Ash Abadear

That is an interesting observation. You're right. It's definitely looks like a slow boil. I think there should be laws that forbid the sale of a gun u...

In the broadest sense, Free Will is the ability to do whatever you want, uncontrolled. Limits to Free Will are facts and any choices we have are betwe...

That's a good question. Some atheists probably worry that the God of the Bible does exist and will damn them to hell for eternity. In that sense, they...

I have heard theories questioning whether "nothing" can exist or whether there can be an empty world. Maybe an empty world can exist. One thing I know...

So I'm inclined to believe that purpose can not exist without consciousness. The bigger question that I'm getting at is: Did the Universe exist withou...

Purpose can be defined as any action a person takes to achieve a goal they have in mind. I employed a frying pan for a certain short-term purpose that...

Can true "nothing" exist? The main question in this discussion assumes the plausibility of "nothing:" Why is there something rather than nothing? If n...

If Purpose can not exist without a consciousness, did the universe not have any purpose before consciousness emerged?

"Whereas purpose without its phenomenal counterpart can exist within nature and our machines." How would you say a purpose exists in Nature without a ...

I guess thinking hammers aren't possible, but if they could, I wonder if they would be happy with their lot in life. I agree that a hammer has a purpo...

I don't know at what age "free will" starts. I'm not sure if I have much of any free will to mention now. Children are often told what to do, how to d...

That is correct. Moreover, the identity of a thing can change from one moment to another, and it is also subject to how every thinking being in the un...

. That is correct. The soul is not physical, but it can also be called "consciousness." There is no doubt that one's consciousness exists. "I think, t...

Most things are predetermined. From our physical features, to the place we live (Earth), even to our proclivities (I like to consume oxygen, water and...

I think, therefore I am proves that your thoughts exist, and nothing more. However, it does not prove that other things don't exist. I think you can r...

Agreed. Life after death is possible.

I used to think there would be no meaning to life if there was no afterlife. I thought that if I and other beings didn't contemplate the things I did,...

WHY IS THERE SOMETHING AND NOT NOTHING? There has never been an answer to this question because an answer does not and cannot exist. When we observe t...