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  1. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    Yeah I reject your extremely weak evidence and even weaker arguments as per my statements above. Its not baby sitting when I'm being the adult here.
  2. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    Well first of all I don't necessarily accept that its unique to each person; I wouldn't be able to prove that. It may be the case somehow that a quantum clone is in fact same consciousness and that single original consciousness experiences both but without memory of the other. Or it might be...
  3. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    Ok, but the problem here is that the soul is indistinguishable from the brain and usual carries a lot of supernatural baggage. If you're just going to say the soul is the summation of us, then why not just keep calling it the brain. That just sounds like advanced technology. I just don't...
  4. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    No it doesn't. Bringing into question a soul here is the argument from ignorance. Well we don't have anything other explanation so lets just assume a soul is possible or real.
  5. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    Let me summarize your point--Because you don't understand how reason and learning can be done in a materialistic universe, therefore the soul and the supernatural exists. You know what that's called? Its the argument from ignorance. How do you know that? There might have been super intelligent...
  6. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    The answer is I don't know. But you're exactly right that it isn't evidence of a soul nor is it evidence of anything else.
  7. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    Could it have been made up? Yes. Could it have been exaggerated? Yes. Would it prove the supernatural or the existence of souls? No. Is this scientifically documented and peer reviewed? Nope. Should we now also accept anecdotes from people who have been abducted by aliens? No. What...
  8. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    Near death experiences are not a reliable way of determining the truth. I would ask what justification you have to make the claim that things cannot be explained in a materialistic universe. Near death experiences can certainly be explained in a materialistic worldview in many different ways...
  9. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    That's a sufficient but not necessary account. Where's the evidence or logically necessary argument? Also, why would paranormal phenomena confirm the existence of a soul? Its consistent for the paranormal to exist and for humans not to have souls. I see no reason why dubious paranormal claims...
  10. serp777

    What's the justification for believing in the soul?

    It doesn't seem like there's any good evidence or rational justification for the existence of a soul. Most of the things i've heard are fallacious appeals to identity, and appeals to consequences like if we don't have a soul, then we can't have free will. I've also seen no demonstration that...
  11. serp777

    Pulling over before cop sirens turn on

    So I was wondering, if you see a cop behind you and you think that their sirens are about to turn on, can you pull over before this happens and park to avoid having to deal with the police? Is it possible for a cop to still give you a traffic ticket even though you're already parked and out of...
  12. serp777

    Just Addressing Yet Another Absurd, Dishonest Atheistic Argument

    There are many different kinds of atheists. Its not really logical to say that you can prove or disprove whether anythings in the box based on limited evidence. Saying I don't know is a valid position to have and it indicates you've hit the limits of what you can know. Anybody making the claim...
  13. serp777

    If God exists, how can we reliably know anything about him?

    I don't see how you're connecting atomic structures to a clue that the universe is designed. I'm not saying its not a clue, it might be, but I fail to see any reason to accept it as a clue based on current information.
  14. serp777

    If God exists, how can we reliably know anything about him?

    I see no reason to assume God is love. I also don't see how all things are possible with love. Is it possible to love so much that you escape the gravity of a black hole? This isn't interstellar here.
  15. serp777

    If God exists, how can we reliably know anything about him?

    How is it you've shown that an alien experiment or the matrix is less likely than Advaita? We know there is life in the universe, and its not unreasonable to conclude that its possible for alien civilizations to have emerged. With billions of years to work with these civilizations could become...
  16. serp777

    If God exists, how can we reliably know anything about him?

    I don't know but you're stuck with exactly the same question because naturally you would not trust your eyes if you saw what you knew to be an optical illusion. That's one small example but it proves that we cannot completely trust ourselves, meaning you'd have to consider what percentage you...
  17. serp777

    If God exists, how can we reliably know anything about him?

    Why should it indicate anything? I am so tired of the artist analogy to be honest. Its such a terrible analogy; you're presuming that the universe is like an art piece. The only way we know that art pieces are designed is because we have examples of artists, different art pieces, and a lot of...
  18. serp777

    If God exists, how can we reliably know anything about him?

    Sorry, but how could you have a rational analysis without including logical arguments? Furthermore, this kind of goes back to the initial point of doubting your experiences and questioning not only the validity of those experiences but also whether you have interpreted them correctly and...
  19. serp777

    If God exists, how can we reliably know anything about him?

    One of the first steps of a rational analysis to justify non dual pantheism would be to include the assumption, among MANY MANY others things, that you're not the only sentient being in the universe. If you're just going to assume that, then your presuppositions are already on unjustified...
  20. serp777

    If God exists, how can we reliably know anything about him?

    False. My "framework" actually rejects assumptions and claims. I haven't made any definitive claims. I've given a lot of possibilities to sow the seeds of doubt. Pointing out that there are other explanations that haven't been disproven is hardly an assumption. This is mostly meaningless...
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