The Meaning of Energy
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The Meaning of Energy
For all the creations by energy, man is the most impressive result with his ability to think and his ability for his imaginations. It is this that what gives human beings the right to be protected and to act accordingly.
What do you think?
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Re: The Meaning of Energy
Also, if I understand your main point, I agree morally we have a duty to protect life, both on this planet and elsewhere. Spiderman has said it 'with great power comes great responsibility', a bit cheesy but not unreasonable.
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You need to define what you mean by a god before it's clear whether I can create one with my imagination or not.Being_1925 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2019, 8:05 pm Human imagination can’t create a God no matter how correct that one imagination should be.
For example, "God is an idea of a non-physical entity which can be an appropriate object of worship"
On this definition of what a god is, I can create any number of gods with my imagination, because that definition of what a god is contains the qualifier "is an idea" and ideas are exactly the kinds of things I can create with my imagination.
If the trouble is that you've placed an existential qualifier into the definition, eg. "God is an all-powerful entity which actually exists in the world." Then yes, I can't create with my imagination something which actually exists in the world -- but you can't define something into existence.
For example, "A unicorn is a horse with a horn which also exists" doesn't define into existence unicorns. The proposition exerted by the definition is empirically false.
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This interpretation is definitely what Hawking meant when he made any reference to God. This is why around the time Grand Design was published, there was talk that he "changed his mind" about God, but that wasn't true. He kept the same position he always did, the issue was other people assuming he had the same definition they did.
So as above, when you talk about 'God', you'd need to first be clear what you're referring to so we can make sure we're both talking about the same thing.
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Re: The Meaning of Energy
"The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master."
I believe spiritual freedom (a.k.a. self-discipline) manifests as bravery, confidence, grace, honesty, love, and inner peace.
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