RE: Mock dialogue of the Theist/Atheist discussion here.
January 10, 2016 at 2:09 pm
(This post was last modified: January 10, 2016 at 2:11 pm by Mystic.)
Quote:The physical effects of the moon are quantifiable. If we do measure it, we will reach the same conclusions about it's mass. We both know it has mass and that that mass is quantifiable. If we pretend it doesn't exist, it won't go away. It will still reflect the sun's light. It will still affect earth'so orbit. In short it exists.
Harry Potter exists in our thoughts. But we don’t all have the same picture of him, and we can't weigh him. Unlike the moon, if we all cease to think about him, he will cease to exist. God exists in exactly the same way as Harry Potter, no more, no less. That is to say they are both thought constructs nothing more.
That just shows if we have objective value it's not determined by our own or other people's thoughts. So would you agree if we can perceive we have objective value, we ought to ask "how?" when my perception is not that which determines that value nor anyone else for that matter. How does it exist (the objective value of myself)?
