3017amen

I don’t think it’s a bad thing. Not many people were capable of writing and reading in ancient times, so personally I’ll take whatever I can get, no m...

That's cool. It's funny too, when we study history generally speaking, it begs the question of its truth value regardless of the subject matter... For...

That's cool. Is the character real to you?

To answer your question, in using the logic of language, our consciousness unfortunately limits us to things like: inductive reasoning, phenomenology,...

I'm guessing, by the way, that there must be some apologist who forwards an argument based on the idea that traits (including abilities, etc.) that ar...

The being or entity or substance you call god does not exist because, like a planet made of chocolate, it’s impossible. It’s made up. Mmmm, interestin...

You'd have to explain why, in your view, that doesn't answer why something like purpose exists as a way we think about things. Can you explain that? F...

We're at an impasse. You are not answering the existential question about the why's of existence. Your talking around the question and deflecting away...

Your point alludes to cosmology. I'm talking consciousness/cognitive science. So, can you answer why human's have purpose and why that's important? Yo...

Same reason why we don't take your word for it that God doesn't exist!

You're still in the dark. Why do I have goals? What does that confer? Happiness/purpose? You contradicted yourself from your earlier statement that th...

What would you like me to address? In your case, you contradicted yourself on the topic of Purpose And secondly, you didn't understand basic deductive...

Great !! So far I'm up on the Atheist 3-0 and counting LOL

Welcome Joe! Which items out of the seven in the OP would like me to parse?

Well if it's irrelevant why are you asking? How about if I give you some hints: Maslow and James among many others...

Agreed, however man-made rules and certain dogma can be detrimental to the human condition. The Jesus I believe in promotes love and pacifism. In that...

Does the word "God" - as you are using it in this discussion - represent any physical being or object in the universe? In a Kierkegaardian sense I con...

Are there any psychologists who support your view?

Are you talking about the ineffable?

Indeed...fascism and narcissism comes to mind too...

Even a so-called religious experience does not constitute evidence for the veracity of any particular religion or even for religion as such). Interest...

I'll let you and Dingo hash the political issues out, in the meantime and in a similar way, I think you would agree that here in America our currency ...

Hey BC wanted to give you some love there. As you know I'm a critic of most Fundamentalism when it comes to Christian apologetics and certain theology...

Cool 180! Come back when you have time. Be safe on your trip. Actually maybe pick one of the seven topics to parse I'd be happy to debate those with y...

Ha, sounds good TS! Be back at cha soon.

Yep I love me some William James as well. Just like Maslow he was a psychologist turned philosopher so he has some good experience behind his theories...

conventions of logic don't actually have anything to do with ideas of "needing to defend" anything Are you sure. 1. God doesn't exist. Atheism says th...

UPDATE: I will be putting together some bullet points that outline the latest developments concerning; the whistleblower, I G's recent testimony, as w...

Ha, you should know that I try not to dichotomize!! One might could argue that the inferences for Deity which I've hinted at could be added criteria f...

It's properties of your brain--ways that your brain works. The brain structure and function that amount to properties in question arose because of gen...

soon as you make a proposition about a God's existence, you put yourself in a position of defending it. Per the rules of a priori formal logic or prop...

Sure... critiquing thier deficiencies would be a better characterization I think.

use of Soren Kierkegaard as your avatar is, in a number of ways, at odds with the argument you give regarding the necessary existence of God. Hey V. Y...

just Daniel Dennett's argument and I didn't find it convincing when he delivered it Yep! That's the Atheist who wrote the infamous book " consciousnes...

You do not understand atheism Nope you're wrong. As soon as you make a proposition about a God's existence, you put yourself in a position of defendin...

Therefore, all I need to point out is that there is no valid deduction of God We agree. But you failed to discuss induction.

You're still in the dark. Why do I have goals? What does that confer? Happiness/purpose? You contradicted yourself from your earlier statement that th...

"True" Okay you said true to the proposition that: God does not exist. Great. How can you prove it?

But how can you be sure? What kind of logic tells you that?

Oh, explain Faith Hope and Love while you are at it LOL!

You still haven't supported your view of why humans do/don't have purpose. Until you do that, your Atheism has major holes LOL

Care to define that term? Remember, I'm a Christian Existentialist : If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely beca...

Okay good for you. Just don't say: God does not exist. Then you become a positive Atheist and will have to defend your position.

Can you see the quantum universe?

Great. Then I would recommend you become an Agnostic.

Don't be shy 180. Argue that God does not exist!!!!

The world in general has no purposes. Of course you have to be kidding me right?

True, of course. Great. How do you know that for sure? I realize that's a big question, but I'm guessing it's as simple as the ontological argument......

But 3017amen has the common misconception that a trait can't arise unless it's evolutionarily advantageous, so it's important to get him to realize th...

But what follows from it's limitation? The God of the gaps? Great question. As volitional Beings, what should we choose...and I never asked you E, wha...