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RE: I don't believe in Christianity primarily because of the brain
September 6, 2016 at 7:43 am
The "soul" is a metaphor, as far as I'm concerned. I've heard of no testable definition for one.
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RE: I don't believe in Christianity primarily because of the brain
September 6, 2016 at 7:55 am
I love it when people cite the observer effect as proof of a soul. It sounds good to uninformed woo-believers, but it completely ignores the fact that a mindless, soulless camera will have the exact same effect on quantum particles as a human observer. So, if you want to argue that it's proof of a soul, you have to argue cameras have souls, too.
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RE: I don't believe in Christianity primarily because of the brain
September 6, 2016 at 9:40 am
(September 6, 2016 at 9:31 am)Drich Wrote: (September 5, 2016 at 12:47 pm)SerenelyBlue Wrote: That is a dumb article. Show me the evidence..
How is the article "dumb" specifically? Or are you just defaulting to another logical fallacy? Argumentum ad lapidem
(sweeping dismissal without cause)
Am I detecting a pattern of behavior?
Yes. Your own.
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RE: I don't believe in Christianity primarily because of the brain
September 6, 2016 at 9:44 am
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(September 6, 2016 at 9:31 am)Drich Wrote: How is the article "dumb" specifically?
Well for one, it doesn't demonstrate any evidence for a soul, lol.
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RE: I don't believe in Christianity primarily because of the brain
September 6, 2016 at 10:17 am
Does it even give a falsifiable definition of a soul?
I'll be astounded if it does.
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RE: I don't believe in Christianity primarily because of the brain
September 6, 2016 at 10:22 am
(September 6, 2016 at 10:17 am)robvalue Wrote: Does it even give a falsifiable definition of a soul?
I'll be astounded if it does.
Yeah, good point. Let's work on a definition before we can even talk about evidence in favor of such a thing.
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RE: I don't believe in Christianity primarily because of the brain
September 6, 2016 at 10:34 am
I agree with Rob that, lacking a rigorous definition of the word, 'soul' is best understood as a metaphor. As such, I wouldn't ordinarily have a problem with its use, except that most people don't seem to use it as a metaphor and their sense of the word is too slippery and imprecise to latch onto without confusion on both sides in most conversations.
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RE: I don't believe in Christianity primarily because of the brain
September 6, 2016 at 10:37 am
Soul? - A semipermiable container of time, space, and information.
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Consider me a satellite forever orbiting,
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RE: I don't believe in Christianity primarily because of the brain
September 6, 2016 at 8:42 pm
(September 6, 2016 at 10:37 am)Arkilogue Wrote: Soul? - A semipermiable container of time, space, and information.
So, a room bounded by screen doors is a soul?
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