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!@#$%! · 07.23.2009, 11:16 AM

So lets ask these questions from the show:

1) Does God Make Sense?
People try.

2) How Vast is the Cosmos?
Last I heard, we don't know.

3) Why is Consciousness So Mysterious?
Because it's very complex and difficult to observe and measure with reliable instruments. In other words, most of our experience of consciousness is subjective-- we are inside of it.

4)Why the Cosmos?
Why the question?

5) Are Science and Religion at war?
Only for those who don't understand either.

6) Why the Cosmos?
Why the question again?

7) Arguments For/Against the Existence of God
Sorry, busy morning.

8) Is God Outside of Time?
Depends on how you formulate "God", most sophisticated definers like to do it that way.

9) Fallacies in Proving God's Existence?
There is no proof, so all arguments are fallacious.

10) Is God Necessary?
For some people it is a definite necessity, for others it isn't. Is Santa Claus necessary?

11) Arguing God From the Moral Law..
Morality is a product of biology... the rest is window dressing.

12) Arguments for Atheism..
We've never spotted the old bastard.

13) Is Consciousness Entirely Material?
Define "matter".

14) Can the Brain Explain the Mind?
We are certainly trying. Give us a couple of centuries and this will be elementary school stuff, like explaining "the mysterious rainbow."

15) What Things Really Exist?
Define a) "things", b) "really", c) "exist" and you'll end up with different answers according to the different definitions.

07.23.2009, 11:16 AM	#10
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,731	So lets ask these questions from the show: 1) Does God Make Sense? People try. 2) How Vast is the Cosmos? Last I heard, we don't know. 3) Why is Consciousness So Mysterious? Because it's very complex and difficult to observe and measure with reliable instruments. In other words, most of our experience of consciousness is subjective-- we are inside of it. 4)Why the Cosmos? Why the question? 5) Are Science and Religion at war? Only for those who don't understand either. 6) Why the Cosmos? Why the question again? 7) Arguments For/Against the Existence of God Sorry, busy morning. 8) Is God Outside of Time? Depends on how you formulate "God", most sophisticated definers like to do it that way. 9) Fallacies in Proving God's Existence? There is no proof, so all arguments are fallacious. 10) Is God Necessary? For some people it is a definite necessity, for others it isn't. Is Santa Claus necessary? 11) Arguing God From the Moral Law.. Morality is a product of biology... the rest is window dressing. 12) Arguments for Atheism.. We've never spotted the old bastard. 13) Is Consciousness Entirely Material? Define "matter". 14) Can the Brain Explain the Mind? We are certainly trying. Give us a couple of centuries and this will be elementary school stuff, like explaining "the mysterious rainbow." 15) What Things Really Exist? Define a) "things", b) "really", c) "exist" and you'll end up with different answers according to the different definitions.
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