(March 15, 2011 at 4:41 am)tackattack Wrote: 1-Perhaps you could give me some standards?1. What do you mean by stndards? If you mean research then here is one paper submitted and peer reviewed to the British Medical Journal http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...74/?page=1
3-a.material, I'm not sure which "that" you're reffering to but I assume it's a murder without an act of will behind it
b.material changed after accident, the immaterial self changed as well. Imagine it like this the immaterial self would be like walking around with a film crew that could tap into your thoughts. It would be third person perspective, record intent and action seperately. The camera crew caught you killing said dude, they would also record your personal motivations for that (which there were none because it was out of "character").The camera crew would know if you willfully intended to kill, acted on impule alone, were remorseful, had no connection to your emotional state, had no control over your actions, etc.
c. no, not in my opinion. A judeo Christian God, IMO judges off the intent while you're quantifying that action of the physical "evil" by social standards a soul would record the intent and reasoning by which we are judged.
2. ?
3. Good OK then:
a) then a god would not judge me for murder
b) despite that fact this is analogy does not work, I do not see how if the soul is an observer if it is damaged by material events. Also if the soul is an observer it isn't really me, just an avatar of me (and vice versa) and therefore it surviving death means nothing to me.
c) then why does a god allow pyscopaths to be born and/or created by circumstance. Surely this is negligent. They are compelled to do evil, have no free will to control the urge and do not have to pay for their crimes? Surely he could instruct the soul to intervene?
"I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack of confidence"...Doug McLeod.
