(October 30, 2015 at 10:27 am)Nestor Wrote:"I think therefore I am" is a real world description of human consciousness and cannot be used to give credence to a fairytale. You might as well argue that the good fairy had no control over Sleeping Beauty's life because by the girl's own free actions she pricked her own finger. So there. Except even the fairy does not claim to be all powerful. Alpha male is trying to look at omniscience alone. But when you add omnipotence, there's just no way for any creature to have free will.(October 30, 2015 at 10:18 am)alpha male Wrote: Consider:
I think, therefore I am
God predetermined all my thoughts
Therefore, I don't think
Therefore, I am not
That's the problem with Descartes' enthymeme. Do you fail to exist when the words "I think" are not at the forefront of your conscious mind?
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
