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In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Indeed. Yet another form of religion; religious extremism gives God a bad name. On the other hand here in America, we didn't throw the baby out with t...
August 09, 2020 at 13:19
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Agreed. And the contradiction as well as the irony, is that the (metaphysical) sense of wonderment has not only contributed greatly to our quality of ...
August 08, 2020 at 13:57
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
If you're scared say you're scared :chin:
August 07, 2020 at 23:44
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Last time I checked the concern in the OP relates to positions on the arguments for God. I presented existential, metaphysical, phenomenological and o...
August 07, 2020 at 23:39
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
That's ironic, I thought the same thing concerning your lack of supporting evidence in your Atheistic belief system (existential, metaphysical, phenom...
August 07, 2020 at 23:17
In: Why does the universe have rules?  — view comment
The laws of the universe being mathematical means they're both deterministic and indeterministic. As such, Godel, Heisenberg, and quantum mechanics al...
August 07, 2020 at 21:26
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Yep. Both far right-wing atheists and theists (extremists) think they have it all figured out. It's kind of sad but true. Perhaps another reason why t...
August 07, 2020 at 19:45
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Okay, if you say so. I rest my case. Next issue?!
August 07, 2020 at 19:36
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Believe what, in a history book? You don't believe history? If not, which accounts of history should be vetted and why?
August 07, 2020 at 19:23
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Indeed, religion gives God a bad name. In Christianity, I don't think Jesus was big on religion... Aside from that, extremism in all forms, is usually...
August 07, 2020 at 19:00
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Accordingly, I wished the early church politicians would have included things like the lost gospel's information, Spinoza's, as well as the Gnostic wi...
August 07, 2020 at 18:47
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Are you sure? I thought the Bible was an account of historical events that occurred in time, no? Oh, and speaking of time, you might want to explain t...
August 07, 2020 at 17:43
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
1.Okay, good. And what was this edited collection about? 2. Do you mean the history of science?
August 07, 2020 at 17:32
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Funny, but I think this (Picasso's) diagram might be more appropriate: https://www.easons.com/globalassets/5637150827/all/books/history-and-politics/p...
August 07, 2020 at 17:22
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
What is the Bible then?
August 07, 2020 at 17:13
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
...when it comes to Christian apologetics... , another reason why I'm a Christian Existentialist. (Otherwise, I enjoy talking about God.)
August 07, 2020 at 15:55
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Some of the greatest minds among us have been sucked in to this pointless dance for centuries. Unfortunately or fortunately its not pointless. One rea...
August 07, 2020 at 15:49
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Timmy! Cognitive science may help you with this phenomenon: What you are not you cannot perceive to understand, it cannot communicate itself to you-AH...
August 07, 2020 at 15:44
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Aside from believing the truth's of a given history book (the Christian Bible), logical inference from cosmology, phenomenology, existentialism, cogni...
August 07, 2020 at 15:40
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
No argument? Oh well, I guess you've run out of options. Next atheist!
August 07, 2020 at 15:18
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Hahaha, hiding behind ad hominin seems to substantiate my arguments.
August 07, 2020 at 15:14
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Does quoting a history book corroborate history?
August 07, 2020 at 15:12
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
There are no limits to how many premises a syllogism can have. The basic syllogism is three terms, but if you feel it commits a fallacy, I'd be happy ...
August 07, 2020 at 15:11
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Really? I thought it recorded Christianity.
August 07, 2020 at 14:56
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Why isn't this a syllogism (for reference)? 1. Jesus was known as being God. 2. History indicated Jesus existed. 3. Therefore, history indicates the e...
August 07, 2020 at 14:54
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
I would be glad to, but this is more or less an atheist site and I was not told to quote Christian Scripture. It's definitely in there, I double check...
August 07, 2020 at 14:49
In: Does the mind occupy a space?  — view comment
The fact that space contains information and energy does not make it conclusive that information and energy occupy space. Then you would simply have t...
