dfnj
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To the scientist zero never equals infinity and division by zero is "undefined". To the mystic, zero equals infinity and is the source of all creativity and possibility in the Universe. Our Big Bang is the result of a star collapsing to a black hole in a previously existing space-time dimension.
The problem with some people's way of thinking is they believe objectivity is objective. It isn't. All "good" objectivity is determined by subjective judgments. People who are devout in their belief science is the only worthy approach to resolving our big questions around our own existence are simply deluding themselves.
The idea of science and the scientific method have limitations. No belief system is perfect. Every belief system is built on a set of assumptions and axioms that are considered to be true without any proof. If you dig hard enough there will find the axioms inherent in every belief system. And in every case, these axioms, once questioned, will put the belief system in doubt.
Being able to question the validity of the axioms of any belief systems is a property and limitation of human language none of us can escape. We either choose to accept these limitations, which are extremely uncomfortable for most people, or we choose to think our own dogma as the only right dogma. If we choose dogma above all else, then people who do not share the same axioms as we do will seem to be insane in their thinking. This is human nature.
To the mystic, zero equals infinity. To the scientist, zero never equals infinity.
It most of the discussions on these threads the most basic axiom the theists have is "God exists". To the people who choose science or atheism over religion, the theists are irrational and insane. And the theists think people who do not choose to accept the divine nature of existence are damned to a life of misery empty of any real meaning. The two ends will never meet.
The problem with some people's way of thinking is they believe objectivity is objective. It isn't. All "good" objectivity is determined by subjective judgments. People who are devout in their belief science is the only worthy approach to resolving our big questions around our own existence are simply deluding themselves.
The idea of science and the scientific method have limitations. No belief system is perfect. Every belief system is built on a set of assumptions and axioms that are considered to be true without any proof. If you dig hard enough there will find the axioms inherent in every belief system. And in every case, these axioms, once questioned, will put the belief system in doubt.
Being able to question the validity of the axioms of any belief systems is a property and limitation of human language none of us can escape. We either choose to accept these limitations, which are extremely uncomfortable for most people, or we choose to think our own dogma as the only right dogma. If we choose dogma above all else, then people who do not share the same axioms as we do will seem to be insane in their thinking. This is human nature.
To the mystic, zero equals infinity. To the scientist, zero never equals infinity.
It most of the discussions on these threads the most basic axiom the theists have is "God exists". To the people who choose science or atheism over religion, the theists are irrational and insane. And the theists think people who do not choose to accept the divine nature of existence are damned to a life of misery empty of any real meaning. The two ends will never meet.