How much of this do you believe?

[sandy whitelinger]

Spontaneous universe

Spontaneous earth

Spontaneous life

Assent of life

Spontaneous intelligence

Spontaneous soul

(Spontaneous- not apparently contrived or manipulated : natural)

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I don't even know what you're talking about. :biglaugh:

 

[sandy whitelinger]

I don't even know what you're talking about.

I'll forgive your ignorance and even help you out.

Spontaneous universe- a universe that was created from nothing without outside influence.

Spontaneous earth- an earth that was formed within that universe without outside influence.

Spontaneous life- abiogenesis

Assent of life- evolution of life that moved from less complicated to more complicated.

Spontaneous intelligence- evolved intelligence from non-intelligence without outside influence

Spontaneous soul- the formation of a soul within life without outside influence

 

[neves]

That is a awful big number of random events...

 

[sandy whitelinger]

That is a awful big number of random events...

This is true.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I'll forgive your ignorance and even help you out.

Yes, my ignorance is offensive.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

Yes, my ignorance is offensive.

Your ignorance is understandable. Perhaps you thought I said "arrogance."

 

[angellous_evangellous]

Your ignorance is understandable. Perhaps you thought I said "arrogance."

Either way works for me.

My ignorance is painful, but I'm very proud of it.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I believe my wife wants me to be more spontaneous. I'm not sure where that falls.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

Either way works for me.

My ignorance is painful, but I'm very proud of it.

I'm ignorant of my pride, some mistake this for arrogance. Any thoughts on the OP now that I've enlightened you?

 

[sandy whitelinger]

I believe my wife wants me to be more spontaneous. I'm not sure where that falls.

She might settle for assent.

 

[Sunstone]

Spontaneous universe- a universe that was created from nothing without outside influence.

Spontaneous earth- an earth that was formed within that universe without outside influence.

Spontaneous life- abiogenesis

Assent of life- evolution of life that moved from less complicated to more complicated.

Spontaneous intelligence- evolved intelligence from non-intelligence without outside influence

By "outside influence" do you mean supernatural influence?

Spontaneous soul- the formation of a soul within life without outside influence

I doubt there is a soul.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

By "outside influence" do you mean supernatural influence?

For ouside influence for the formation of the universe I'm guess I not sure what that means. At some point all of the matter in the unverse was formed. Was there an outside influence of any sort behind that?

As for the formation of things within the universe, was there any influence of any kind from beyond the universe. If that is the definition of what you deem to be supernatural (I'm not sure) then, yes.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I doubt there is a soul.

It depends on what you mean by "soul." I used to believe this - but after my adventures with Nietzsche and Heidegger, I definately think that our ontology should be characterized as more than the natural sciences can discover and describe. Perhaps we can call this the "soul."

 

[Kilgore Trout]

As for the formation of things witin the universe, was there any influence of anykind from beyond the universe. If that is the definition of what you deem to be supernatural, I'm not sure.

Nothing outside of our universe, if it even exists, can affect anything inside our universe.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

Nothing outside of our universe, if it even exists, can affect anything inside our universe.

Would you base that on the concept that if it could effect this universe then it is part of this universe?

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Would you base that on the concept that if it could effect this universe then it is part of this universe?

Correct.

 

[painted wolf]

I think you are confusing "natural" and "spontaneous".

The origin of life was natural, but it was still obeying the non spontaneous nature of chemistry.

The formation of the Earth was natural and it obeys the nature of gravity, physics and chemistry.

And so on.

wa:do

 

[Freelancer7]

'Spontaneous', any connection with hydrogen and heat?

 

[Valjean]

I have to agree with the posters here who are having problems with the term "spontaneous."

It implies without mechanism.