(October 4, 2019 at 9:23 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: The alternative to existence is absolute nothingness (no energy, no matter, no space, no time). Absolute nothingness seems to be an incoherent concepts (how long could that state of affairs last w/o time, for instance). There's absolute simplicity for you: existence exists because it has to.
Yes.
What is the alternative to existence, not existing? Absolute nonbeing?
If existence didn't always exist, how do theists even make the statement, 'god exists'?
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.
