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I'm not following that. Can you explain a regulative idea within one's consciousness?

Sure. Let's explore that. 1. In consciousness what kind of knowledge causes such a judgment about causation? In other words, why/how is synthetic a pr...

Ironically enough, it's perfectly fine Punshhh, thanks. What angry atheists (and there are definitely some on TPF) don't realize is that their anger o...

This discussion is just full of surprises. :razz: Stay tuned, it will only get better. One down, one more to go LOL

Bonus question: The classic example: all events must have a cause. Is that statement true or false?

Metaphysical Will. God is as real as your conscious existence.

Really? It exists in my consciousness. Are you saying that I don't have a consciousness?

Revelatory knowledge. It occurs in consciousness. LOL

Really? The synthetic a priori is critical in Kant's critique of logic. The classic example: all events must have a cause. Is that statement true or f...

Are you sure about that? What's a synthetic a priori proposition ? quote="jorndoe;428568"]must be a study rounding up the statistics somewhere ... whe...

Sure! I know God exists. And you know God doesn't exist. Does that, succinctly, summarize it? That seems a bit strange. How did you arrive at that con...

Hey Tim, is it safe to assume you haven't spend a good amount of time contemplating metaphysics and existentialism(?).

Understood. I posited the ineffable, the phenomenal, the experiential. If I formulate words sufficient to say I saw God and he spoke to me, would you ...

LOL....as simple as there being something and not nothing :blush:

What is so difficult... , I'm not following you there, sorry brother.

Is that another way of saying that you are in some fashion frustrated with my answers or they are not what you want to hear? I thought I provided scei...

You asked me to explain existence, hence yours and my quotes: Me: We are talking about the existence of something. In this case, in human terms, it wo...

Indeed. What other implications does that have in phenomenology and existentialism, you think? Alternatively, in cognitive science, William James & Ma...

Indeed. The truth in freedom speaks volumes. Ideally, at least... .

Again, that's a misnomer. God is posited in 75% of philosophical domain's.

No. What I meant was explaining your own existence metaphysically. In other words, your conscious existence.

Tim! As I've said over in the Lounge, existentially, one does not know the true nature of their own existence, and so why should this be any different...

Interesting. Does this suggest that there is a subjective truth at work? I'm not following that. From history, Jesus was known to be a man. Describing...

Really? Not sure fairness, has anything to do with it. We are talking about the existence of something. In this case, in human terms, it would be the ...

Okay, got it, thanks. The Lounge is fine, since this seems to be more of an informal query on your part. 1. The simple answer as to why Jesus is God i...

It seems like the moderator's made this a private discussion of some sort...as I cannot find it on the public-open section...

I believe in the God of Creation. Does that answer your concern?

I'll be happy to provide for discursive discussion, but have the rules changed? Is this a private forum of some kind?

Unen! Thanks for the contribution, and your thoughts. Lots to unpack here. But, I couldn't help but underscore your quote by recognizing its significa...

No problem. In a word, Jesus. The Jesus that is portrayed in the Christian Bible. It's starting to sound like you might be an Agnostic and not an Athe...

That's what I read in the Christian Bible. I mean, that's one interpretation, no?

What is your idea of god? Sure, the Christian God called Jesus.

While I'm waiting for Daniel to respond, sure I'll banter with you. Who's "Him"? ( Are you referring to a gender/genderless God?)

Sure! I'm a Christian existentialist and I would be approaching this in a few ways. 1. Negative/Apophatic theology. 2. All domains of philosophy can b...

Indeed, religion has a habit of giving God a bad name.

Interesting you appear to fit the bill of Einstein's fanatical atheism. I didn't say over 75% of philosophers are theists did I? Actually how about th...

BTW, relative to cognitive science, or perhaps more Freudian than not, most extreme atheists (or extreme fundamentalists) will more often than not def...

The concept of God, right or wrong, is always invoked in the majority of philosophical domain's as the criterion for the existence of things. Philosop...

It's invoked in ethics, epistemology, logic, metaphysics, and contemporary philosophy. True or false? This is really philosophy 101.

You must be one of the angry atheists LoL Provide statistics that prove me wrong. And by the way, I don't recommend hiding behind ad hominem; if you'r...

That's actually an ignorant answer Baden. Please then explain why over at least 75% of the philosophical domains invoke God's existence? It's invoked ...

Devans! How does that square with the Multiverse theory ? In quantum uncertainty, we know there are things that exist that we cannot observe, so can t...

You have already received many good responses to your concern. I'll only add that the concept of inner peace and joy, can come from an interminable lo...

Great questions. I think you are referring to what is called the hard problem of consciousness. The common examples include, but are not limited to, t...

Think of ideas themselves (or wonderment) as part of a metaphysical agency or energy, manifested by or from our natural stream of consciousness. Ideas...

Forgive me for interrupting, but what exactly is the analogy to causation? Are you guys relating quantum physics to probability/the likelihood of a ty...

Good question. It appears that most if not all lower life forms are not self-aware enough to wonder about things and ask questions. The metrics of ins...

Interesting. Think about the nature of your own existence. If someone doesn't explain to you the nature of your own existence, what would be the purpo...

Consciousness. (aka, what is self-awareness.)

Likewise my apologies if that label does not fit the bill. Actually there's probably a decent amount of atheists who are in-the-closet agnostic. But m...