(March 31, 2015 at 7:40 am)watchamadoodle Wrote: Assume a natural world with no cause.
Assume our consciousness is just an illusion.
Assume our choices are just an illusion.
Assume there is no purpose or design.
Assume the randomness in QM is without purpose or illusionary.
That's the best I can do.
WHAT!? No that is not what any atheist has to believe or assume.
1) Does natural world has no cause.
Answer: I don't know.
Practical answer: It doesn't matter when it comes to my everyday life.
2) Is consciousness an illusion?
Answer: I don't know.
Practical answer: It doesn't matter when it comes to my everyday life.
3) Are our choices an illusion?
Answer: I don't know.
Practical answer: It doesn't matter unless I want to plead insanity for a crime I was (maybe) determined to commit.
4a) Is there a purpose?
Answer: I don't know.
Practical answer: If there is, the purpose is terribly communicated.
4b) Is the universe designed?
Answer: I don't know
Practical answer: Not for life. Dark energy is the favorite child of the universe not us.
5a) Is the randomness in QM without purpose?
Answer: purposeful randomness is an oxymoron. Do you understand what these words mean?
Practical answer: WTF!?
5a) Is the randomness in QM illusionary?
Answer: Doesn't seem like it.
Practical answer: I rather listen to guys studying the subject than the guys interpreting an old text.
