RE: Why Something Rather Than Nothing?
October 23, 2014 at 2:38 am
(This post was last modified: October 23, 2014 at 3:24 am by Alex K.)
Quote:An obvious question that can be asked by an atheist at this point is: When was Earth's essence joined to its existence, given the assumption that Earth is everlasting
No, it can not be asked by an atheist, because it is a nonsensical question if our universe is everlasting in the past and future as you assume.
Quote: (2), being an abstract proposition is in any case timeless; it cannot be said to exist either in the past, present, or future. Regardless, it must have some kind of cause.
No.
Thank you for playing. Next...
Your propensity to use numbered propositions and contingent this or contingent that can not hide that the thoughts you present here in the first half of your text lack any rigorosity. The second half is just poetic babble and a heap of barely coherent assertions.
Well I give you that much, you didn't try to argue that the big bang needs a cause, therefore God.
(October 23, 2014 at 1:01 am)Surgenator Wrote: You clearly never spend time with a group of drunken mathematicians. There are certain axioms you must take to get to 2+2=4. However, you can create another set of axioms that give an internally consistent view
May I introduce you to my dear friend, the field Z_3...
2+2=1, and don't you deny it.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
