RE: One philosophical argument for existence of supernatural.
February 14, 2015 at 12:55 pm
(This post was last modified: February 14, 2015 at 12:57 pm by Mystic.)
(February 14, 2015 at 12:23 pm)Dystopia Wrote:Quote:1)In face of naturalism, our concept of ourselves and praise is not firmly grounded.
Why?
I think the first premise is false
Because in evolution, we would've gained it simply because it was beneficial to us without any bearing on whether we actually know it to be objective or not. Evolution would've just gave us a sense of praise without any bearing in a objective reality of praise, we would not know whether it's objective or not.
(February 14, 2015 at 12:30 pm)Faith No More Wrote:(February 13, 2015 at 5:12 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: I know it's not good to necro posts. But I think this is a very strong argument that I want to discuss again.
If naturalism is true, our concept of value and praise could not yield certainty in objective praise or value.
But if we claim to be certain of these things, it proves a supernatural origin.
How exactly are defining "praise?" The way you use it it sounds like it's some powerful thing that needs to be accounted for, but what makes you certain it's not just a human invention?
I'm defining it as a positive value given to us or our actions, that has an objective positive value.
