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I was reading the third article and this is a quote from it, and perhaps i'm taking it out of context: "Some AI enthusiasts even envision the ultimate...

lol. Uhhhhhh. When you use G-d (which is a jewish way of saying God), and then you go on and on about G-d being a creator but also not a creator, and ...

thats fair. I'll add your articles to my journal and read them later.

assuming i understand that what you wrote in paranthesis, this is what i'm getting at. We can't for sure equate the cause of feeling/consciessness to ...

That adds confusion to your post. So i had to comment on it because that changes what you are saying a very significant amount.

" It is very easy and convenient for a Theist of a particular religion to sit back and denounce all aspects of their religion as corrupt that they dis...

So feeling/conscienceness is atleast somewhat related to this G-d you were talking about in your post?

Chistianity and Islam is drastically different. There is a concept in Christianity called the Pale of orthodoxy, which to make an overly simple statem...

How do you feel about the US Constituion and the Bill of Rights? I understand its not perfect but how do you feel about the document itself rather tha...

well in this modern age i would have to agree with that

True. But how would you expect these early hunter gatherers to make this leap without alot of knowledge considering they didn't have a writing system....

Considering this is conjecture on both our parts, how would either of us prove it either way. The forum topic was food for thought. But once again nei...

I understand there can be a difference based on context, however self-centered is sometimes used to mean selfish.

The hunter gatherers had limited knowledge so saying they are just simply selfish is an oversimplification. They understood death better than the anim...

How do you feel about ancient temple prostitiution in ancient Iraq? This actually has occurred in other places around the world through out history in...

considering this an online forum, i have no basis to argue with you right now. If you have never met a decent religionist in the flesh, then i have no...

ok

Oh so you were saying ancestor worship was more comforting than christianity (your original phrase was slightly vague). I disagree but whatever. Human...

I don't study Kabbalah. Some say the Mormons study it some as well the Freemasons. I have studied the Talmud. It appears the Talmud makes the implicit...

I watched parts of it. Thats funny. Abstract thought leads to depression which is why i would argue humans are more prone to depression than most anim...

The whole forum topic was mocked by the mass majority of us including you. Yeah i agree with you. How do you feel about the positive movement or "the ...

The Pope and Stalin have killed for not being Catholic/Athiest. I would argue the corruption of religion dates back to whether a religion becomes like...

I'm not saying you are wrong but how does spirit and soul equate to energy and information? I understand there is a connection but not a 1 to 1 or eve...

My assumption is you know the onion is a parody website. Yeah i'll read the article. The onion is very often funny.

thats fair.

Considering humans are some of the few animals that have complex speach/communication, perhaps religion arose out of understanding death better than o...

Humans probably weren't the first "ape" to have a language. As for how man's predecessor stopped being able to procreate with our species, i don't kno...

Have you ever read Noah Harrari's "Sapiens". He is an atheist that would agree with you completely. Some would say he is a naturalist. If you don't wa...

It all depends on how you define colors. If you define colors as indicators our eyes and brains perceive from the varying electromagnetic spectrum tha...

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thats actually pretty cool. You actually couldn't prove it whether that is true or false. The only way to prove that was false is if all "intelligent"...

Good point. Math and all rational thought is reduced (or deduced?) to basic definitions. Definitions build on definitions. Intuitive thought can't be ...

I would imagine if this person didn't have atleast some basic starting point in basic mathematical concepts, this person would not be able to move bey...

If you were so good at running scenarios in your head that you knew extremely well what would happen in any given scenario with all parameters set up ...

I would imagine the universe could be built several different ways (atleast a handful), but i would imagine that person would build it in such a way t...

alright you are the winner. Mine was just like everyone elses but that was different. How do we define exist and how do we know if we die is the next ...

That is a lie straight from hell. I just ate that kielbasa, back in your dark hole you arragant thought inside my head!

If i go to work, i get paid at the end of the week. I believe that is definite proof that i exist. How do you define exist?

Don't make fun of James Kirk, he was a great man. Could you have managed the Star Ship Enterprise? I don't think so buddy.

If you want a woman that is relatively thin but can also eat alot, date a girl who likes to lift weights alot. She might be able to kick your ass, but...

Considering the complacent and apathetic nature of modern people who adhere to the religion that i've chosen, i'm not sure i can argue that my religio...

While i agree with your OP and your method, the conclusion i've come to at this point in my life is there are numerous variables (and alternative theo...

It could be they wanted to see themselves in third person as that would be the reasonable assumption if your feeling/consciessness was separate from y...

Thats really cool. We've all seen the common grid 3d example of how general relativity works and i've always wondered how that example would work with...

I was talking about Hinduism. Did i mention ancestor worship? Whats this about a jewish rabbi?

i agree.

People who enjoy life (nothing wrong with that) don't want to be "sacrificed" unnecasarily. People who are depressed to a certain degree, will move to...

The phrase dates back to a time when most people had religion. Even back then according to the constitution/bill of rights it was legal to be atheist....

I agree with that. Perhaps there was a misunderstanding in all these many posts, stretched out over this forum. Considering i agree with your answer t...

ok.