RE: Argument against atheism
December 19, 2011 at 1:47 am
(This post was last modified: December 19, 2011 at 1:54 am by amkerman.)
rhythm: you are confusing belief and truth. If I send you $20 i'm sure you will believe that you will be 20 dollars richer. that has nothing to do with whether you will objectively or truthfully be 20 dollars richer. It's wholly possible that objectivity and truth are but human constructs. if that is the case then in reality you will not be richer at all outside of your own belief. "Richness" can't exist without a belief that consciousness is a primary property of the universe.
Thinking that a monotheistic deity would "pop in" is counter-intuitive. if consciousness is a primary property of the universe, it pervades everything at all times. it isn't found somewhere in the universe as you joke, it is the very nature of the universe. like physics.
aleialora: yes all of human experience is sensed through consciousness. We are not equipped to do anything besides think. We don't have the ability to "know" things with 100% certainty. You keep stating I don't have any proof for my argument besides my own thoughts yet you fail to realize that there is no proof for ANYTHING besides the thoughts of human beings. You can't prove with 100% certainty that you even existed 10 minutes ago. all we have is consciousness.
Thinking that a monotheistic deity would "pop in" is counter-intuitive. if consciousness is a primary property of the universe, it pervades everything at all times. it isn't found somewhere in the universe as you joke, it is the very nature of the universe. like physics.
aleialora: yes all of human experience is sensed through consciousness. We are not equipped to do anything besides think. We don't have the ability to "know" things with 100% certainty. You keep stating I don't have any proof for my argument besides my own thoughts yet you fail to realize that there is no proof for ANYTHING besides the thoughts of human beings. You can't prove with 100% certainty that you even existed 10 minutes ago. all we have is consciousness.