StarsFromMemory

I disagree. All organisms are similar in the sense that all of them are subject to the same physical laws of nature. However, when subjected to those ...

That does make sense, but the question here is whether it is reasonable to think that a single celled is conscious even in the most basic sense, that ...

Consciousness implies any basic level of the 'mental content'. As far I as I know, we talk about many forms of consciousness such as consciousness of ...

Will get back to this discussion later on, enough time spent today. Didn't expect to come this far along.

Again, what do you mean by basic features of consciousness. We have mapped the location of consciousness in animal brain. Does that count as a basic f...

You are assumng there is metaphysical feature. I simply cannot explain conscious existence in complete physical terms, YET.

Yes, there is no need for abstract maths. I have mentioned that countless times. But need alone is not the mechansim for evolution.

Certainly. I am not contesting that view. For all I know, there could be a creator. However, my only objection is that we are not using the right argu...

Mystery to what?

True, I don't know why I have a sense of wonderment. However, that only indicates the limit of my intelligence and knowledge.

The need to express reality in precise and predictable terms led humans to derive the entireity of maths

I don't know why you are reverting to the same old concept of natural selection being the sole mechanism for evolution. See, I think we both can agree...

It was certainly not my intention to end up discussing such things. All I noticed what a weak argument about a existence of a creator that relied on s...

I think that the statement would be true for all that exists in the universe. All events occuring in the universe must have a cause, but the universe ...

I don't understand those questions fully. Would you care to frame them differently perhaps??

I must add that this is something I have not given much thought, but if you were to ask me to, I would go for the sudden popping into existence.

Certainly not, I was born through what is now a well understood mechanism. However it unreasonable to expect that since the contents of the universe c...

I think that the universe simply popped into existence. Talking about what was before the universe is then meaningless and an object can only exist wi...

Just goes to show how hard it is to even ask the right question when we talk about such topics. Is it correct to talk about 'creation' of universe? Be...

Support what argument? It is well proven that traits can evolve from mechanisms other than natural selection. Mathematics does not become redundant. M...

I would think that the strangeness you speak of is simply that which we cannot explain. I don't think strangeness can be defined objectively i.e such ...

Please do try. It would fascinating to see this idea being developed. However, you would have to try to look from beyond the human persepctive and see...

That was because I assumed here that you meant that strange processes must be caused and sustained by a creator without which they cannot exist. I apo...

I am sorry if I did so, could you point out where so I could perhaps rectify. Besides the analogy should still hold. The chimps attribute the flow to ...

This post really doesnt help. I understand that you don't mean god as depicted in the holy scriptures but arguing for the existence of a creator on th...

Why should things that are strange to us not happen on their own and need a external being? Why should a universe, that seems simpler to us be more li...

Why should strangeness (what is pure strangeness??) be seen as an indication of an existence beyond the universe? Why can't strangeness be seen as a l...

I think its not meaning that returns to you in that instant. We cling on to our lives simply beacuse we are too scared of death. We simply lack the me...

Asking why is again implying that evolution must have a purpose or a direction Why not have two ways of doing so? Besides, I think development of math...

Certainly, the phenomenon of self aware beings suggests a metaphysical existence just how the phenomenon of lightning served as proof of metaphysical ...

I think you are under the impression that natural selection is the only mechanism for evolution. It is simply not true that organisms evolve only thos...