I've heard this argument many times surprisingly. I believe it stems from a belief on the presenters part that these things (morals, emotions, etc.) come from God. They believe that if there were no God there would be no morality. It seems absolutely preposterous to me that someone could...
If we want to get pedantic then yes it is. I figured though that the philosophy under discussion was what most people think of as philosophy, ie what can be deduced using just the mind.
-Benhamine
It can be true without having any meaningful use. I would agree that arguing solipsism is one of the most useless arguments out there in that a) there isn't a way to know the truth and b) if there were it wouldn't affect how we should live our day to day lives. However, there is a truth in...
It seems to me that there is no requirement to believe that the universe had a beginning to be an atheist. Many believe that the universe has always been (myself included). However, matter most likely had a beginning. The big bang isn't a necessary step after denying a god but a logical one...
In that my knowledge is increased by interactions that I have with other people, objects, events, etc., I find it highly unlikely that solipsism is valid in any grand essence. While one can't prove that their senses aren't tricking them, to me it seems improbable that they would spontaneously...
IMO, philosophy in any grand useful scheme is dead. More applicable sciences have taken it's spot in answering how the world/universe works. Where as once philosophy and science were coupled and bound (see Newton) philosophy no longer can answer many of life's mysteries as well as research in...
I believe the general understanding within Buddhism would be non-deterministic. Karma may determine the circumstances you face but not the decisions you make at those instances. The choice is still yours to make. It really just comes down to whether you think you have free will or not. This...
Atheism doesn't teach anything. It's merely a label for people who don't believe there's a god. Any moral choices then come from other sources, not their disbelief in a god. I'm an atheist and I do volunteer work, donate to charities, and have a good relationship with my friends and family...
No I don't but what you were describing sounded like the standard "God's testing us" philosophy. On second reading I see you say it's a training. Which leads me to ask if you think those dead infants didn't need any training, what are we training exactly for, and why not God just make us...
I may not be giving the best answer here but I'll give my story.
I found myself struggling with the Christian concept of God as I'd grown up in a Christian family and this was about all I knew. My struggle was with the idea of the triple omni-God and how such a being could exist with the...
Haha, well I'm glad we finally found out...we weren't really arguing :rolleyes:
I agree omnibenevolence was a word pretty much invented for the debate of whether an omnibenevolent God exists. I think it's something that makes some people feel good and warm inside...unfortunately it don't...
I thought they explained that in the movies. They said people rejected the perfect world they made because it wasn't like the real world...which kind of didn't make sense since they wouldn't know what the real world was like if they'd lived in the Matrix their whole lives but hey....it's a...
I love it! This is what I think is so beautiful about the world. It's all just a vat of atoms forming mathematical patterns within it and our brains interpret the messages our senses are sending to it and make us think that there is actually something separate from that vat of atoms that is...
Lol, I think we see 2 different outcomes. Most of what you said I'd agree with and like...but I feel if we had a world where we didn't have to work on FIXING suffering, then we'd have more time to enjoy life, and learn those things for the sake of learning them. Also if it meant that thousands...
I think he was equating you the viewer to God in that metaphor. IE You/God knows what's going to be on but it is the TV companies/humans that decide what will be on. So You/God are aware of what's going to happen but didn't choose it.
The only problem with this is God knew what we were going...