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Logical? Deism.

MRC_Hans said:

Already answered (more than once :rolleyes: ).

Hans

Well you said some things, but you never did answer the question....

If a timeless state, as you call it, existed for 0 seconds, then how did it exist at all?
 
Suppose that the universe will eventually succumb to heat death, where there's nothing happening anymore, and possibly, no objects because everything has decayed. What then becomes of time, when there's nothing to measure?
 
If a timeless state, as you call it, existed for 0 seconds

Bogus argument.

My mind is 0 cm wide and 0 cm deep. Does this mean it doesn't exist?
 
wraith said:
...and you can?
When you cease to exist Tricky ( :rolleyes: ) I want you to say "I perceieve no time!"
Asking a person who doesn't exist to say anything is almost as ridiculous as asking how long a timeless state lasted. What have you heard recently from dead people?


ahhh no, that doesnt flow ;)
It makes exactly as much sense as the "proof" for Logical Deism, i.e. none.


If there was a square, how could you perceive it without Time?
You really aren't getting this are you? The timeless state means there is nothing. No length, no squares, no you.


Listen Tricky, I think you know pretty dam well what my evidence is for a Higher Power!
I know you've repeated the same few things a lot of times, but not anything you have said constitutes evidence. You have never shown me why the existence of the laws of physics predicates a higher power. All you have said is that you can't imagine it to be otherwise. Well I can. I can imagine a lot of different scenarios, but without evidence for them, it is pointless to believe in them.

Start with something simple. What is the experimental evidence you have for gravitons?


How are you more conscious than TLOP without your precious double standard? :eek:
Show me a single consciousness which is not associated with a physical brain and I will place some credence in what you say. No, don't just claim it. Show it. If you expect me to just take your word for it, why you would be harboring a double standard since you ask others to provide proof of everything they propose.


anyone that places bets to lose..........
Actually, I don't gamble at all. I don't even play the lottery. Tell me, wraith, why aren't you wealthy, what with your inside knowlege of what is going to happen in the future? You should be cleaning up at the race track.
 
Rosetta Stone said:
Suppose that the universe will eventually succumb to heat death, where there's nothing happening anymore, and possibly, no objects because everything has decayed. What then becomes of time, when there's nothing to measure?

you mean

what becomes of Time if there is no Consciousness?
 
Tricky said:

Asking a person who doesn't exist to say anything is almost as ridiculous as asking how long a timeless state lasted. What have you heard recently from dead people?

Thats the point. When anyone says "I can perceive no time" they might aswell say "I can perceive time when Im dead".

You really aren't getting this are you? The timeless state means there is nothing. No length, no squares, no you.

For what reason did "no-time" become "time"?

I know you've repeated the same few things a lot of times, but not anything you have said constitutes evidence. You have never shown me why the existence of the laws of physics predicates a higher power. All you have said is that you can't imagine it to be otherwise. Well I can. I can imagine a lot of different scenarios, but without evidence for them, it is pointless to believe in them.

Start with something simple. What is the experimental evidence you have for gravitons?

You have spacetime...space and time are connected...

What are you? Youre a consciousness that operates via MPB thats based on Time and history...

Sounds like the work of Gravity

Show me a single consciousness which is not associated with a physical brain and I will place some credence in what you say. No, don't just claim it. Show it. If you expect me to just take your word for it, why you would be harboring a double standard since you ask others to provide proof of everything they propose.

I cant force a square peg into a round hole. Thats what you want me today. You are looking through a "matter creates consciousness" window.

You say physical brain.
I say a brain thats made of energy.

Actually, I don't gamble at all. I don't even play the lottery. Tell me, wraith, why aren't you wealthy, what with your inside knowlege of what is going to happen in the future? You should be cleaning up at the race track.

hate to tell you this, but atheism is a HUGE gamble...
 
Elephant:
My mind is 0 cm wide and 0 cm deep. Does this mean it doesn't exist?

Bogus argument. That’s simply incomprehensible I have no idea what it means.

The Wraith:
Your Soul doesnt have dimensions?

Elephant:
Last time I tried to measure it I had trouble finding where to put the ruler....

What type of “ruler”, exactly, were you using to measure?
 
wraith said:
Thats the point. When anyone says "I can perceive no time" they might aswell say "I can perceive time when Im dead".
But no one is saying they can "perceive" no time. They say they can "imagine" no time. You do understand the difference, do you not?

For what reason did "no-time" become "time"?
The same reason the universe came into existence (which evidence suggests was the Big Bang). Once things existed, then time had meaning.

You have spacetime...space and time are connected...

What are you? Youre a consciousness that operates via MPB thats based on Time and history...

Sounds like the work of Gravity.
Do you honestly think that jumble of words makes any sense? And why the heck would you say "sounds like the work of Gravity" any more than you would say "sounds like the work of stellar radiation" or "sounds like the work of leprachauns"? You have failed to establish any sort of connection to gravity.

