(October 17, 2012 at 8:23 am)Akincana Krishna dasa Wrote:(October 17, 2012 at 8:19 am)Faith No More Wrote: I don't know. The key here is that is never a reason to insert a deity.
But we see that there is consciousness in the effect - I'm conscious, I imagine you are too.
Why shouldn't consciousness exist in the cause?
When I use a cake mix, cake is the result. Holy shit! There is cake in cake mix! Oh, wait. Phew. That's just ingredients.
Consistency in your reasoning could help you solve half of your "questions." Simply take your silly reasoning, apply it to something that does not involve your faith and look at how horribly it doesn't work.
