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    Problem of Evil Argument Conclusion versus a "lack of belief".

    But look at the example I gave: the Bible says "Go forth and multiply", and Christianity has long been opposed to birth control. The "which is the lesser evil" problem confronting the Chinese wasn't cause by "bad desires". It was caused by too many people having too many children and there not...
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    Problem of Evil Argument Conclusion versus a "lack of belief".

    You've done lots of research and ended up concluding that the new testament is a historically accurate document? Then you did your research very poorly, probably by choosing sources that already agreed with what you believe. I repeat: you do not have the faintest idea what you are talking...
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    Probability and Creation

    Well, that's what we normally think. I'm suggesting we've got this wrong - completely back to front and upside down, if you like. Not only is nothing not nothing, but it's the absolute opposite of nothing. And if you think about my previous reply....? "Nothing [or rather, what we think of...
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    Mary's Room and the Private Language Argument

    Oh, and while you're at it, perhaps you'd like to think about whether there are any other examples - any at all - from science or the "normal" world, where we have two apparently very different entities (X and Y) with completely different sets of properties, but people can expect get away with...
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    Mary's Room and the Private Language Argument

    OK, let me just get this absolutely clear. This sounds like my option: B) Consciousness is brain activity. There is no relationship apart from identity. Consciousness is identical to brain activity, regardless of the fact that they have completely different properties and bear not the...
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    Probability and Creation

    Same place the -1 came from. It was always there as potential within the 0. This isn't science. It's some sort of metaphysics, with a bit of philosophy of mathematics thrown in. I'm basically claiming that what we think of as "nothing" or "zero" is wrong. There's not such thing as...
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    Probability and Creation

    Here's how something comes from nothing: 0 = 1 + -1 In other words, we've misunderstood what nothingness is. The whole of existence adds up to nothing. All of the matter and energy (which are interchangeable), exactly balance out all of the potential gravitational energy of everything being...
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    Mary's Room and the Private Language Argument

    An explanation of how the information contained in a brain is turned into the subjective experience of consciousness. First you accept this is a question that requires an answer, then we can explore the possible answers. If you're like most materialists, then you're expecting me to provide an...
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    Problem of Evil Argument Conclusion versus a "lack of belief".

    Sorry, but this isn't even worthy of serious debate. The Bible is a religious text, not a historical document. The overwhelming majority of it has no corroborating evidence whatsoever, and that's without taking into account the fact that some of it is supernatural. Laugh all you like. You...
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    Problem of Evil Argument Conclusion versus a "lack of belief".

    "Falsifiable" is the wrong word. But we can sensibly talk about whether some things in the past are verifiable. And some are, and some aren't. Is the Normal invasion of England in 1066 verifiable? Yep. There's mountains of evidence to support this claim, not least that English Kings spoke...
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    Problem of Evil Argument Conclusion versus a "lack of belief".

    Well, it would be if it happened tomorrow and there were people there to officially record what happened. In reality, it's not.
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    Mary's Room and the Private Language Argument

    If I had a pound for every time I've seen a materialist make this mistake, I'd be able to buy a new car. Yes, when we damage brains, there is a corresponding damage to the contents of consciousness. The materialists naturally conclude from this that consciousness must be part of a brain, or at...
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    Problem of Evil Argument Conclusion versus a "lack of belief".

    Syllogistic arguments (arguments that start with set of premises which are supposed to lead, logically, to a conclusion) are only useful if the people they are aimed at are likely to find the premises acceptable, but not be so sure (or actively disbelieve) the conclusion. So, for example, if...
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    Problem of Evil Argument Conclusion versus a "lack of belief".

    Hard atheism (positive belief that there is no God) is a truth claim - it is a claim about metaphysics, but still a truth claim. Soft atheism (I see no reason to believe in a God, so I don't) is not.
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    Problem of Evil Argument Conclusion versus a "lack of belief".

    That argument would be better without the "for our salvation" bit. Humans, with the best will in the world, are continually faced with difficult moral dilemmas. Sometimes your only choice is between two things that are both evil, and all you can do is decide which is the lesser. Why should it...
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