(February 10, 2014 at 10:05 am)Sword of Christ Wrote:(February 10, 2014 at 9:36 am)Tonus Wrote: Some day we may unravel the human brain sufficiently to know just how "free" we are to act and how much of what we do is selected by our subconscious.
You can't get scientifically get any freewill from deterministic physical natural processes as you would be everything your brain is and does and we can explain it all. Though the idea is that science can't account for everything therefore you can have freewill just fine. Therefore atheism must be mistaken, or you must at any rate believe to be mistaken in order to believe that you have freewill and a rational mind.
Ok, my man(woman?). You are confused. so confused that you confused me. First, the obvious mistake: Atheism is not a system of belief.
"you must at any rate believe to be mistaken in order to believe that you have free will and a rational mind."
What? This seems like you are just rambling about nothing.
Elaborate, please
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are"-Mewtwo
“We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.” - Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”- Voltaire
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” -Epicurus
“We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.” - Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”- Voltaire
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” -Epicurus
