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Why is it that because Immanuel holds a theistic point of view and you disagree with him, you resort to assuming that he is a preacher? Don't worry, V. It doesn't unsettle me in the least. Ask me sometime why I do what I do here, and I'll tell you. Then it'll all make sense. Okay. While I'm happy t...

Good point. You can only blame a "religion" for what its adherence do when they are actually obeying it. What they do when they disobey , or contradict , or disregard it, well, that has to be on the individuals in question. Likewise, not everybody who claims a religious affiliation or tit...

To consider it from a different perspective, of God were to consistently and actively interfere with humans, in terms of causation, wouldn't that disrupt our free will?

Is it not unfair to assign much of the blame for religious violence in the world to Muslims when there have been horrible acts done in the name of God by members of all religions? I think what should be called into question here is the concept of religion itself.

after all, you have no idea who I am, as I said. ...you are unaware that there is a more important discussion to be had, i.e. about the future of life on Earth, and the part that religion may or may not play. I am not unaware. It is called "The Secularization Hypothesis." But since the 19...

I agree with Spheres. Philosophy is about ideas, and ideas affect what people do. Intellectual quarrels are good including when emotions are involved. I agree that truth is important, and ideas affect what people do. Absolutely. And intellectual debate is wonderful. But "quarrels" and &qu...

We are all afloat. Arguable, of course. If there were to be an objective morality, and if we were to be told by the Supreme Being what that morality entailed, then we wouldn't be afloat, would we? So we'd have to start with the assumption that there was no Supreme Being and no objective truth about...

punishing evil is a necessity. As well as self defense. How can we say that punishing evil is a necessity when we are uncertain as to the exact role of evil? Good question. If there is no ultimate standard of good and evil, then it must follow that those words are simply expressions of either likin...

I request that you outline for us which religious sects (Protestant or Catholic or both) believe that it is sufficient to be saved from sin and death just to believe in the saving power of JC. (as when she touched the hem of his garment) . And not have to do any good works at all. I could give you ...

How does IC deal with his omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent 'God' and our 'freewill'? As if we have this 'freewill' then this 'God' is missing an omni' or two so not much of a 'God' then. The existence of God does not rely on the fact that this being caused/s everything to happen. It is easy t...

osgart wrote: punishing evil is a necessity. As well as self defense.

How can we say that punishing evil is a necessity when we are uncertain as to the exact role of evil?

Open-mindedness is harder than it looks, as it isn't just being accepting of all ideas, but it's being accepting of ALL ideas. This means that even when someone proposes something wildly unethical and absurd, you are still able to withhold judgement and objectively consider what their stance is and ...

All our deeds, emotions, thoughts, creeds – and whatever else we are trying to relate ourselves with – are expression of consciousness which thus exercises its possibilities in order to realize itself. Isn't this self-contradictory? In order for consciousness to seek out itself it requires an aware...

How does IC deal with his omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent 'God' and our 'freewill'? As if we have this 'freewill' then this 'God' is missing an omni' or two so not much of a 'God' then. The existence of God does not rely on the fact that this being caused/s everything to happen. It is easy t...

Let’s take your remarks point by point. Not "debars," Dave, but rather "makes nonsensical." 1. You’re pretending not to understand the concept of subjective probability. Being predetermined is consistent with being unpredictable in practice, which is the situation to which subje...