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Regarding Franko...

Ummm Franko, you believe in things that have no evidence. Your goddess for example. You simply believe so hard in her, that it becomes evidence that she must exist to you. Such a simple small mind you have.

Wow ... it's like you were reading my mind!

how do you do that???
 
Now why on earth do you ask that Franko. You know you say I'm atheist so I have supernatural free willy powers remember. I can do anything.
 
Uce:
Now why on earth do you ask that Franko. You know you say I'm atheist so I have supernatural free willy powers remember. I can do anything.

Yes, but if someone ask me why I believe this, what exactly should I tell them? What is the reason I believe this? ... or is it just because You said so?

... or doesn't it matter? ... because none of "us" exist ... ?
 
Franko said:


Acausal = without logical cause.

Magic = without logical cause. = (Supernatural)

An acausal event is not supernatural. It is still natural.


No, it’s not True. It is just YOU claiming that things happen magically.

Let's say that we don't have enough information to determine whether or not Determinism is true. In the mean time, we assume that some events are acausal because that's how they appear to us. It is the only possible way to understand how the Universe works (unless you are God of course).
I don't deny the possibility of an underlying determinism, I think I've become an agnostic regarding this topic.


… and even if they were you STILL wouldn’t have “free will” you would have “random will”. So I don’t see how this is any help to you even if this nonsense were True?

At the micro level, I have random will. Well, my atoms and chemicals in my brain behave in that way.


Nope. She doesn’t.

You said so. You said that she is bounded by Gravity (a Law), so it means that she cannot control random events.


Why do you assume QG is random now?

It isn't :eek:


Let me guess, since the A-Theist have no idea how QG works, then that must mean it is magical?
Nothings is magical. Everything happens for a reason.

Yeah, and you have an idea how it works :rolleyes:
But you will refuse to share your knowledge with the scientific community.

Q-S
 
Franko:
Acausal = without logical cause.

Magic = without logical cause. = (Supernatural)

Q-Source:
An acausal event is not supernatural. It is still natural.

Ohh Great! In that case the Logical Goddess is acausal. Do you believe now?

Franko:
It is just YOU claiming that things happen magically.

Q-Source:
Let's say that we don't have enough information to determine whether or not Determinism is true. In the mean time, we assume that some events are acausal because that's how they appear to us. It is the only possible way to understand how the Universe works (unless you are God of course).

Ahhh, I am starting to see, so instead of assuming that there are logical rules, and the universe behaves entirely Deterministically and Objectively as it would appear by ALL AVAILABLE EVIDENCE, we should simply assume that Reality is ultimately magical so we can pretend that there is no God, and no consequences for our actions???

I don't deny the possibility of an underlying determinism, I think I've become an agnostic regarding this topic.

Good Karma for You Darling. (sincerely)

Franko:
… and even if they were you STILL wouldn’t have “free will” you would have “random will”. So I don’t see how this is any help to you even if this nonsense were True?

Q-Source:
At the micro level, I have random will. Well, my atoms and chemicals in my brain behave in that way.

So how does your mind make the “random” into “non-random”? I thought that we BOTH agreed, ALL action is based on Belief? I don’t see where the “random” part fits into the equation? I don’t see the need for the magic of “ true randomness” (acausality)?

Q-Source:[/b]
You said so. You said that she is bounded by Gravity (a Law), so it means that she cannot control random events.

There are NO random events. Events only seem random when you do not comprehend the logic which governed (controlled) the event.

Q-Source:
Yeah, and you have an idea how it works
But you will refuse to share your knowledge with the scientific community

I’m more interested in sharing it with YOU, old friend, but you don’t seem to be listening …
 
Franko said:


Ohh Great! In that case the Logical Goddess is acausal. Do you believe now?

No, I don't, because the LG is not acausal, she had an origin (according to you).



Ahhh, I am starting to see, so instead of assuming that there are logical rules, and the universe behaves entirely Deterministically and Objectively as it would appear by ALL AVAILABLE EVIDENCE, we should simply assume that Reality is ultimately magical so we can pretend that there is no God, and no consequences for our actions???

Even if determinism were true, acausal events would still exist.
In fact, let's say that determinism is true, we still have acausal events that we cannot link to a sequence of events.


Good Karma for You Darling. (sincerely)

Tell to you Goddess that you just bump a Graviton towards her Omniworldline (temporally :) )


I’m more interested in sharing it with YOU, old friend, but you don’t seem to be listening …

Ohhh, but I am still waiting to hear that from you :(

Q
 
Franko:
Acausal = without logical cause.

Magic = without logical cause. = (Supernatural)

Q-Source:
An acausal event is not supernatural. It is still natural.

Franko:
Ohh Great! In that case the Logical Goddess is acausal. Do you believe now?

Q-Source:
No, I don't, because the LG is not acausal, she had an origin (according to you).