August 07, 2020 at 14:38
In: Does the mind occupy a space?  — view comment
John Wheeler's PAP and double-slit experiments. I think they are 2D. I agree with 'maybe so'. The information is in the form of electrical energy (QM)...
August 07, 2020 at 14:07
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Hiding behind ad hominin only weakens your credibility there. The simple answer is, from the Christian Bible, Jesus was known to be God (and of course...
August 07, 2020 at 13:33
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
That's not logic nor history, it's philosophy ( to put it nicely).
August 07, 2020 at 13:28
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Logically, it says God existed.
August 07, 2020 at 02:14
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Really, I don't understand, how so? Or are you just trolling again LOL In Christianity: 1. Jesus was known as being God. 2. History indicated Jesus ex...
August 07, 2020 at 01:26
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
In Christianity: 1. Jesus was known as being God. 2. History indicated Jesus existed. 3. Therefore, history indicates the existence of God.
August 06, 2020 at 21:29
In: Jung, Logos, Venus and Mars  — view comment
It's the appeal to the phenomenology of the aesthetic experience. And in turn, the nature of that feeling itself, becomes metaphysical because it's ab...
August 06, 2020 at 15:17
In: Does the mind occupy a space?  — view comment
Sir2U! Thanks for your reply! The short answer would be yes and yes. The Hologram is a good analogy because the mind is information and energy. Light ...
August 06, 2020 at 13:46
In: Does the mind occupy a space?  — view comment
I'll give it a go! The answer is a Hologram, otherwise known in physics as the Holographic Principle. The universe is a time matrix consciousness holo...
August 05, 2020 at 17:53
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
The Will. On a broader scale, think about seeds growing, electromagnetic waves (electrical phenomena), procreation, the weather, the nature of time, o...
August 05, 2020 at 13:33
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Well of course the one major hurdle for the materialist is how consciousness emerges from a piece of wood. The dynamic associated with existential ang...
August 05, 2020 at 13:22
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Oh, and while your brainstorming, parse my questions if you can: As it relates to a "different kind to that provided by the intellect", it almost begs...
August 04, 2020 at 19:32
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
You mean Jesus/God didn't exist, are you sure? Okay, maybe parse each proposition/premise: 1. Jesus was known as being God. 2. History indicated Jesus...
August 04, 2020 at 19:05
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Here's more fun with another basic syllogism/form of modal logic ( All A are B, 2.All C are A, 3.Therefore, all C are B.) 1. Jesus was known as being ...
August 04, 2020 at 17:11
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Hahaha.... let's see Frank, I believe we have another classic example of a disgruntled atheist who is hiding behind ad hominem. In his syllogism, he c...
August 04, 2020 at 00:02
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Jorndoe! Are you able to answer any of my questions yet?
August 03, 2020 at 21:25
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Mmmmm, let's see...your syllogism must be incoherent then, because it uses the term transcendence? Would like to revise and resubmit yours? Otherwise,...
August 03, 2020 at 21:21
In: Mind Has No Mass, Physicalism Is False  — view comment
I think that's a relatively easy one Harry. The answer is more non-physical/something else. The atom has no real physical structure. Atoms are made ou...
August 03, 2020 at 19:32
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
jorndoe, in case you missed my questions to you: Are you suggesting that atheism is about nothing? How can it be about nothing when there is something...
August 03, 2020 at 19:11
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
180, welcome to the party! Here's what you've suggested: p1. I suspect that whatever necessarily transcends existence is possible to exist. p2. I susp...
August 03, 2020 at 19:07
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
I agree on all accounts.
August 03, 2020 at 18:17
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
LOL, I know. It seems as though he put himself in a precarious and/or somewhat untenable position :snicker: .
August 03, 2020 at 18:10
In: What are your positions on the arguments for God?  — view comment
Sorry for the redundancy, but did you get a chance to mull these over yet: I could be wrong, but that structure doesn't quite seem right. Isn't it sup...
August 03, 2020 at 16:41
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