If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond?

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If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond?

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RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa...

February 14, 2016 at 1:40 pm (This post was last modified: February 14, 2016 at 1:41 pm by robvalue.)

Free will is a messed up concept. Who exactly would be making the decision? A "person" is just a conveniently abstract way of describing a bunch of stuff stuck together. And not even the same stuff; it's constantly replacing itself with other bits.

The brain is similarly a massive complex machine. There is no one part in charge, the whole thing decides together. The idea of a "self" is another illusion, in my opinion.

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If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by ReptilianPeon - February 8, 2016 at 6:53 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by ApeNotKillApe - February 8, 2016 at 6:58 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by Edwardo Piet - February 13, 2016 at 5:50 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by The Grand Nudger - February 8, 2016 at 7:24 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 8, 2016 at 8:38 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by Napoléon - February 8, 2016 at 8:39 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 8, 2016 at 8:46 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by robvalue - February 9, 2016 at 2:47 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by ReptilianPeon - February 9, 2016 at 7:09 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by Lemonvariable72 - February 9, 2016 at 7:27 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by Alex K - February 9, 2016 at 7:15 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by Videodrome - February 9, 2016 at 7:28 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by ReptilianPeon - February 9, 2016 at 6:51 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by The Valkyrie - February 9, 2016 at 6:52 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by Angrboda - February 9, 2016 at 6:58 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by DanTheOutlaw - February 10, 2016 at 1:54 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by Whateverist - February 10, 2016 at 1:56 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by Bob Kelso - February 14, 2016 at 6:53 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by Neo-Scholastic - February 10, 2016 at 2:27 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by Crossless1 - February 10, 2016 at 2:56 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by MysticKnight - February 10, 2016 at 8:13 pm

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RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by ApeNotKillApe - February 10, 2016 at 8:16 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by GUBU - February 13, 2016 at 5:41 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by abaris - February 13, 2016 at 5:51 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by Edwardo Piet - February 13, 2016 at 6:14 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by Whateverist - February 13, 2016 at 6:14 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by robvalue - February 14, 2016 at 3:22 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by Edwardo Piet - February 14, 2016 at 6:26 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by ignoramus - February 14, 2016 at 4:22 am

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RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by robvalue - February 14, 2016 at 6:31 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by ignoramus - February 14, 2016 at 6:51 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by robvalue - February 14, 2016 at 8:29 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by robvalue - February 14, 2016 at 9:02 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by Mr.wizard - February 14, 2016 at 9:57 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by robvalue - February 14, 2016 at 11:01 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by KevinM1 - February 14, 2016 at 11:51 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by IATIA - February 14, 2016 at 12:23 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by robvalue - February 14, 2016 at 1:40 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by Neo-Scholastic - March 7, 2016 at 9:12 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by Angrboda - March 8, 2016 at 1:51 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by MysticKnight - March 9, 2016 at 1:37 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by GUBU - March 9, 2016 at 7:02 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by paulpablo - February 14, 2016 at 4:01 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by Mr.wizard - February 14, 2016 at 4:15 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by FebruaryOfReason - February 14, 2016 at 4:43 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by ReptilianPeon - February 14, 2016 at 4:53 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by paulpablo - February 14, 2016 at 8:17 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by ReptilianPeon - February 15, 2016 at 9:00 am

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by comet - February 20, 2016 at 4:01 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best way to respond? - by Foxaèr - March 7, 2016 at 9:21 pm

RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by Kiekeben - March 7, 2016 at 9:43 pm

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RE: If someone says to me "consciousness, therefore god", what's the best wa... - by The Grand Nudger - March 8, 2016 at 1:57 pm

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