That is called YOU basing your beliefs on a Double Standard.

Why is it acceptable for you to cite Magic as the basis for your beliefs (acausal = magic), yet you are unwilling to accept Acausal explanations for the Religious beliefs of others (like Christians)?

… but you are correct, I do not claim that the LG had a supernatural origin. … at least, no more “supernatural” then your own.

Q-Source:
Even if determinism were true, acausal events would still exist.
In fact, let's say that determinism is true, we still have acausal events that we cannot link to a sequence of events.

The invisible world of QM not-withstanding, You have provided no evidence for acausal events. You can’t demonstrate ONE single event which is clearly not based on the past, nor based on ANY logical rules. You cannot produce a genuine Alive-Dead Cat, you cannot do magic by will alone, and the reason you cannot do these things is because “acausal” exist no where, except in the minds of deluded A-Theists.

What are you doing any differently than a Christian, Source? You are claiming a magical basis for reality as the foundation for your religion. You have no observable evidence for these beliefs, and you have no consistent logical argument, instead you just tell me I should believe you, because people who are “smarter” than us (“scientist” like that idiot Stimpson [priest of Atheism]) have assured you this is the “One True faith”.
 
O.K. Take a deep breath....

and calm down :)

Franko said:

You have provided no evidence for acausal events. You can’t demonstrate ONE single event which is clearly not based on the past, nor based on ANY logical rules.

I already did.
Atomic decay, vacuum fluctuations and the Big Bang.



What are you doing any differently than a Christian, Source? You are claiming a magical basis for reality as the foundation for your religion. You have no observable evidence for these beliefs, and you have no consistent logical argument, instead you just tell me I should believe you, because people who are “smarter” than us (“scientist” like that idiot Stimpson [priest of Atheism]) have assured you this is the “One True faith”.

If it is true, then it is just a matter of time.

Hey, calm down :)
 
Q-Source said:


Atomic decay, vacuum fluctuations and the Big Bang.


Those events appear acausal using the current physics models, but why is that even an indication that they are acausal (that is, not a function of past events)?
 
Franko:
The invisible world of QM not-withstanding, You have provided no evidence for acausal events. You can’t demonstrate ONE single event which is clearly not based on the past, nor based on ANY logical rules. You cannot produce a genuine Alive-Dead Cat, you cannot do magic by will alone, and the reason you cannot do these things is because “acausal” exist no where, except in the minds of deluded A-Theists.

What are you doing any differently than a Christian, Source? You are claiming a magical basis for reality as the foundation for your religion. You have no observable evidence for these beliefs, and you have no consistent logical argument, instead you just tell me I should believe you, because people who are “smarter” than us (“scientist” like that idiot Stimpson [priest of Atheism]) have assured you this is the “One True faith”.

Q-Source:
I already did.
Atomic decay, vacuum fluctuations and the Big Bang.

Ahhh, so QM (Atomic decay, vacuum fluctuations), and something that no one witnessed or could have witnessed (according to you) – the beginning of the Universe is your “empirical evidence” for magic “free willy” powers? Why aren’t those same things evidence for God?

Franko:
Acausal = without logical cause.

Magic = without logical cause. = (Supernatural)

Q-Source:
An acausal event is not supernatural. It is still natural.

Franko:
Ohh Great! In that case the Logical Goddess is acausal. Do you believe now?

Q-Source:
No, I don't, because the LG is not acausal, she had an origin (according to you).

Franko:
That is called YOU basing your beliefs on a Double Standard.

Why is it acceptable for you to cite Magic as the basis for your beliefs (acausal = magic), yet you are unwilling to accept Acausal explanations for the Religious beliefs of others (like Christians)?
 
Franko:
Why is it acceptable for you to cite Magic as the basis for your beliefs (acausal = magic), yet you are unwilling to accept Acausal explanations for the Religious beliefs of others (like Christians)?

Because, you can observe and measure acausal events in the Universe. You can establish an atom's position or speed even though they behave randomly.

They are natural events. We have evidence for it. You can see atomic decay with your own eyes.

Regarding God, you cannot get any evidence of its existence because it would contradict its own definition.

Hammegk:
Those events appear acausal using the current physics models, but why is that even an indication that they are acausal (that is, not a function of past events)?

This is something that Physicists still don't know. But everything seems to indicate that they are not related to previous states.
 
Q-Source said:

This is something that Physicists still don't know. But everything seems to indicate that they are not related to previous states.

Statistics are nice. Be careful what you make of them.

Actuaries make insurance companies rich with longevity projections, but make zero predictions about any specific individual. Yet, will you postulate that a given death is acausal rather than a function (algorithym) of previous events -- karma --which lead exactly to that result?
 
