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Berkeley's argument for the existence of God
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RE: Berkeley's argument for the existence of God
(March 29, 2018 at 2:58 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: ^what you perceive of the material brain is made out of "opposite things" to the immaterial, right?

But what is immaterial and material, they are opposite. So if the premise something with no commonality with something else can't cause it, is true, than this argument is sound, because material and immaterial are defined to be opposite of one another, and hence don't have anything in common.

So this an argument to show that materialism is impossible. You can't then just to refute deny the conclusion, and say well the material brain causes ideas.

Common on you know better!

What on earth are you talking about?  That is utterly nonsensical.  The brain is a material thing.  The brain is necessary for conceiving ideas and conceptions and perceptions.  It's a straight causal line - you can't have those immaterial things without a material brain to create/perceive them. Your premise is simply bullshit.  

Do you disagree that the brain is necessary for ideas?

(March 29, 2018 at 2:59 pm)Khemikal Wrote: "How dare you deny the fiat assertion of what I'm trying to prove in my argument..... of what I'm trying to prove in my argument!  Unfair, double-plus ungood!"

These sorts of arguments hate facts like a vampire hates garlic.

I'm seriously considering putting him back on ignore again.  His 'woe is me i can't help but argue, and yet argue using unintelligible nonsense' shtick is wearing very thin.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
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RE: Berkeley's argument for the existence of God - by FatAndFaithless - March 29, 2018 at 3:01 pm

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