If consciousness is tied to gravity, then why do not astronauts become unconscious (or at least sluggish) while they are in a place where the effects of gravity are negligible? If you could show that to be true, then I'd call it evidence. Unfortunately for you, we have lots of evidence that this is not the case.


I cant force a square peg into a round hole. Thats what you want me today. You are looking through a "matter creates consciousness" window.
Because it's the only one open. Your "consciousness creates matter" window is locked and boarded. You cannot show a single piece of evidence for the truth of that statement. Why is it you can imagine a disembodied consciousness, but cannot fathom a timeless state?

You say physical brain.
I say a brain thats made of energy.
I have lots of evidence for physical brains. I've seen a number of them. There are whole branches of science dedicated to them. I have yet to see a brain made of energy. Please show me one and I'll put some credence in your statement.

hate to tell you this, but atheism is a HUGE gamble...
Still buying into Pascal's Wager eh wraith? It is a simple task to debunk it.
 
Bogus argument. That’s simply incomprehensible I have no idea what it means.

It means that souls do not have physical dimensions, but still exist.

And since time, as well as space, belongs to the physical Universe, things which have no temporal dimension may also exist.

;)


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The Wraith:
Your Soul doesnt have dimensions?

Elephant:
Last time I tried to measure it I had trouble finding where to put the ruler....
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What type of “ruler”, exactly, were you using to measure?

One marked with centimetres.
 
Elephant:
It means that souls do not have physical dimensions, but still exist.

Spoken like a True mystical-pseudo-Materialist.

Elephant:
And since time, as well as space, belongs to the physical Universe, things which have no temporal dimension may also exist.

Ahhh, so things which don’t exist actually do?

You mean like figments of your imagination?

Elephant:
One marked with centimetres.

Try eternities instead next time.
 
UndercoverElephant said:


Last time I tried to measure it I had trouble finding where to put the ruler.... :rolleyes:
Perhaps the appropriate question is "What kind of dimension does a soul have?"
 
'Bout time to get this thread back on topic again. There are a couple of important new additions to the list of Logical Deism beliefs. Of particular importance is the discovery that the Logical Goddess does not control your perceptions. My only conclusion can be that perceptions lie outside The Laws Of Physics.

As always, thanks to contributers (CWL in particular this time) and an open invitation to Logical Deists to correct the list.
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NOTE: Many of these “beliefs” were verified by Franko in this post.
Origins

How Things Work

Morality

Miscellaneous/The Lexicon
A more detailed explanation of the Logical Deism creation story is given here.
 
Tricky:

What exactly is making the “choices”? Aren’t “YOU” (people) just your physical brain? … and isn’t your physical brain simply made of atoms (chemicals) obeying the same laws that ALL chemicals obey? How are the chemicals in your brain making “decisions” or “choices” beyond those made by any other chemicals? Are you claiming that the carbon atoms in your physical body obey a different set of rules from those obeyed by other carbon atoms?

What evidence or logical reason do you have for believing that these “choices” are real? Isn’t it a fact, that your “choices” are simple an illusion like the colors red, green, and blue, when the real reality is oscillating photons traveling at the speed of light? Isn’t your “free will” similarly an illusion while the real reality is that you are a puppet completely under the control of Almighty TLOP (The Laws of Physics)???

Please explain your reasoning for believing this? The fact that you have been going sooo far out of your way dodging this question for months and months makes me think that you believe this based solely on wishful thinking and pessimism, or because you simply don’t have enough integrity or intellectual honesty to concede the point.

I see no logical reason why you hold these beliefs.
 
Tricky:
The same reason the universe came into existence (which evidence suggests was the Big Bang). Once things existed, then time had meaning.

So explain how meaningful "Time" appeared out of unmeaningful "No Time"?

If it really isn't Magic (as you A-Theists all claim) then you would be able to explain EXACTLY how it happened.

But you can't ...
 
Nice to see the materialists/atheists trying to think about what the Abiogenesis (not terran abiog.) was/is...... :)
 
Franko said:
Tricky:

What exactly is making the “choices”? Aren’t “YOU” (people) just your physical brain? … and isn’t your physical brain simply made of atoms (chemicals)...
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What in the world trigered this little rant, Franko? Does this have anything to do with what was recently posted, or was it just a random synaptic event? :D

However, I would be interested in knowing if under Logical Deism, one's perceptions (which are not under control of the LG) obey TLOP. Try to stay on topic.
 
Tricky,

The fact that you have been going sooo far out of your way dodging this question for months and months makes me think that you believe this based solely on wishful thinking and pessimism, or because you simply don’t have enough integrity or intellectual honesty to concede the point.

I see no logical reason why you hold these beliefs.
 

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