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@SkepticalOne
If we can't test someone's knowledge for veracity, is it really knowledge?
That's hard to figure out.
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@EtrnlVw
I think you are over-confident in your beliefs.
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@FLRW
There is nothing really wrong with humanism, in my opinion. I just think (have faith I suppose) that there is a God,and for some reason I believe He is at least somewhat benevolent.
There are things I don't really think humans are capable without divine intervention. One thing is creativity. EVERYONE says it is at least inspired by something bigger than they are. And we need a lot of help with our ethical growth. We have to put in effort though, or nothing happens.
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@FLRW
How is this humanism?
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@949havoc
How do you know that the people who wrote the bible knew anything about god?
This.
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You cant know even from analyzing the creation, because we have no idea why things were created.
I suppose some people could have superior knowledge to mine, yet you have no idea if your knowledge is truly correct. How could you?
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@3RU7AL
Who decides what is perfect and cant be improved?
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@oromagi
Not joking, thought you wrote "Brides".
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@Polytheist-Witch
Sorry for your loss. My personal take would be she probably came by to see you before she went on because she hadn't seen you in so long. It's also my impression whenever we think of someone that's passed they kind of hear that and come and check on you but that's my personal opinion. Can't verify any of it.
I think it was something like this. The whole thing definitely feels benign.
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@Theweakeredge
I mean.. literally the only reasonable explanation is "concidence". Unless you can demonstrate some other cause I don't see how it can be anything else, unless your thinking of it caused you to affect that person - maybe you called them or contacted them - and that somehow led to their deaths. However, that is extremely unlikely, the most reasonable explanation is.. well, a concidence.
I think you know by now I don't believe this is a logical world.
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@949havoc
Though not a close friend, her passing has obviously touched you and put you in a better place, and you are better for it. Thanks for sharing these intimate feelings.
Thank you and you are welcome.
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@RationalMadman
Another thing it might be a signal of, if we entertain supernatural ideas, is something regarding you and the friend and how you lost ties. Perhaps a message along the lines of not to so readily cutting ties with people and spending times you have left with those that matter.
I have never treated friends well. Not badly, just not well. I've never had a close friend ever in my life. She was pretty close at the time at least. I have always been somewhat immature and irresponsible. I have grown a lot in this matter in the past few years (in being more responsible/loyal towards those I care about). My empathy and sympathy have grown. This has taken a lot of work. And more than a little help from somewhere/someone.
I think I may have been a really horrible person, at least very uncaring in past lives. I know what it means to love people now. And how to love people without need of reciprocation. I feel this life has been one huge lesson for me. I see it is the same for others as well. I see people being tested,and I see myself being tested all the time. The whole of human life may just be an ethics lesson.
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@EtrnlVw
Just wanted to add It's always nice to see you here
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@Intelligence_06
Maybe, I think life is a bit different from consciousness. I think the consciousness survives death. Just one component of life. There is also the life energy.
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@Ramshutu
Our understanding of how reality (specifically various aspects of causality) works is not sufficient to explain the existence of reality”If Reality exists and our understanding is not sufficient to explain it. Then reality exists and my premise is correct. Boom.
You are correct for a change.
However, your buddies (most of the world's atheists, especially scientists) Think "our" understanding is sufficient. Maximum hubris, yet it is true.
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Not "coincidence" please.
An old friend that I havent talked to in years died a few days ago. I found out about it yesterday afternoon.
I was reminded of her a few hours before that, someone said a name similar to hers and I briefly thought about her. When I hadn't for a long time.
She wasn't close, but a good friend and person.
I beleive she is still here, some where and how.
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@EtrnlVw
I think it is coherent in a way. But not to us.
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@EtrnlVw
Yes
I didn't reason my way there
This universe is not logical, as far as I can tell.
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@RationalMadman
I don't think I can change my ways (I think I will always have my "moments". )
I went a month with sleeping less than four hours a night. I was extremely manic. It happens.
I threw a way a year's research and work. I am starting over with scraps.
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@MonkeyKing
My beliefs are in a constant state of flux.
Due to the factor: Not Enough Information
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@ebuc
Not sure if I believe in astrology. I think the geometry of the energy of all matter has influence over everything around it though. Harmony, disharmony .
