Brett

True, but it doesn’t make you an atheist.

Data? What is proper data? That’s not what I said. Reread my first post.

How did this come about at age 10?

In a way this, “God’s logic or something like that”, relates to my OP on “God and truth”. If someone believed in the existence of God then they had a ...

Yes, that’s fair enough. What I meant was they have all served us over time, and each one relevant to what we understand at the time.

Do you even read my posts? Why are you still saying “depending on just what is meant by ‘atheist’”. And if you’re not an atheist then the OP is not ad...

Yes you’re right they would not know of those truths about God. This was in response to your post about how many people that are atheists never believ...

I can’t see why someone would believe in something if they didn’t think it was the truth. You may not believe it’s the truth but that’s irrelevant to ...

I as trying to think of some way of demonstrating how religion, philosophy and science are equal to each other in addressing the world. Imagine a sold...

But isn’t that my point. We still have to go back on track. That’s possible. But it still seems to me that if conventional conclusions are off the rai...

I don’t know how they would have come to that conclusion. Would that belief be from birth?

Yes, for believers God is a fact. I don’t see why they would do that. Maybe I’ve misunderstood.

But you still don’t think I’m correct in thinking that philosophy is structured on reason and that to go off the rails is irrational and therefore to ...

No I don’t accept their logic because I don’t believe they proved God did not exist. I’m saying it’s an assumption on their part that they’ve proven t...

Well for those who believe in God then God is the truth. And you help reinforce my point. What is this truth that has replaced the truth of God?

I shouldn’t have to do this but if it makes it easier then fine. “ Atheism” is typically defined in terms of “theism”. Theism, in turn, is best unders...

No, I mean truths. Then what is that?

No it doesn’t have the power to make us believe any logical inference or act in the way we see as reasonable. But if we do against that logical infere...

Over time more and more people have come to believe and insist that God does not exist. Some people have grown up with idea of God’s existence then re...

Well are you or aren’t you?

There have been efforts in art that we could regard as producing something original with the Surrealists and Dadaists. “ Automatic drawing (distinguis...

I would regard that decision as a pragmatic decision. The morality might have caused some doubt but ultimately that took second place. I’m not sure wh...

This is difficult stuff for me. Well the experiments are anyway. The following quote, is it a standard possibility for Quantum Theorists ? “Young’s ex...

I think there must be millions of people out there who would consider it a luxury to wonder if the Big T exists. For the them the Big T is staring the...

Sorry, of course you were confused. I had mistakenly thought you were involved in the OP “The purpose of Creativity”.

I’m assuming your’re an atheist. .

It occurs to me that this forum is more about debating than philosophy. Which is fine with me. We can test ideas and see how they fit and realign them...

I don’t think the work is the source of creativity. The work is the result of creativity. And as in the discussion with Possibility, in a spontaneous ...

What would you call these truths? The evolution of morals I appreciate. But am I right that you regard the truths as those things that are inherent, l...

I understand your point there. But I’m going way back. I have a sculpture from New Guinea carved out of wood of a bird as large as the man whose shoul...

In relation to some things that’s possible. But I don’t think so with art. I was interested in all art movements and periods but there were some that ...

The fact that art is largely irrelevant now and the idea of creativity being any form of expression. We are probably all creative creatures in a primi...

I’ve thought that for a long time but time has helped me join the dots. In fact I’m more interested in thinking about it than doing it these days. My ...

Can art be creative? The answer may be, not any more. Unless we reframe the meaning of creative to accomodate that, which I think is happening.

Interesting, because the more I think about art these days the more I find myself tying it back to a primitive nature and therefore it having greater ...

Thanks. That does explain where my friend is coming from. However the idea of Quantum Theory having crossed over from empirical science into the realm...

I think that’s an interesting point of view and pretty much what I was suggesting until @"Noble Dust" posted: Meaning that for the sake of the OP we n...

I don’t understand why it’s called “therapy”. It’s not as if those who engage with art on a committed level are seeking some sort of therapy. Though a...

The bolder parts are my interest, apart from the general theory. “ ... dreaming can be seen as the "default" position for the activated brain when it ...

Yes I agree. I’ve been doing a bit of reading on dreams and what’s going on there.

Absolutely agree. Which of course opens up another can of worms.

Yes I would agree with you there. The painting still exists as a thing in itself. It’s not the jug it’s a rendition of the jug in two dimensional form...

So maybe it’s the experience of being stunned by what you see, or excited and inspired. Which becomes very important in a homogenised world.

What do you mean?

I don’t think that many feel that way, which is why you feel that a Lynch movie expresses more about truth. Nor do I don’t think it’s because he shows...

I think you’re right. I tried to correct myself in my ‘second thoughts’ post. In the beginning I don’t think that’s necessarily true. It’s definitely ...

You seem to be saying that the problem of fitting in is a problem that the individual has with themselves. That once their inadequacy is revealed thei...

I had always considered us to be empathic creatures by nature, hence the forming of successful, cohesive communities. But if one form of empathy is co...

In the sense that you can tell that “The Weeping Woman” is Dora Maar then yes it’s not original. But in the portrait of the pain, suffering and anxiet...

By this I take it you mean someone may draw a face or figure from memory, not a model. And in this you mean creation is in the jug itself being the su...