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    Thread: God does not determine right and wrong
Post: RE: God does not determine right and wrong
(January 26, 2018 at 11:25 pm)Alexmahone Wrote: ...Presumably because god would have some reason for not making such a declaration. But this means that there is some reason for finding rape and murd...
 Ignorant Philosophy 134 15129 January 29, 2018 at 6:49 am
    Thread: Euthyphro dilemma
Post: RE: Euthyphro dilemma
(October 25, 2017 at 7:51 am)Tizheruk Wrote: A universe with a gawd is a meaningless as  CVCUTDRTDJTCGJV<CFGFGJCFGJFTCFGJFC M VGJC<IDFIVCJG That was supposed to be a secret!
 Ignorant Philosophy 198 19183 October 26, 2017 at 4:00 am
    Thread: Believing In God Is Extremely Immature.
Post: RE: Believing In God Is Extremely Immature.
(October 20, 2017 at 2:44 am)Hammy Wrote: Philosophical theism includes deism. Which is just a less goofy cartoon but a cartoon nonetheless. Fair enough. Having excluded deism, is there any other s...
 Ignorant Religion 42 6886 October 20, 2017 at 4:57 am
    Thread: Believing In God Is Extremely Immature.
Post: RE: Believing In God Is Extremely Immature.
(October 18, 2017 at 10:35 pm)Cyberman Wrote: Whereupon I'll counter with the Atheist's Wager, which boils down to "why not live your life the best you can as though there are no gods? If none exist...
 Ignorant Religion 42 6886 October 19, 2017 at 2:49 am
    Thread: Actual infinities.
Post: RE: Actual infinities.
(October 17, 2017 at 3:43 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Physics, via QFT (Quantum Field Theory), which consists of QED (Quantum Electrodynamics) and QCD (Quantum Chromodynamics), explains the strong and electro...
 Ignorant Philosophy 48 9257 October 17, 2017 at 3:56 pm
    Thread: Euthyphro dilemma
Post: RE: Euthyphro dilemma
(October 17, 2017 at 3:32 pm)Khemikal Wrote: If you say so, but the consequence is that whatever god did or was would be goodness.  Option 2. [1] If god did a, goodness [2] If god did the negation ...
 Ignorant Philosophy 198 19183 October 17, 2017 at 3:46 pm
    Thread: Euthyphro dilemma
Post: RE: Euthyphro dilemma
(October 17, 2017 at 3:02 pm)Khemikal Wrote: It's probably your waffling insistence on nominalist and voluntarist apologetics in an attempt to evade the dilemma, even as you insist you're from neith...
 Ignorant Philosophy 198 19183 October 17, 2017 at 3:29 pm
    Thread: Actual infinities.
Post: RE: Actual infinities.
(October 17, 2017 at 12:15 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Physics is complete as far as the everyday world is concerned (hence, the "Everyday Equation").  If you disagree, what is there left for physics to expla...
 Ignorant Philosophy 48 9257 October 17, 2017 at 3:07 pm
    Thread: Euthyphro dilemma
Post: RE: Euthyphro dilemma
(October 17, 2017 at 12:32 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Fine, fine..Igno, I see no reason to bicker.  Goodness is created.  Option 2. [1] "I am curious... "what", exactly, is being-good in regard to a non-ex...
 Ignorant Philosophy 198 19183 October 17, 2017 at 2:51 pm
    Thread: Euthyphro dilemma
Post: RE: Euthyphro dilemma
(October 17, 2017 at 11:28 am)Khemikal Wrote: If, before you've created some thing x, you recognize that it will have it's own inherent goodness..it's existence is dependent on you...not it's goodne...
 Ignorant Philosophy 198 19183 October 17, 2017 at 12:24 pm
    Thread: Euthyphro dilemma
Post: RE: Euthyphro dilemma
(October 17, 2017 at 10:36 am)Khemikal Wrote: A god can create a good thing.  So can I.  Neither of our relationships to those things are what makes them good, if the good is inherent to those thing...
 Ignorant Philosophy 198 19183 October 17, 2017 at 11:12 am
    Thread: Actual infinities.
Post: RE: Actual infinities.
(October 17, 2017 at 9:19 am)Jehanne Wrote: Do plants grow because fairies water them?  Provide them with nutrients? [1] Physics is complete: We don't need to look beyond it, [2] even if there are ...
 Ignorant Philosophy 48 9257 October 17, 2017 at 10:39 am
    Thread: Euthyphro dilemma
Post: RE: Euthyphro dilemma
(October 17, 2017 at 9:47 am)Khemikal Wrote: If there -is- an inherent goodness.....that's option 1.  It doesn't matter who created x, if anyone or no one created x, x would still be as good as it i...
 Ignorant Philosophy 198 19183 October 17, 2017 at 10:28 am
    Thread: Actual infinities.
Post: RE: Actual infinities.
(October 16, 2017 at 2:53 pm)Jehanne Wrote: They are neutral; agreed. [1] But, as Professor Sean Carroll said repeatedly in his debate with WLC, theism is 1) not well defined, 2) given to multiple d...
 Ignorant Philosophy 48 9257 October 17, 2017 at 4:48 am
    Thread: Euthyphro dilemma
Post: RE: Euthyphro dilemma
Lol! Funny on multiple levels that I didn't know what that is. Thanks, ignoramus!
 Ignorant Philosophy 198 19183 October 17, 2017 at 4:06 am
    Thread: Euthyphro dilemma
Post: RE: Euthyphro dilemma
(October 17, 2017 at 1:12 am)Whateverist Wrote: ...Even if we set aside the issue of created with a purpose vs evolved for a number of purposes, I can appreciate that you are communicating something...
 Ignorant Philosophy 198 19183 October 17, 2017 at 3:55 am
    Thread: Euthyphro dilemma
Post: RE: Euthyphro dilemma
(October 16, 2017 at 5:40 pm)Hammy Wrote: (October 16, 2017 at 5:34 pm)Ignorant Wrote: In the sort of theism I subscribe to, sure? That's the problem with theism. The crap in their doctrines are p...
 Ignorant Philosophy 198 19183 October 16, 2017 at 11:47 pm
    Thread: Euthyphro dilemma
Post: RE: Euthyphro dilemma
Going to bed... I'll be back tomorrow.
 Ignorant Philosophy 198 19183 October 16, 2017 at 5:36 pm
    Thread: Euthyphro dilemma
Post: RE: Euthyphro dilemma
(October 16, 2017 at 5:22 pm)Khemikal Wrote: If there's an inherent goodness to something than this must be, by definition, apart from god. [1] Something that's good in it;s own right is not good be...
 Ignorant Philosophy 198 19183 October 16, 2017 at 5:34 pm
    Thread: Euthyphro dilemma
Post: RE: Euthyphro dilemma
Compare these two dilemmas: Does god love humanity because it is good? or Is humanity good because god loves it? AND Does god create humanity because it is good? or Is humanity good because god cre...
 Ignorant Philosophy 198 19183 October 16, 2017 at 5:23 pm