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What philosophical evidence is there against believing in non-physical entities?
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RE: What philosophical evidence is there against believing in non-physical entities?
(August 31, 2016 at 3:14 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:
(August 31, 2016 at 3:08 pm)Alex K Wrote: Still no clear statement what non-physical entities are?

As for me I word say that the meanings of words, language in general, is nonphysical. At the very least, it is irreducible.
The meanings maybe, but language is very physical, just ask the vibrating/wave compressing air around you.

Sound (unweaponized) from a point source exists as outward traveling wave compression shells.

(August 31, 2016 at 2:43 pm)abaris Wrote: Challenge each other on what? Either science is wrong or the monotheistic deities are out of the window. That in itself doesn't mean that I spiritual entity is unimaginable. That's why my sig still read agnostic and will continue to read so. But any scripted god is utter bullshit in lights of what we know about the world and the universe.

Could a totally neutral higher intelligence exist? Certainly. I don't have evidence for or against it's existence. But a humanocnetric deity doesn't make any sense, given the short period of time humans have been around.

I've found no disharmony.

And certainly, if The God does exist, it's the same one for all sentient species since the beginning of the universe.

(August 31, 2016 at 3:23 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Chemists don't believe in atomism either, lol.

Quote:Unlike their modern scientific namesake in atomic theory, philosophical atoms come in an infinite variety of shapes and sizes, each indestructible, immutable and surrounded by a void where they collide with the others or hook together forming a cluster. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomism
Ah, research research research, thanks for informing me. =)
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RE: What philosophical evidence is there against believing in non-physical entities? - by Arkilogue - August 31, 2016 at 3:57 pm

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