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  1. osgart

    What is God?

    I agree. I'd rather be an atheist because the God concepts imply way more than is possible to know, and way more than can be evidenced, or proven.
  2. osgart

    What is God?

    Since the universe is finite there must be an infinite aboutness out there in the great beyond. The infinite aboutness may be called God since our very existence comes from it.
  3. osgart

    WHY do you believe?

    Not perfect, but it has intellect qualities to it. I don't believe the universe we live in is fundamental. I think it goes deeper.
  4. osgart

    WHY do you believe?

    I believe in cosmic purposes to existence and a purely intelligent fundamental eternal foundational reality. I'm still atheist regarding God concepts. The arguments for an unconditioned reality, and psychophysical harmony are strong reasons for me to believe as I do. Plus life has purpose...
  5. osgart

    What is Your Disbelief?

    I disbelieve that everything in reality can be explained by way of our sense experiences. Empiricism cannot take you all the way to knowing everything important to know. Evidence can only explain behaviors of phenomena, but never the intrinsic nature of existence. I disbelieve that...
  6. osgart

    Religion's Future or Lack of it

    Truth just means in accordance with good virtues in one sense. So for me when I think of ultimate truth I think about how well I lived according to those virtues I know to be true to the best of my knowledge. Just because some people think ultimate truth is meaningless words does not make it...
  7. osgart

    The Salvation Paradox

    It takes truth, and actual events to save someone from themselves. Sometimes consequences, and external forces can be the life changing events a person needs. It might be very rare that a person will have the impetus to save themselves entirely on their own. Arrogance is dangerous, and...
  8. osgart

    How can you justify the sheer complexity that evolution would have to evolve?

    I would say the mind is where emotions are handled. How actuality is understood, perceived, and comprehended is where emotions are managed. Objectivity is a virtue as I understand it. Emotions can go awry and people that are impulsive are ruled by their emotions without filtering them...
  9. osgart

    What the world needs now is peace: all wars must stop

    So like what are the peaceful ways that all people can live so that war can be averted? What's going to make all humans peaceful? Make nation/government power less attractive to the arrogant, ambitious and the foolhardy. Government power is only meant to serve all its people. It's not meant...
  10. osgart

    The last post is the WINNER!

    Life and existence!
  11. osgart

    The last post is the WINNER!

    " Philosophy is only there to remind everyone about the inexplicability of life and existence." --- Me Anything that can be said about it runs into problems.
  12. osgart

    Why What Words Mean Matters

    Sometimes language lacks and has holes in it where it becomes too hard to communicate meaning. The dictionary is just a jumping off point. There's enough adequate words in English that shouldn't be muddied, nor watered down or worse subverted. However sometimes words become generic, all...
  13. osgart

    Does it matter what we believe?

    I just don't use those words that way! It's confusing, and muddies the meaning. I won't argue that. I have such knowledge. I wouldn't venture down that road to make such claims. I have subjective truths about me, but I feel I've arrived at those truths objectively. I think inner knowing has...
  14. osgart

    Does it matter what we believe?

    Belief is crucial if it rises to the level of conviction, certitude, commitment, and faith. Belief is far short of knowledge though. Why would anyone be 100% absolutely certain in their beliefs knowing it's just a belief? That's totally irrational. Then there's believing in what you know to...
  15. osgart

    Challenge: I'm willing to convert if.......

    Having faith in certain religions is the act of putting on the blinders to people that do not subscribe to those religions; Christianity and Islam in particular. It alienates and oppresses. Unintended cruelty is not a righteous path. Best thing a person can do is independently investigate...
  16. osgart

    At what point subjective experience become objective?

    Objective means this: (of a person or their judgment) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts. "historians try to be objective and impartial"
  17. osgart

    At what point subjective experience become objective?

    Is this about taking an objective look at one's own subjective experience and determining if the inner experience exists as it presents itself or is an illusory projection effect that exists on a physical substrate?
  18. osgart

    Does it matter what we believe?

    In my book belief isn't knowledge. It's only reasonable that a just God wouldn't hold one accountable to beliefs; only knowledge. So, No! But to believe in what you know to be true and factual would still fall short of a God imperative I would say. Belief is weaker than having faith in what...
  19. osgart

    The debate of God.

    Once you even establish that a God exists then you have to figure out who or what God is. I think it's too much to ask why people believe in God because it's usually private, personal reasons and experiences, or a claim to revelation beyond rationality. They assume everyone is given an equal...
  20. osgart

    What is Evil?

    Evil is to be a false accuser, a tale bearing liar seeking personal pleasure, power, reputation, and/or gain from the harmful damage, and/or destruction of innocent people. To know what evil is you have to know what innocence is. Innocence is without malice, and no desire for malevolent...
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