RE: Atheists: Facing the unfaceable
February 4, 2015 at 7:27 pm
(This post was last modified: February 4, 2015 at 7:30 pm by Chas.)
(February 4, 2015 at 6:44 pm)Lek Wrote:If you combined them to create a fertilized egg, you would have life.(February 4, 2015 at 6:34 pm)Chas Wrote: If we put a fertilized egg (it is one cell) in the correct environment (the womb), it will usually result in a live human.
A lot can go wrong along the way.
The fertilized egg came from living beings. If you took the materials that the egg and sperm are made of and combined them you would not have life.
Quote:What would be the difference between the fertilized egg, and an exact replica of a fertilized egg made from the exact same substances, obtained from non-living sources?
It would be a living fertilized egg.
(February 4, 2015 at 7:26 pm)Lek Wrote:(February 4, 2015 at 7:12 pm)Surgenator Wrote: Nothing
That's one reason that I conceive of the "life force" being something that is a non-material part of biological beings. Therefore, I believe it is reasonable to be open to a continuation of life after the death of the physical body. I definitely couldn't make a 100% determination that I would just discontinue to exist in any way after death.
What is 'one reason'? I think you misunderstood Surgenator's answer.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
