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Hahaha...I don't know, it's an interesting dynamic...or at least somthing to parse...philosophically. :brow:

Nice. Sounds like justice was served... . An aside, isn't it funny how you can kind-of look at someone and suspect something just isn't right (viz hei...

...and/or (truth) to ourselves. It is therefore wise to embrace such things, no doubt.

What type of truth would that be... ? While you are thinking about that one, consider the next paradox: 1. The only certainty is uncertainty.

Does truth trump paradox?

I know it's off topic, so I'll only briefly comment with my reply to 'nothingness' relative to logical necessity viz EOG: 1. There exists at least one...

I think Frank nailed it. Here's the problem. When an Atheist makes any and all oral or written statements, judgements, and/or propositions about his/h...

Good point. Actually I find the opposite true. Considering the study of, say, both theoretical physics and cognitive science, the overwhelming evidenc...

1. Explain what you mean by "nothingness is necessary" . 2. Explain what you mean by " we can enter into the necessary by following our Will."

Is nothingness, or is somethingness, logically necessary?

My theory of everything is that time is only a measure in our heads, and that there is simply a finite number of motions that go back to the first pul...

Through his studies and data concerning NDE's, he believes that consciousness exists out there in some form as an informational data base. Meaning, he...

Thank you Sam...I've listened to some other stuff from Greyson, and he is very articulate and well rounded. He talks about theoretical physics, classi...

Or, perhaps the effect is greater than the cause. Of course, we might could try to define 'greater'. In contemplating that the Will is a metaphysical ...

"A healthy mind can accept a paradox." Chesterton :up:

Gandhi said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself .” The paradox can relate to interconnectness. If it is true, that it is only through ...

I don't think aletheist can get past that time is an illusion, or at least subordinate to change in nature. Some theoretical physicists like Carlo Rov...

I think you should add Chaos theory to the list: Systems have three modes of operation: - predictable (linear) - chaotic (nonlinear) - random (random)...

Everyone is making wonderful points keep them coming. This is a very emotional issue. When I read some of this I get a little emotional about it. Ther...

Don't take this the wrong way but you're sounding like part of the problem and not the solution. In other words, do two wrongs make a right? You're ju...

Thank you for that wonderfully lucid contribution IBB. In a similar fashion it's been my sense that a lot of those kinds of atheist's who rely on much...

Death and violence statistics are quite alarming in Eastern Asia/ Atheist Communist countries. That's a good question though, I can grab some statisti...

Yep. Me too. I see a lot of atheists trolling threads that are unrelated to EOG discourse. For instance, threads that are talking about phenomenology ...

Agreed. But aren't we more educated than that...shouldn't we know better? And if not, shame on me, you, or anyone else. I've been down that road. But ...

But you would have to flush-out the meaning of 'lied'.

Yep. Primarily, it's called the danger's of Fundamentalism and/or extremism. Accordingly, extremism attacking extremism... .

Look, Frank and I get it. It's really simple, it's called tough love. Why would we want to see someone/people suffer from this torment? Coben, I reall...

Look I'm not trying to give flippant responses. Here's the thing: 1. We are reasonably educated adults 2. The worn-out paradigms from grade school sho...

Maybe you should read the thread instead of troll it. Otherwise , to answer your concern, it's called tough love.

atheist, Let's get real. Are you angry about something? I mean dude, you've got to slay those Gilligan's! Are you not more sophisticated than that? In...

Well at least you don't come across as angry with an axe to grind, regardless... . As far as uninteresting, this is one reason I like to read from the...

Yep. I agree to the extend of separation of church and state, as being a good thing. Kind of a no-brainer, but did you know that countries like Syria ...

Good thought! Any practical examples ?

Yep x 2. I know it's hard to be objective all the time. (Actually it's kind of impossible.) We all can't be like the fun character of Dr. Spock. That'...

Yep. We're back to, perhaps, what Einstein posits concerning the Cosmic Religious Feeling(s): https://www.thymindoman.com/einstein-on-the-cosmic-relig...

Yep. And thanks for your contributions there. This stuff is real. It's deep and hurtful. Man made Religion can give the concept of God a bad name. Peo...

...Mmmmm… , well, thank you? Look I'm just trying to spread the love. We've got to uncover these deep feelings of resentment, anger and so forth. Life...

I take that as acquiescence by silence? LOL

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Per Frank, Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Representation - Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_as_Will_and_Representation The Wor...

Ok great. Now let's come full circle to something we discussed earlier. I'm not understanding, so forgive my interpretations. When I asked you about t...

Yes. Indeed. One other component of metaphysical will in consciousness and/or nature would be intentionality. Have you explored that concept? The meta...

Yeah. I'm thinking about attacking some of the problem through education. I know one could argue a slippery slope here, but having a class in public s...

Bonghits, You seem like a good candidate for this question. I don't know if you're from the states here but even if you're not, you might could answer...

LOL good one Frank. I agree. Albeit he did ask the question for a reason. Although I didn't see the full clip ( edited video) I think the context was ...

Nice! Actually, it's not just my perspective.

Hi SC! Thanks for your thoughts there. If you're saying science cannot multitask then I suppose that's also saying something about you. That's another...

Yo bonghits, There is a little irony in your parody.! Are you thinking you could be the majority? LOL

Well said Frank. It's pretty simple, yet seems esoteric to some if not many. Of course, that's one thing Existential philosophy taught us...among othe...

Well said. Existentially, ( see the book of Ecclesiastes) there are obvious limits to understanding things. Same with Cosmological paradox (and other ...