RE: Hello
January 23, 2015 at 1:19 pm
(This post was last modified: January 23, 2015 at 1:26 pm by Former Humanist.)
(January 23, 2015 at 1:10 pm)robvalue Wrote: You can be atheist and believe everything is made entirely from jelly. Nothing follows logically from atheism.
The abstract things you speak of exist only as configurations within the physical brain, they aren't entities in their own right, nor is there any reason for them to be.
This seems like a strange statement to make ; I thought people were in fact Atheists because of a good level of logic and reason. Can u elaborate on this statement you made please ?
If these things i listed are found in the brain, then where in the brain is the mind found , what part of the brain do we find a thought ? And if part of the brain is missing as the result of a tragic accident yet the person survives , then is the Occupant less of a Person therefore ? We still consider him a full Person don't we ? There is something more to a Human Being than just a compilation of atoms slung together over millions of years and if we are in fact 'just atoms' then why should we believe what anyone says since they would have arrived upon it by accident and from atoms which are untrustworthy ? Humans are made up , it seems, of intrinsic capacity toward logic, reason, deducing, deciphering, et al.
(January 23, 2015 at 1:15 pm)robvalue Wrote: Consciousness is a fucker to be sure. Best ignore it
I don't think we should just ignore something that is true, fact, and the elephant in the middle of the room should we ? If Atheism is to be believed and followed, then it should be able to answer some of the most basic questions in life ; same applies to Theism / Polytheism / Wiccan / or any other status One takes upon himself. So, we have consciousness on the table ---- how did IT get here ? Whats the most logical explanation based on scientific scrutiny ? Why should consciousness be the 'F er' that it is for atheism as you say ?
