation itself must be explained, something other must be doing that work. ...
Consider why we can't know what it's like to be a bat. Among the reasons: our perceptions are based on our world-view, and our world-view is a product...
A state of affairs is something that exists, so it entails the "existence of non-existence." This is (broadly) logically impossible. Alternatively, to...
I used "if" to avoid asserting a negative ( "there is no justification..."). I acknowledge there may be justification of which I am unaware. A belief ...
I know, and I was relating an objection: it depends on the assumption that nothingness should somehow be expected in the absence of a reason. A state ...
"Why should we think reasons can only be causes? " I didn't suggest there can't be non-causal reasons, I questioned the justification for believing th...
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