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  1. Falvlun

    Form vs Action

    I think you may be mixing your metaphors. A photon is both particle and wave, yes. But if the particle disappears, the wave also disappears because they are two aspects of the same entity. As for the person, of course the person still exists even if he moves out of my sensory range. But, if...
  2. Falvlun

    If an entity offered you as an atheist an after life after you lived, would that interest you

    yeah, but the question Scott asked was whether you could conceive of *any* eternal existence you’d like. How do you know meaningful existence would be exhausted? In my scenario, I hypothesized that at the ultimate end of experience, you merge with a universal consciousness, just enjoying the...
  3. Falvlun

    Form vs Action

    So like I said— “if you mean appearance...” are you saying “actions” are “substance”?
  4. Falvlun

    Evil

    I think evil is intentional cruelty; and as such, it must be a purely human creation. Nature is ambivalent— it doesn’t do anything out of a sense of good or evil, right or wrong. Thus, while it may be cruel, it is not intentionally so, and therefore, not evil. Neither do I believe evil is...
  5. Falvlun

    Form vs Action

    What do you mean by form? If you mean “appearance”, then I’m not sure what the mystery is. It’s easier to appear than to do. If it weren’t hard to do good, then we wouldn’t be so constantly surprised and impressed when we see or hear about people doing good things.
  6. Falvlun

    If an entity offered you as an atheist an after life after you lived, would that interest you

    You don’t remember every experience from childhood now but you still consider yourself you. Personally, I like the idea of eternal reincarnation, with a period of reflection, memory, and relaxation in between each life. You could experience what it’s like to be an protozoan or a prince and...
  7. Falvlun

    If an entity offered you as an atheist an after life after you lived, would that interest you

    Is this just lack of imagination? The question was “can you conceive of an eternal existence you want” but you chose only to answer about “eternal bliss without end”. Perhaps your preferred eternal existence requires change and, perhaps, suffering.
  8. Falvlun

    If an entity offered you as an atheist an after life after you lived, would that interest you

    Heck yeah. Really don’t understand the people who are all like “no thanks”. I don’t know what happens when we die but I’m pretty sure it’s nothing and that really sucks. I don’t want to cease to exist. So basically being given an option to continue existence is a no brainer to me. For those...
  9. Falvlun

    Atheism is a RELIGION

    I realized I got stuck on your language and didn’t go on to address your meaning. I do think your non-acceptance, as you describe it, is a belief— the belief that you have insufficient reason to believe this man’s claim. But more to your point, does it constitue a belief that the gumballs are...
  10. Falvlun

    Atheism is a RELIGION

    I don’t think we can say that a common way of speaking is incorrect. Language is determined by how it’s used; not about some perfect concept of logic or even communication. You say it’s “just wrong linguistically”. According to whom? Wouldn’t the people who speak the language be the ultimate...
  11. Falvlun

    Theism, Agnosticism, & Atheism: Which Is Logically The Weakest?

    Wondering when someone would bring this up! :D I think I have some wiggle room here. Wiki describes as follows: “In argumentation theory, an argumentum ad populum (Latin for "argument to the people") is a fallacious argument that concludes that a proposition must be true because many or most...
  12. Falvlun

    Theism, Agnosticism, & Atheism: Which Is Logically The Weakest?

    Nope. A courthouse is one of the things I’m thinking of. Two witnesses are better than one. Why? Because it makes their testimony more believable. Plausible doesn’t mean true.
  13. Falvlun

    Theism, Agnosticism, & Atheism: Which Is Logically The Weakest?

    Already posted the definition. To recap: “the quality of seeming reasonable or probable”. Please note “seeming”. “Believable” is a synonym for “plausible”— check a thesaurus. Believable closely conveys the sense in which I’m using the word “plausible”.
  14. Falvlun

    Theism, Agnosticism, & Atheism: Which Is Logically The Weakest?

    The very original post that started this train of thought used “plausibility”, not evidence, claiming that both fairies and gods were equally plausible. I make a distinction between the two. I think “the number of believers makes something more plausible” is a slam dunk, irrefutable...
  15. Falvlun

    Theism, Agnosticism, & Atheism: Which Is Logically The Weakest?

    I actually deleted that from the post, sorry I didn’t catch the edit in time.
  16. Falvlun

    Theism, Agnosticism, & Atheism: Which Is Logically The Weakest?

    *sigh*. Plausibility does not mean something is true. Already covered this ground with @Polymath257. Also, my correlation isn’t unsubstantiated. It pretty much plays out whenever we are initially assessing whether something is believable. The reverse— where the less people that believe...
  17. Falvlun

    Theism, Agnosticism, & Atheism: Which Is Logically The Weakest?

    You keep on adding strange qualifiers. Unreasonable? According to who? You also ignored the word I italicized especially: seeming. Sure, maybe it doesn’t make something more reasonable but it sure makes it seem more reasonable. Again with qualifiers that aren’t present when examining a general...
  18. Falvlun

    Theism, Agnosticism, & Atheism: Which Is Logically The Weakest?

    Interesting explanation! Almost makes me want to go back to being an agnostic but alas, I know it would be dishonest to how I really feel. ;) I just wanted to address 2 things. 1. In regards to the theists, where do you rank those who have not had some experience but instead rely on...
  19. Falvlun

    Theism, Agnosticism, & Atheism: Which Is Logically The Weakest?

    Plausibility is not synonymous with probability. It’s more akin to “believeability”. The first definition I googled said that it was the “quality of seeming reasonable or probable.” My emphasis. Number of believers certainly has bearing on whether something seems reasonable. The fact that...
  20. Falvlun

    Theism, Agnosticism, & Atheism: Which Is Logically The Weakest?

    You seem to think I’m making a stronger statement than I am. I am not saying that “numerous people believing in X” is some perfect proof for X. I’m not saying that it meets some rigorous scientific experiment standard. I am simply saying that the more people you get affirming something, the...
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