Benj96

This all seems very imposing. As in you imposing your own personal dislike of theism on someone who finds it interesting, curious. I don't think I nee...

Yes. Not in a conventional sense correct. I would hate to think of myself as conventional haha. I like to push boundaries elsewhere - to explore the u...

it's simple; you have observed people die. The universe did not cease to exist when they died therefore they are not the ultimate, mono-existant solip...

Fundamentally yes. I absolutely agree. However when those needs are secured, do we stop needing or wanting? I think not. Maslows hierarchy of needs co...

Tell that to someone dying of hunger or thirst. We cannot escape our biological needs. So ultimately they are precious. Just because they may be curre...

If you're still not convinced of my methodology or terminology, I'm entirely at peace with that decision as it is your full right to do so. But I'm a ...

Because, simply put, I cannot conceive of any idea greater than the capabilities of the universe to not only be an objectively measurable, elegant, ob...

I'm very cautious around the word panpsychism. I not so sure it makes sense to say the entirety of the universe is conscious or aware. More that the u...

Haha its all g universeness. Probably it didn't detract from what you were articulating much. And if you feel it did or I mistunderstood you based on ...

Being part of a totality doesn't mean you influence the totality. Sure. I never pertained to the idea that this is the case. At most you influence onl...

it depends on what "value" we are talking about. There is innate value of things: the energetic value of a donut (the ability of its energy to do work...

I have faith that this chair will support my weight. Empirical evidence - my weight, the load bearing structure of the chair, its strength, its object...

If something exists as "all things", can it's existence be characterised/reduced to "one" thing? How do we go about that? Can "potential" for example,...

Yes agreed. Many conventional religions do fall far short of factoring in the elegant tool that is scientific method into their inquiry into the unive...

When did I say that was the case

I don't think anyone is trying to detract from your personal experience of awe and wonderment. I for one am certainly not. If anything I endorse it. A...

So humans (which do these things) are not part of the universe? We are something else removed from a the matter and energy around us?

I see what you mean. New religion unlocked: the church of the floating ginger karaoke banana. I think any credible definition for a believable God is ...

Belief can depend on justification. Justification can depend on truth. Example: I believe in moneys value (belief) . This is justified because others ...

I agree with this. Human experience of time is chronological and linear (memory of the past and anticipation of the future). Time outside of human exp...

This is absolutely correct. The best fictions mimick the truth closely, or contain plausibility as their fundamental premise. This is likely why so ma...

Long story short, I don't believe a theistic theory of existence must be neccesarily flawed, hateful or sinister and thus we must avoid theists or the...

Deities have been used for millenia to make people afraid, manipulate them or exploit them. Two groups of people are at fault here. Group 1 are those ...

Hello again universeness. Sorry I haven't had time to reply as finishing up some work things before the weekend. I'll be brief now and address it in a...

I like it. Haha. Especially because the bang aspect sort of references where it all supposedly began.

I agree. But political will is a reflection of the democratic will of the public in a healthy democracy at least. So really the only things that can b...

Thats entirely fair. I can understand where you're coming from. In essence, it is entirely up to the individual what credences or lackthereof they tak...

haha. That doesn't sound too promising, more of a "back-away slowly" thing. Oh well. Moving swiftly on I guess. In essence I was describing existence ...

The same as everyone else's I guess. I was born within it, I live it, I will die because of it, I breathe it, I urinate it into the toilet, I throw it...

It's like saying I am Ben (a definition) and I have "Ben-ness" (the total sum of qualities pertaining to my definition). So my theistic view runs that...

There is no difference between "has" and "is" when it is the entirety of existence. These linguistic distinctions break down, think about it, objects ...

Not outside space-time. It is space-time as in it is the universe and its entire content. Nothing exists outside of the universe in this sense. It can...

True, no other animal has had such potential for a disharmonious existence with mother nature. Or to threaten their own existence. However, there is a...

This is for sure true. Having power tends to lead to arrogance because one equates power with entitlement/righteousness. I am in power therefore I mus...

I'm sorry to disappoint you haha. The attributes of such an entity in my mind is that it is non-local, because it is in all locations. It is non subst...

I agree in the sense that entertainment is the religion of the masses. Social media has shown our endless hunger for being entertained. It's quite hed...

Well lets not forget that the energy the earth receives every second, minute, hour, day, week etc from the sun makes our fossil fuel derived energy lo...

in simply terms then you propose "progress" is a fallacious concept. Going back to the OP this is wgat I was getting at. Progress is defined from with...

I actually believe entropy has counterparts acting in opposition. I implore newton's law that every action has an equal and opposite reaction as a bas...

Well everything that utilises energy can be considered parasitic or predatory when compared to a universe where energy is never used by life, and thus...

Well in many ways money and power are synonymous. The most powerful people on earth are those that either have a). The greatest wealth or b). The grea...

I can only imagine this is because we have not yet managed to make ourselves or any of our creations immortal. Or "relatively immortal" compared to th...

oh interesting I never heard if this but it makes total sense

Well let's not forget that decoration is frequently part of one's arsenal of tactics to reproduce. Picture a peacock. So any auxiliary attribute that ...

Should we look to home first? Should earthly problems be our sole perogative before choosing to undertake endeavours further afield? Or is taking ende...

True, and in addition some problems are currently considered good things and some good things are currently considered problematic. There is nothing e...

That's fair. As you said I think it has a lot to do with personal notions of the directionality, "end goals" or aims, motivation of humanity as well a...

Agreed. Some industries are more throw-away for sure. I think there's probably no better example than fashion. The whole premise of fashion shows and ...

Should they be? I don't think so. Are they? Sadly yes. There's even a valuation of human life (insurance companies). And the popular quote "time is mo...

Haha I see your point and enjoy the humour in it. However I don't have a specific penchant for eco cutlery. Reflected by the fact that I don't own an ...