(April 14, 2016 at 12:32 pm)SteveII Wrote:(April 14, 2016 at 12:21 pm)LostLocke Wrote: 'Prime' steak, prime means the best type of steak. So, in 'prime' the pump, prime means to make the pump the best type of pump, right? Since once 'prime' has been given that one meaning, the best of, it can't have a different meaning or usage, just like 'nothing'.
Anyway...what is your point? That the universe popped into being out of nothing that meant something other than "not anything"? Where did that nothing come from? Or, do you want to switch back the definition so you can say "that makes no sense"?
Maybe it always existed, just like you claim for your god.
Here's a thought...
Existence always existed. That's it. End of...
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.
