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A question to all atheists!
RE: A question to all atheists!
why did gestas get banned
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

-walsh
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RE: A question to all atheists!
What's with the idiotic quoting?
Are you unable to use a simple online forum?

Also, what is it with everything you type having some non-default color?

I'll fix it in my quote of your mess
(January 30, 2017 at 11:52 am)Gestas Wrote:
(January 30, 2017 at 6:01 am)pocaracas Wrote: Let's try again... once more... now with me on a full keyboard, not that clumsy phone one...

So... if we, in our limited reasoning capabilities, cannot think of even a hypothetical scenario for that, does it automatically mean that it's impossible?

My response implies that you cannot grasp the implications of your inability to think about it. Not all that gibberish that you think you understood.
But first I had to make the groundwork and make you understand how our words and the concepts they convey and the way we think with those concepts are manifestly insufficient to describe the scenario you wish to portray.

But you do wish to portray that scenario of timelessness and then apply conventional concepts to it, when that makes no sense. If none of us can even conceptualize it, how can anyone provide a mechanism that brings about our space-time based Universe from such a setup?

I'm curious why you keep talking about a "natural world". Is there anything else?
If there is anything beyond our Universe, is it also not natural?

(January 30, 2017 at 6:01 am)pocaracas Wrote: Let's try again... once more... now with me on a full keyboard, not that clumsy phone one...

What about your clumsy brain?

Are you always this nice to people, or is it just when you're behind a keyboard&screen?
KEBCAK

(January 30, 2017 at 11:52 am)Gestas Wrote:
(January 30, 2017 at 6:01 am)pocaracas Wrote: So... if we, in our limited reasoning capabilities, cannot think of even a hypothetical scenario for that, does it automatically mean that it's impossible?
P -> Q
P
Therefore,
Q

I can't think of a hypothetical where, given the information here and here, would not result in the conclusion Q. Can you? I'm all ears if you can. However, saying something is possible is cheap, brah. I could say that it's possible for the Spaghetti Monster to exist, but that doesn't make it so, now does it? You're going to have to provide an argument as well. After you've done that, go to the mirror, and then punch yourself in the face for being retard. Because you just tried destroying logic. The very thing you're trying (and failing) to use against me. You're guilty of sawing off the limb on which you stand.

Moving on...

Yeah... move on.... because you're just describing yourself.

(January 30, 2017 at 11:52 am)Gestas Wrote:
(January 30, 2017 at 6:01 am)pocaracas Wrote: My response implies that you cannot grasp the implications of your inability to think about it. Not all that gibberish that you think you understood.
But first I had to make the groundwork and make you understand how our words and the concepts they convey and the way we think with those concepts are manifestly insufficient to describe the scenario you wish to portray.

But you do wish to portray that scenario of timelessness and then apply conventional concepts to it, when that makes no sense. If none of us can even conceptualize it, how can anyone provide a mechanism that brings about our space-time based Universe from such a setup?
I'm curious why you keep talking about a "natural world". Is there anything else?
If there is anything beyond our Universe, is it also not natural?

For your benefit, I will give you the definition of a possible world. A possible world is a maximum description of reality that is logically coherent (at the very least). Please pay attention to the last bit.

Now, I can't think of a possible world where literally nothing--that with zero potentiality, nonexistence, etc.--could timelessly produce a natural world. I don't know of any evidence of it and it appears to be logically unsound. The idea of this happening appears to be logically incoherent in the same way denying the truth of Modus Ponens would be. If you want to say that it is possible or other such gobbledygook, then please attach evidence or an argument to it, because, say it with me, possibilities are cheap. In light of logic and contemporary evidence, there is no good reason to believe that this can happen. And if no possible world can exhibit the above characteristics, then that possible world is, in fact, impossible. Impossible in the same way that Modus Ponens cannot fail.

Do you want to read the idiocy you're writing and realize how stupid it is?
Or do you need me to type it up for you?




(January 30, 2017 at 11:52 am)Gestas Wrote: Which brings us to the possible world that we reside in (the actual world). Because of the above, I conclude that we live in a possible world where time, along with the natural world, has always existed. And there's nothing logically incoherent about the natural world, including time, always existing. If you think there is, then again, I'm all ears. Let's see an argument or some evidence. Otherwise, shut the fuck up you inbred monkey.

Here again, you lack humility to acknowledge what I write.

The word always is deeply connected with the existence of time. If our Universe doesn't have a past-infinite, that always refers simply to the time since time began.... and this remains valid. Logically and formally valid.
Always is also obviously valid in a past-infinite universe - it is probably what you're thinking of.

In the past-finite case, we have no information about how time (or anything else) can come about (and keep in mind that this wording is totally wrong). So the first reply you got on this thread is the best there is: I don't know.




I did notice, however, that you failed to address my question. Here it is again:
I'm curious why you keep talking about a "natural world". Is there anything else?
If there is anything beyond our Universe, is it also not natural?

oh.... banned.... nvm, then.
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A question to all atheists!
(January 30, 2017 at 12:54 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: why did gestas get banned


Trolling.
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”

Wiser words were never spoken. 
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Poor self identified 13 year old girls with large penii get jacked. Who would have guessed.
I don't have an anger problem, I have an idiot problem.
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RE: A question to all atheists!
(January 28, 2017 at 8:26 pm)Gestas Wrote: I am interested in the community's thoughts on a particular hypothetical proposition. And for the sake of this discussion nothing, means nonexistent, zero potentiality, or a state of affairs where not one thing exists (regardless of what the things are made of).

Logically impossible. Nonexistence can't exist and nothing can't be something for obvious reasons.





I know this troll is banned but I couldn't help but answer this because I am tired of this "Why is there something rather than nothing?" crap Tongue
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It was for her own protection really. This place is just too dangerous for innocent 13 year olds.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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RE: A question to all atheists!
(January 30, 2017 at 2:06 pm)Alex K Wrote: It was for her own protection really. This place is just too dangerous for innocent 13 year olds.


Yeah I thought I saw signs of her faith weakening.  We wouldn't want one like her in our ranks would we?
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RE: A question to all atheists!
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(January 30, 2017 at 12:54 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: why did gestas get banned

False advertising.  Claiming a large dick and then failing to reach words like tiny.

I was going to change his name to teeny-weeny-peeny
Dying to live, living to die.
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Awe look.... he brought a sock in here. Dodgy

lmfao.. ninjad!
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