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  1. dust1n

    Any Arguments by which to Conclude that Consciousness Is a Product of Brains?

    I don't really believe in "free will" but intentions, beliefs, awareness... sure... But what, you are wanting me to reformat the argument in strictly logical fashion? Seems sort of hopeless, since people rarely even have a set of agreeable premises. Let's make on swing. P1: We can make a...
  2. dust1n

    If you were God, what would you do differently?

    God wrote the laws on a stone millennia ago, in a language I don't speak, and also no one ever has the stone to look at. I would venture that it could potentially get a lot clearer...
  3. dust1n

    EU: It's not going well, let's limit free speech

    A Senator was cut from speaking because of an obscure rule that keeps a Senator from speaking badly about another Senator, despite the fact they were at a hearing for the nomination of the Senator into a cabinet position. The freedom of speech party, folks.
  4. dust1n

    Any Arguments by which to Conclude that Consciousness Is a Product of Brains?

    The correlation extends beyound: Brain there = Consciousness happening Brain not there = Consciousness not happening Therefore, Brain leads to Consciousness. In instances of traumatic brain injuries, entire aspects or parts of what we consider a person to be can foundationally change. Our...
  5. dust1n

    The world is being taken over by fruitcakes. What's an appropriate response?

    Le Pen is unlikely to win. Similarly in Germany you are getting Merkel or Schulz; both reasonable. Austria elected it's first Green Party PM in history (twice). Scotland is probably going second Ref next year. If that passes, Irish reunification very likely. Leftists and centrists are still the...
  6. dust1n

    Just Accidental?

    I understand that is the general. I don't really see how any of that relates to DNA, or diseases or anything. Usually I would blame the person who committed the supposed crime, not thier children and their children's children ad infintum. Do I think it's co-incidence that humans are made up...
  7. dust1n

    Vehicular Terrorism.....A Technological Approach

    A man can dream! I like these:
  8. dust1n

    Business People As Political Leaders

    Well, at least we got the managerial experience and business experience this go around. "After four years living in New York City, Obama moved to Chicago to work as a community organizer. He worked for three years from June 1985 to May 1988 as director of the Developing Communities Project...
  9. dust1n

    Business People As Political Leaders

    Two problems with that is 1.) I'm pretty sure Obama does have some management experience. 2.) That's not a constitutional requirement of a president. =[
  10. dust1n

    Vehicular Terrorism.....A Technological Approach

    Hogwash! There are many places they can go, but haven't! No one is getting through this accidental or not.
  11. dust1n

    Just Accidental?

    This I'm aware of.. the biological bugs things seemed pretty specific though, that's what I was curious where this was explained. Seems like a particularly cruel thing to do. It always struck me strange to the Ezekiel goes into so much detail about how a son shouldn't be punished for the...
  12. dust1n

    Just Accidental?

    Which chapter is that again? If it is designed to be a very efficient system, then why does it have, as you say, a fault? I don't know. Humans are getting much closer to eradicating Malaria. They took out Small Pox. But I'm wondering if a child who dies from a disease, or maybe a disease...
  13. dust1n

    Atheist Business with Christian Customers.

    A church?
  14. dust1n

    Highly Implausible = Nonexistent?

    It's pointless to talk about the likelihood of God. It's sort of a meaningless affair. The word God doesn't mean anything and it's impossible to apply attributes to something that is indefinable.
  15. dust1n

    Vehicular Terrorism.....A Technological Approach

    Behold the glorious bollard.
  16. dust1n

    #DiagnoseTrump

    Socialism is a failed policy. Now quick, someone get big government to put up tariffs for me so I can compete on the global job market. =[ =[ =[
  17. dust1n

    Begging the Question

    It wasn't even an argument... just pointing out your one-sided standard for legitimate truth claims. Everyone's claims require an intense scrutiny that apparently should never be applied to any claim you make. It's a contradiction. If all truth is contained in the Bible, and the statement...
  18. dust1n

    Begging the Question

    One that is peer-reviewed and maintained by a university... and it wasn't the only thing. I guess it was lost on you though that attacking the source as opposed to attacking the content is a form of ad hominem, another logical fallacy. No kidding. But Valid logical arguments are not...
  19. dust1n

    Begging the Question

    So it is irrational to demand evidence from others while exempting yourself, and yet you demand evidence that evidence is necessary to believe something (why would you need evidence for that?) all while exempting yourself from needing to provide any sort of evidence for the hundreds of claims in...
  20. dust1n

    Begging the Question

    This is such common knowledge about Logic, I thought Wiki would work. But at your request: IEP: (emphasis added) "According to the definition of a deductive argument (see the Deduction and Induction), the author of a deductive argument always intends that the premises provide the sort of...
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