(May 4, 2010 at 2:35 pm)Watson Wrote: Wrong. I can think of an apple that literally exists- it is conceptual in my mind, physical in reality. Similarly, in my mind the apple can be a metaphor for something else, but I acknowledge that physically it is another thing entirely.
And how the hell am I wrong for saying:
[the] apple can't exist as a physical entity and a concept at the same time
The physical apple and the concept of the apple in your understanding are not one and the same.
Please proofread your text for context before you reply next time.
(May 4, 2010 at 2:35 pm)Watson Wrote: @EvF: God is actually quite simple, so I would contend your argument that He must be complex.
Yes, A being that willed the universe into existence is simple. Who cares if it raises way more questions than explanations?
(May 4, 2010 at 2:35 pm)Watson Wrote: And, my evidence that God literally exists comes with my understanding of the metaphor- the metaphor's existance is proof of the literal existance, being that the literal is the universe, life, love, and everything here, all of which is a metaphor for God.
You literally haven't said anything. I can have a concept of a fire-breathing dragon, that doesn't mean that dragons necessarily exist.
(May 4, 2010 at 2:35 pm)Watson Wrote: Logically, I can't always explain where I see the metaphor, which is why I like coming here because you guys actually challenge me to try harder in seeing it.
You haven't used logic at any point in time, why start now?