(February 18, 2013 at 12:13 am)Ryantology Wrote:(February 17, 2013 at 9:37 pm)Rayaan Wrote: If you see a number of cards arranged in the shape of a three-story house, would you think that it was created by someone or that it was created merely by the wind?
Which is more likely and why?
1. It is likely that it was created because we have never found evidence of cards, or three-story houses, occurring naturally.
To expand on this, we can apply inductive reasoning to the case of the card house, because we have experience with cards and card houses, and know that they are man-made objects. It is certainly less clear whether we can extend that to consciousness, as our knowledge in that area is limited. We can't say for certain that it's a result of 100% natural processes, however, as the supernatural appears to be beyond the reach of study, the case for a supernatural origin appears weak.
I keep an open mind on the subject, however, I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for a non-natural explanation.
