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It depends on what science is actually doing. When science finds a new particle they claim its a new aspect of fundemental reality. The science method does tell us about reality with ideas like particles, chemicals, fields and forces. Primarily that matter or something within the causal closure...

Yes I have heard of how big top computers were that probably only had a fraction of todays PC's. Speaking of Texas Instruments I am pretty sure that they also made kids toys and I remember my daughter when we was about 2 or 3 having some plastic interface with all the bells and whistles and...

There you go then, I should have refreshed myself in the context. Sorry I just found this post and realised I hadn't replied. Considering I was already reengaging with the thread I thought I would reply. What I wrote was the first thoughts that came to mind. I actually did read a few of the...

Well I think it is and I disagree that its an cognitive error or distortion. Belief in a natural cognition for humans and not an error. Its our default cognition whether thats by evolution or is something beyond the objective world like people believe in consciousness beyond brain. Its...

The example was only to highlight the logic. To show it doesn't follow that killing someone because of what they remind someone about or makes them feel is no justification. If life begins at conception then it should be treated no different as though a child was killed because of what it...

From memory I don't think the digital watches had come out yet. So they were the proper tick tock clocks with all the mechanisms, a work of art. I remember clocks everywhere, We had this hallway standing clock with the chimes or dongs, can't remember. But I remember the ticks of clocks...

A mother has a serious car aciddent which is her fault. Her child is injured and as a result is deformed and has brain damage. The mother cannot handle the sight of her child because it reminds her of what she done and causes her to become suicidal. Is it ok for her to kill her child because it...

Well if you found a watch from today 50 years ago then things would really get weird.

That to me is an arguement for the objective reality we see and think is what makes reality is actually just an illusion or a reflection of some deeper non physical reality at work behind what we see.

If it happened to the US then Iran would have been bombed, their military bases wiped off the face of the earth. Biden is playing both sides and creating an even worse situation. He is too weak to be a leader and bows to Leftist radical ideology. We have seen this in how they re=established aid...

Yes and its also what the research shows that humans are born with an innate belief in telology and a supernatural agent behind what we see. So its in us and not taught to us. We infact work hard as a society to get belief out of us and even then we still have a propensity to believe in such...

Yet many say it was a benefit for survival. So what it is a flaw or benefit. But aren't they identical in that as you say they apply the same principle of disbelief to a wider range of the supernatural. In fact as I mentioned to be consistent all atheist should disbelieve all supernatural...

OK, yep I get it.

I think it does as theistic evolutions allows us to understand the complex processes that go into Gods creation. That they don't just pop out of thin air but there is a methed and order to Gods creation. I think thats more impressive. We can see the finished product from the outside and though...

I heard the other day an interesting take on abortion. Even as recent as the 1990's abortion was seen as a rare necessity in special cases. But today its regarded as a right. Millions and millions of abostions happen as a matter of contraception. If someone was to object to this right they would...

Show me where I have justified colonialism or imperialism. I just said clearly that I am not saying imperialism or colonialism has got anything to do with Christianity. I don't trest these as Christian. Believe it or not but two opposite things can happen at the same time. The west did oppress...

I am not sure what you even think I am guilty of lol. I havn't supported what they did, I havn't said it was ok. So I am not sure why you keep thinking this.

I think it helps that we understand what each of us actually means by "Western Christian Culture". I see it as the bible, Christs teachings expressed in a Western cultural context. I don't call colonialism, imperialism or any of the harms done to peoples Christian teachings or truth. All I am...

Then we will both have to keep that in mind. They use various words like real or true atheists. Thats because the studies seem to be saying that some form of metaphysical belief is a default human cognition. Its just how humans think even if we don't consciously know this. I don't think its as...

But it was not personal. I stated a fact of research not directed at you but just a fact. Yes it always pays to clarify what the messager is saying before you make accusations. I am I mean the studies I am referring to that say there is no such thing as a true atheist are talking about belief...