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God Is Or Is Not.
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If God IS, then all of our big questions about origins, are answered.
If God IS NOT, then the alternative is purely materialistic.
What do you say?
Obviously there are atheists who believe the latter. So please guide me to the evidence for a purely materialistic origin, beginning of life, and evolution.
Please feel free to guide me towards any YouTube videos where atheistic experts can convince me that a purely materialistic scenario is the only option.
I am eager to understand the atheist mindset.
If God IS NOT, then the alternative is purely materialistic.
What do you say?
Obviously there are atheists who believe the latter. So please guide me to the evidence for a purely materialistic origin, beginning of life, and evolution.
Please feel free to guide me towards any YouTube videos where atheistic experts can convince me that a purely materialistic scenario is the only option.
I am eager to understand the atheist mindset.
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Naomi - All the world famous atheists have a lot of beliefs in common.
Dawkins, Hawking, Tyson, Krauss, Dennet and more.
Ideas on the origin of the universe and life. Evolution, and the origin of information.
Not a club as you say, but assertions that could be challenged.
However, from the tone of all of the posts, my input is unwelcome, so that's that.
Dawkins, Hawking, Tyson, Krauss, Dennet and more.
Ideas on the origin of the universe and life. Evolution, and the origin of information.
Not a club as you say, but assertions that could be challenged.
However, from the tone of all of the posts, my input is unwelcome, so that's that.
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Naomi - A six minute gift for you. X
Naomi - A six minute gift for you. X
Postulating a god has never explained anything let alone where god came from. You'll never know why until you learn how. Once you learn how the why becomes self-evident. Believing is not a substitute for learning nor a short cut to knowing. If you care enough to know the answer than be prepared to do the math. You'll never learn anything by simply believing with complete disregard of and contempt for the method, means and process.
That you would offer that video as a 'gift' should be all the confirmation required for any reasonably rational person to realise how severely your judgment has been compromised by your beliefs.
That you would offer that video as a 'gift' should be all the confirmation required for any reasonably rational person to realise how severely your judgment has been compromised by your beliefs.
Both positions require an acceptance of the concept of infinity. Either an infinite god or an infinite expanding collapsing universe cycle.
Both concepts require an element of belief because neither can be proved only the balance of probabilties comes down on the side of science.
I have friends with deep and abiding faith who I love and respect They say god is behind this.. I say it is a bio feedback where actions result in reward reinforcement The result is the same.
So either position it matters not for in an infinite universe with no real value to time we barely exist.
Both concepts require an element of belief because neither can be proved only the balance of probabilties comes down on the side of science.
I have friends with deep and abiding faith who I love and respect They say god is behind this.. I say it is a bio feedback where actions result in reward reinforcement The result is the same.
So either position it matters not for in an infinite universe with no real value to time we barely exist.
If God IS, then all of our big questions about origins, are simply pushed back to become questions about the origin of God.
If God IS NOT, then the alternative is to look for more satisfying explanations regarding the origins of things we sense, using maths and physics and a good imagination to come up with hypothesis; hopefully those we can test.
I doubt one is ever restricted purely to the materialistic but that's the stuff one can usually test; and if it comes up with an explanation that'd be enough for many.
If God IS NOT, then the alternative is to look for more satisfying explanations regarding the origins of things we sense, using maths and physics and a good imagination to come up with hypothesis; hopefully those we can test.
I doubt one is ever restricted purely to the materialistic but that's the stuff one can usually test; and if it comes up with an explanation that'd be enough for many.
I have some sympathy for Theland. Responses often appear aggressive, possibly because they result from a 'what, this again ?!' frame of mind. That said I still think videos are for backing up arguments/opinions already explained rather than used as a 'go look at this in your own time, it'll help explain/convince you because I don't wish to myself' tactic. Those putting forward a point of view should put in the effort, not those critiquing it having to go find out what it is.
