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    Is free will really an illusion?

    I made it perfectly clear that the point wasn't my own. How can you even need that explaining? Pre-initialised?... to begin before. Looks like you didn't read anything I wrote anywhere near as carefully as you should. Again though... you're a credit to the community.
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    Is free will really an illusion?

    It's not "up his alley". They're exactly his words. Glad you pointed it out though... you almost wasted a good opportunity to contribute something meaningful. Control can't do anything but arise? So we're not actually pre-initialising control, it just fabricates itself? Sounds like you're...
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    Why can't anyone explain this?

    I think there are a few misconceptions about the nature of what evolution actually is/really entails. First thing to remember is that we're talking about time scales which we're unable to comprehend. I mean that literally. We're able to measure, from day to day what we do in a week and 'feel'...
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    Is free will really an illusion?

    Sam Harris has a lot to say about free will (some of them are worth a watch) but he raises some interesting points. When I think about free will, I think about the process of a thought. An idea, the compelling urge to do... something. In order for us to be the true 'authors' of our actions...
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    Recent Dalai Lama quote... thoughts?

    Source: Dalai Lama tells his Facebook friends that religion "is no longer adequate" Not even google knows what "fruballing" means.
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    Recent Dalai Lama quote... thoughts?

    All the world's major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness can and do promote inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I am increasingly convinced that the time has...
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    Something from nothing...

    How did god do it?
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    So... is God incompetent or uncaring? Which of the two?

    I wasn't looking for education thanks. Just opinion. What you say isn't factual, as much as you obviously think it is. I don't remember criticizing YOU for a belief that you don't hold, or anyone for that matter. You can see the OP from the thread list... if you don't believe it or don't have...
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    So... is God incompetent or uncaring? Which of the two?

    I didn't give one. My conclusion is irrelevant as I don't subscribe to the supernatural. Everything that occurs, whether it be death, birth, happiness, sadness is the direct result of an explainable process. The reason people suffer, for me, isn't a question worth answering. It's like asking...
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    So... is God incompetent or uncaring? Which of the two?

    You're right... it normally doesn't get to me that much but when people write completely pointless posts for no reason other than to point out people's knowledge (or lack thereof) AND consider themselves some kind of respected member... I'm done though... I've had a plethora of answers...
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    So... is God incompetent or uncaring? Which of the two?

    It's always the same story. Ridicule the person asking the questions without giving an actual ounce of your own opinion.
  12. R

    So... is God incompetent or uncaring? Which of the two?

    I can't find the post which states he was wrong... I can see lots of questions following the statement, no submissions that he's actually wrong though.
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    So... is God incompetent or uncaring? Which of the two?

    This isn't really about my own annoyance. It's just something that came to me when I was thinking about it. Other than the two theories given in the OP, I can't come to another clear conclusion and neither can anybody else on this thread, it would seem.
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    So... is God incompetent or uncaring? Which of the two?

    I openly admit to nothing. Try reading the words in the posts. The OP was created so that I can understand points of view and then ask questions which would allow me to learn. So how do you define the difference between the action these people are taking in the real world and their religious...
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    So... is God incompetent or uncaring? Which of the two?

    Anyone reading that and actually thinking about it can see that it's not a submission of knowledge. It's my opinion of the only two possible alternatives. Based on the fact that not a single person has given a straight forward answer yet, proves that the ultimatum has some substance.
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    So... is God incompetent or uncaring? Which of the two?

    Help me to understand then. That's why I'm here.
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    So... is God incompetent or uncaring? Which of the two?

    Thanks for your input. At no point have I attempted to express my own knowledge of any of the issues we're talking about here. I'm asking questions because I want to know more. Then I ask more questions. Then more. If this sounds like I'm claiming to know more about the cosmos and...
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    So... is God incompetent or uncaring? Which of the two?

    My knowledge of theism was dismissed based on my disbelief of it. I have no interest in making a rebuttal to that. Your opinion that it's not a Christian view to believe that those who believe in the incorrect god due to time period or geographic location has been proven wrong so often...
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    So... is God incompetent or uncaring? Which of the two?

    Maybe I'm missing the point there, but in your view, how does the 'How can you witness it and not?' comment give any credence to the other Rabbi's stance? To me, that translates to "How can you see all this death and bloodshed and not believe that it was created by god?" Which, in turn...
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    Something from nothing...

    I hold no religion in god in the same way you hold no belief that the moon is not made of cheese. You don't label yourself according to this disbelief you take it as given... it doesn't even need to be discussed. The anti-theist label comes because as well as not believing in it, I wouldn't...
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