Atheistic Dogma- Scientific Fundamentalism

[sswhateverlove]

And, although it may not change anything about what we know to be fundamental with regard to the navigation of our environment (say apple falls down), it doesn't mean looking beyond that and trying to understand how those laws fit into the larger scope of all existence isn't a valuable pursuit. Historically it seems, that type of pursuit has actually been what has resulted in expansion of those ideas, allowing the creation of technology that results in the "impossible" becoming "possible".

I don't think anyone here would have any major disagreements with this.

But, the time to actually start believing something is when it is supported by demonstrable, falsifiable evidence and reasoned argument.

Proportion the strength of ones beliefs to the strength of the evidence is critical thinking.

Ok, so I said I have 80% confidence in a belief regarding consciousness/intelligence based on my personal reasoning based on experiences and research. I do not assume you have the same experiences or that you have resaerched the same things. My belief is not 100%, because, as you said, there are still so many unknowns, but I've been swayed in that direction.

---

And, although it may not change anything about what we know to be fundamental with regard to the navigation of our environment (say apple falls down), it doesn't mean looking beyond that and trying to understand how those laws fit into the larger scope of all existence isn't a valuable pursuit. Historically it seems, that type of pursuit has actually been what has resulted in expansion of those ideas, allowing the creation of technology that results in the "impossible" becoming "possible".

Please give an example of something that science once said was impossible is now possible.

Mind-matter interface experiments are an interesting example.