RE: Atheism the unscientific belief (part one, two, and three)
March 12, 2016 at 11:22 pm
(This post was last modified: March 12, 2016 at 11:23 pm by Simon Moon.)
(March 12, 2016 at 10:57 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:(March 12, 2016 at 6:11 pm)Little Rik Wrote: What are the differences among brain, mind and consciousness?
The brain is a physical organ in the body. The mind and consciousness are products of the brain's operation.
(March 12, 2016 at 6:11 pm)Little Rik Wrote: What trigger the start of evolution?
Energy.
(March 12, 2016 at 6:11 pm)Little Rik Wrote: Where evolution take you to?
Again, evolution applies to species, not individuals, so it takes 'me' no where.
(March 12, 2016 at 6:11 pm)Little Rik Wrote: What is the relationship between energy and consciousness?
Energy sustains the metabolism of the cells of the brain. The cells of the brain cooperatively create consciousness (or its illusion).
(Note that not one of these answers involved a metaphor or analogy.)
What?!
No magic? But Riki sure claims there is magic needed.
And he has so much evidence for his claims. Like, NDEs.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.