What is Numerics? That sounds interesting. Not sure what you mean.
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@drlebronski
I have only seen cgi viruses, maybe they are just simulations
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@Wylted
Atheists don't like to be told what to do
And you can herd them like cats
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Have a manically pre-psychotic person do it
Just sayin'
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@FLRW
The cool psych ward had a priest available at all times, and pretty good food as well. Single rooms with own bathroom and shower
The crap psych ward was NOT christian, and they served baked potatoes with chili on top.
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@zedvictor4
I agree, and I am a theist, and a Taurus
So I talk double the shit
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@Vader
Ye but I have to post on FB once a year whether I want to or not
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@drlebronski
Yeah but grain is yummy, especially in the form of lasagna
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@Vader
I don't know, we still throw a lot of feces at each other....
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@zedvictor4
I am likely the oldest person on dart. But possibly also the least mature. Just sayin.
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@Tradesecret
But what is a conscience?It is that little voice inside that makes you feel like shit when you've made someone else feel like shit. Disharmony.
What is this little voice? And why does it make you feel so bad?
Who knows? Maybe it's just part of being concsious. We can intuitively tell when things are out of balance.
Is it material or immaterial?Everything is immaterial.
I am not immaterial. I exist in the here and now.
What is current physics leads you to believe you are material? Existing just means you exist, nothing more. It says nothing about whether you are a material thing or not.
Is it part of the soul or part of the brain?I am not sure what a soul is. I suspect it must have something to do with consciousness and how that is heirarchichally set up.
Ok, Are you suggesting the soul has something to do with the consciousness? What do you mean hierarchically set up?
I mean our consciousness is a part of a larger one. And that is a part of a larger one and so on. And it goes down as well. I am sure the bacterial cells and mitochondria that make us up have their own consciousness.
Is the brain the mind?Maybe. I think the brain is a limiter of consciousness. It's what breaks off a seperate consciuosness from a larger one (ultimately, God).
How does the brain limit the consciousness? I don't understand. Are you hindu?
I have wide ranging beliefs,and some are Hindu beliefs. The brain limits consciousness by giving us the barriers of only five senses. I'm sure you know there are other creatures with more senses than that. Electric and magnetic senses are two I know for sure.
Do Atheist's have a conscience?Yes of course. They are human.
I reckon many would dispute that they are human. I think they are just apes in human skin.
That's a shitty way to think of your fellow humans.
How did it evolve?I don't know. I am not sure that things evolve. They might. I am open minded about it.
Do you believe in special creation then?
Yes.
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@Tradesecret
But what is a conscience?
It is that little voice inside that makes you feel like shit when you've made someone else feel like shit. Disharmony.
Is it material or immaterial?
Everything is immaterial.
Is it part of the soul or part of the brain?
I am not sure what a soul is. I suspect it must have something to do with consciousness and how that is heirarchichally set up.
Is the brain the mind?
Maybe. I think the brain is a limiter of consciousness. It's what breaks off a seperate consciuosness from a larger one (ultimately, God).
Do Atheist's have a conscience?
Yes of course. They are human.
How did it evolve?
I don't know. I am not sure that things evolve. They might. I am open minded about it.
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@Dr.Franklin
Galaxies, languages, city populations. All kinds of seemingly unrelated things.
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@TheMorningsStar
Do you mean Quackademics?
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@Dr.Franklin
Dr. Franklin your faith is impressive. Never seen you waver, wish more people had that kind of stability.
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@zedvictor4
I agree. I don't "get" dancing. Not sure what it is people are doing.
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@TheUnderdog
15 maybe. I think 13 is a bit young. Not criminal though. I don't know really. People are biological adults at age 12 or 13. So.
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@Reece101
Because leftists are overbearing and controlling.
THis is Clown World.
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@Stephen
Ok I apologize.
I'm just in a weird place right now.
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@Stephen
You know the Bible isn't literal, yet you expect people to answer your questions as if it were literal. In other words, you are playing games.
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@TheMorningsStar
Logic is an illusion. Reality is not run on logic. This is a human frailty.
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@TheMorningsStar
What I'm saying is God does not necessarily have to follow HUMAN logic. We are ants compared to what God understands.
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