RE: I can feel your anger
July 20, 2012 at 1:16 pm
(This post was last modified: July 20, 2012 at 1:17 pm by Whateverist.)
(July 18, 2012 at 10:59 pm)Selliedjoup Wrote:
Interesting debate. 37:00 is of interest to me.
So about at that point in the tape, the archbishop explains the question as having to do with the ability of a material based theory of brains and consciousness to accurately and adequately represent the universe as a whole.
Seems to me that that begs the question of whether we in fact have an accurate or adequate representation of the universe at all. If we think we do have such a representation and one questioned the ability of a purely material accounting of consciousness to deliver such a thing, then the door would be opened to seeking a divine or at least non-material account of how we came into possession of such a representation. But I have to admit to not knowing how perfect our account of the universe happens to be and I don't see how anyone could claim such knowledge.
So why is this of interest to you? If your point is that so long as we admit our representation of the universe is incomplete, we must admit we can't rule out gods .. fine. Most of us here are agnostic. Not a problem.
