(July 29, 2019 at 2:09 am)Tom Fearnley Wrote: Is God a logical contradiction? Is saying an [all-powerful] immaterial intelligence [God] like saying a square circle or married bachelor? To the best of my knowledge there are no immaterial things, such as energy waves, that exhibit intelligence. I need help with this. Anyone?
Can you give me a list of all immaterial things known to us? Do any of them exhibit intelligence? Are all immaterial things known to us (as in there can't be anymore)?
The problem with the above: Is it possible there could be something immaterial which is intelligent? Maybe, maybe not imo. This could be like asking "is it possible that a bachelor could be married?" No, it's not possible. But then maybe I'm wrong.
Thanks.
it depends on what the traits are. Lets start with "material". The standard model is all we have. I find most people do not know what they are talking about when they say immaterial. we all know our understanding is incomplete but its all we have. As soon as someone tells me "you are a materialist." I know instantly they do not understand how to form the best belief we can.
Yes, it is possible for something that is "immaterial" to be intelligent. We just have to talk about what "immaterial" is.
A claim that offers an explanation, makes predictions, and gives a mechanism is more valid than those that don't. period. deny everything is not the most valid claim we have.
anti-logical Fallacies of Ambiguity