I was just wondering how the second law of thermodynamics would fit into the "eternal universe, chance creation" argument, since the progression of...
If all your beliefs are based on absolute proof, then the only thing you can believe is your own existence (as per Descartes). I think it has already...
Medicine Woman, your theory is quite intriguing and I don't doubt that the egyptians might have worshipped the sun, considering that they built...
Yeah you're right, the question posed in this thread can never really be answered satisfactorily by reasoning or otherwise. It's the same with...
Maybe God 'exists' in some form outside our understanding of the term. If he does not have the same existence as us then he need not be created...
This is what I believe: 1. I think ...therefore I exist. 2. I can see things around me that are complex beyond the powers of conception of my...
I was thinking just now of the failures of the US missile defense system, and the idea came to me of using, instead of explosives, something similar...
Notably, the liberal party was in support of joining missile defense prior to the election, but reversed their position because they have only...
In my mind I don't see any reason why there is a problem with the word 'evil.' I believe that everything in the world can be divided into good and...
I seem to recall that Renaissance philosophers were involved in some ways in this discussion. Thomas Hobbes said that without an authority, lfe would...
Indeed, I have read only 1/13 of this thread, so hopefully I'm not repeating anything. I agree. However, might it be possible that ultimately...
I think it is possible to be altruistic. Along the lines of vossistart's buddhist thoughts, I believe humans are motivated firstly by compassion that...
I am no theologian, but just looking at the first line tells you a lot about the text. It clearly states that these were "stories," so we already...
Are you referring to the apocrypha books? I have not read them myself but some time ago in a sunday school class our church pastor gave an outline of...
Hahah, I couldn't resist. I'm sure everyone else here knows what a pathetic thing of an army Canada has, and with the population of California we...
Is that true? If conditions are really that bad then I think it will not be long before Kim's government implodes - to me what NK is going through...
All this capitalism vs communism never seems to be resolved. Maybe it's cliché, but why can't we seek some sort of middle ground? Might it not...
There's probably no chance that NK's nuclear threat will be taken seriously, since the US is capable of massive retaliation like during the Cold War....
Ahh, sorry I just saw the thread 'can you care about anything other than you.' Guess I'm going off topic here
Good point, Dreamwalker. What I seem to be seeing here is the struggle between the mind (reason) and the heart (emotion) to control our actions, and...
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