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BEAM;344247 said:Unless we are currently in a state of nothingness, how does his interpretation hold weight?
BOSS KTULU;344363 said:we're obviously not in a state of not being or nothingness, so i doubt any part of his thesis depends on something like that
be more specific
which part of his interpretation depends on an absurdity like that?
and why would a guy like you who has said that logic doesn't matter have a problem with that sort of thing?
BOSS KTULU;344748 said:I'm gonna have to watch it again I guess because your explanation doesn't make any sense. I get the feeling you're completely unfamiliar with this physics business.
BOSS KTULU;344953 said:The problem is that your interpretation of the lecture is muddled by your inane ignorance of even the most basic precepts of the science involved. What you're arguing now is that since YOU are unable to understand it, it must be wrong. This is hilarious.
BEAM;344976 said:I understood the lecture perfectly.
BOSS KTULU;344983 said:this is the opposite of what you are demonstrating
how is "there is a mathematically possible way for the universe to come about naturally" less sufficient an answer than "magic happened and i believe it because i want to"?
BOSS KTULU;345015 said:a room full of physics/math/philosophy students isnt going to let a guy do that, and since your credentials seem to be in interior decorating or something, i suspect you are the one mistaken
Yeah, actually. Have you ever taken a philosophy class? If I remember correctly, there's a QnA session at the end of this vid. If not, it's in a separate youtube I can find. They challenge him on a variety of things he says, so if he said something as simple as "This doesn't exist but it's the linch pin of my entire argument" somebody would've noticed.BEAM;345021 said:What, They're just gonna ... correct his mistake?
That's a pretty good sales pitch for your major.And I study DESIGN, champ.
Essentially, the field that produces the minds that divulge and act upon the very purpose and reason for the mechanics of all of the man-made things that you use every day.
BOSS KTULU;342657 said:We know video games are designed. We design them.
We have no such knowledge of the universe itself, and in fact, all available evidence points to a naturalistic formation of everything.
The excuse that "well it doesnt seem very likely" is impossible for you to make since you don't have available data to extrapolate that probability.
Also, most of the universe appears to be shitty.
Atheism is a position on the existence of deities. It does not prohibit or require ethics. An atheist can believe in an eye for an eye, the Golden Rule, Kantian Categorical Imperatives, cultural norms, utilitarianism, etc. etc. etc.
Basically, the thing preventing us AWFUL atheists from raping and murdering at will is that we're human beings with a basic social decency imbued in us instinctively as primates that survive through group cooperation.
BOSS KTULU;345041 said:Yeah, actually. Have you ever taken a philosophy class? If I remember correctly, there's a QnA session at the end of this vid. If not, it's in a separate youtube I can find. They challenge him on a variety of things he says, so if he said something as simple as "This doesn't exist but it's the linch pin of my entire argument" somebody would've noticed.
That's a pretty good sales pitch for your major.
I tell kids my major is why universities exist in the first place.
notme;345064 said:Recite and display such evidence. I'll adjust my sundial and wait
notme;345064 said:Recite and display such evidence. I'll adjust my sundial and wait
no belief, just logicBEAM;345071 said:your belief in his understanding
BOSS KTULU;345093 said:no belief, just logic
here, i'll trade you:
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