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May 10th, 2013, 1:02 am
"Therefore, all that is, came from Something. And that Something, is God." If only nothing can come from nothing and all somethings come from something either god is something and came from something (please explain what) or he is nothing (my prefered position)
September 18th, 2012, 10:24 pm
Unsay wrote:Gareth, I could say that the skeletons in my closet are psychopaths, but they never existed in the first place. I could say that Bloody Mary is a psychopath that lives in your mirror, but she never existed beyond her death. This applies to why I understand your point, but I also can see the faulty logic involved with how you presented the idea. How can you express an emotion towards something that never existed?
Fair point! What I should have said is Even if we accept the existence of god as described in the bible (which I don't) given the nature of the world are you saying...
September 18th, 2012, 8:59 pm
Spectrum
Are you telling me that after proper examination of this world you believe god ISN'T a psychopath.
Are you telling me that after proper examination of this world you believe god ISN'T a psychopath.
September 16th, 2012, 6:17 pm
Not a mathematician but as a philosopher who sees language as tools very much as the later Wittgenstein did then zero is just a word which fuctions in different ways in different language games.
September 13th, 2012, 10:49 pm
Isn't practical art what we call crafts such as pottery etc?
September 13th, 2012, 10:36 pm
Within mathmatics zero is a useful tool to balance differing equations in reality however number is something to apply to existing entities so zero is just a method of talking about entities which we do not possess (so "Yes, we have no [zero] bananas")
September 13th, 2012, 10:31 pm
Put simply employers will not use the money they save to employ more people they will use it to increase their profits once again subsidising the rich by impoverishing the rest.
September 13th, 2012, 10:03 pm
Consider this If God exists he is the most intellegent and wise of all possible minds. Our experience of intellegent beings is that the most intellegent appreciate and value those who challenge their ideas and are willing to question their beliefs. The intellegent being finds purile and servile thos...
September 13th, 2012, 9:42 pm
Would it not be fairer to say that whilst Kant was not an atheist; if he adhered to his moral position and was born into a 21st century world he would be.
September 13th, 2012, 9:36 pm
Forgive me if someone has already made this point but I just didn't have the time or stamina to wade through 65 pages of contributions. It would I believe be fair to say that atheism cannot be logically supported by deductive logic, and I would hold that this was true for any belief system. However,...
September 13th, 2012, 9:04 pm
Coming from the UK which has a universal health care system free at the point of delivery I have a slightly different take on this question. Firstly I think anyone who is physically able to have childeren and the inclination to procreate should not be prevented from doing so. However, I do not belie...
September 3rd, 2012, 8:07 pm
Belinda wrote:Legality in free countries follows close upon received morality.
I strongly suggest you research that and reconsider. Most Laws have absolutely nothing to do with Morality and are all to do with maintaining as trouble free society as possible.
August 30th, 2012, 6:58 am
Alexdelarge wrote:
Bullfights, roping calves, riding broncos, and racing greyhounds are all activities that are not justifiable by any evolutionary or social good--humans legally participate in these activities purely for self-gratification--yet they are not criminalized. This fails as a reason to criminalize bestiality.
No it only fails if I don't also accept that the examples you give shouldn't likewise be criminal. However given that I do think these activities should be criminal I am consistent.
August 28th, 2012, 12:17 am
Another question If I can conceive of the perfect pork pie will it stop me starving?
August 28th, 2012, 12:00 am
Not from the scientific knowledge we currently have, but the use of the scientific method would seem to suffice: postulate hypothesis " there is a god" demonstrate through experement or observation <none> hypothesis fails.