Hammegk:
Those events appear acausal using the current physics models, but why is that even an indication that they are acausal (that is, not a function of past events)?
This is the way science works. If a theory is supported by evidence, it is assumed to be true until such time as new evidence appears to contradict it. This is not the same as religious "faith" or "belief", it is simply the way we navigate the real world. Since we observe that quantum events happen, and we observe no causes for them, and since the way they happen (their distribution in time) fits a random pattern, we have no choice but assume that they are acausal.

The speculation that we might one day discover a cause is irrelevant. After all, we might also discover a proof of their acausality. Or we might discover something entirely different.

Hans
 
Q-Source: (A-Theist)
Because, you can observe and measure acausal events in the Universe. You can establish an atom's position or speed even though they behave randomly.

They are natural events. We have evidence for it. You can see atomic decay with your own eyes.

Ahhh, I see … so when Jesus walked on water that wasn’t really “magic” or a “divine miracle”, it was just an ordinary everyday acausal event. The kind of thing that (according to A-Theists) happens ALL the time. In other words, just because every time you have tried to walk on water in the past you have failed, and just because the Laws of Physics prohibit you from actually walking on water doesn’t mean that Jesus couldn’t walk on water.

… because as ANY “right-thinking” A-Theist will tell you it is entirely “SCIENTIFIC” and “RATIONAL” to believe that what happens in the present is NOT based on the past, and besides there are really NO FIXED RULES anyway. Just because walking on water is usually impossible, doesn’t mean that it always is.

I guess that once you adopt a magical belief in “acausal reality” every miracle in the Bible is just as scientific as a belief in “free will” powers or believing coins ALWAYS land TAILs up?

Q-Source:
Regarding God, you cannot get any evidence of its existence because it would contradict its own definition.

You mean JUST like the magic randomness of Your Quantum mechanics?

MRC: (A-Theist)
This is the way science works. If a theory is supported by evidence, it is assumed to be true until such time as new evidence appears to contradict it.

So what EXACTLY was your evidence for “free will”? … because THIS seems to contradict your theory …

Atoms obey TLOP.
You are made of Atoms.
YOU OBEY TLOP!

MRC:
This is not the same as religious "faith" or "belief", it is simply the way we navigate the real world. Since we observe that quantum events happen, and we observe no causes for them, and since the way they happen (their distribution in time) fits a random pattern, we have no choice but assume that they are acausal.

But I thought that you were just saying that you COULDN’t ACTUALLY OBSERVE THESE EVENTS???

This is no different then your “proof” that God doesn’t exist. It is simply an erroneous assumption based on NO INFORMATION.

MRC:
The speculation that we might one day discover a cause is irrelevant. After all, we might also discover a proof of their acausality. Or we might discover something entirely different.

So in the mean time the “smart”, “rational” individual believes that EVERYTHING is fundamentally magical and non-comprehensible??? The “sane” person believes that the present is NOT based on the past, and that there is NO underlying fixed set of rules?!?!

You are nuts my little friend. You’re gone …
 
Just noticed that you cross posted this. I can cut and paste too.



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MRC: (A-Theist)
This is the way science works. If a theory is supported by evidence, it is assumed to be true until such time as new evidence appears to contradict it.
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So what EXACTLY was your evidence for “free will”? … because THIS seems to contradict your theory …

Atoms obey TLOP.
You are made of Atoms.
YOU OBEY TLOP!

This debate is not about free will, but your sillogism does not disprove free will, because tlop do not preclude free will.

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MRC:
This is not the same as religious "faith" or "belief", it is simply the way we navigate the real world. Since we observe that quantum events happen, and we observe no causes for them, and since the way they happen (their distribution in time) fits a random pattern, we have no choice but assume that they are acausal.
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But I thought that you were just saying that you COULDN’t ACTUALLY OBSERVE THESE EVENTS???

No, I did not.

This is no different then your “proof” that God doesn’t exist. It is simply an erroneous assumption based on NO INFORMATION.

I do not now and never have claimed that I have proof that God does not exist. On the contrary, I claim that God can be neither proved nor disproved. (Anyway I would not try to prove a negative)

quote:
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MRC:
The speculation that we might one day discover a cause is irrelevant. After all, we might also discover a proof of their acausality. Or we might discover something entirely different.
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So in the mean time the “smart”, “rational” individual believes that EVERYTHING is fundamentally magical and non-comprehensible??? The “sane” person believes that the present is NOT based on the past, and that there is NO underlying fixed set of rules?!?!

The rational individual claims that reality functions according to physical laws, and that physical laws must confirm and be confirmed by observation. The present is based on the past, but not entirely determined by the past. For example, your coin throw is only based on the past to the extent that it will come out either heads or tail.

Since your "magic" strawman has been turned down consistently, I suggest you stop using it.



Hans
 
I claim that God can be neither proved nor disproved.

How about String Theory or Black Holes can they be proved or disproved?

Then why not God?

What are you basing this conclusion on MRC?

... other than wishful thinking?
 
MRC: (A-Theist)
This is the way science works. If a theory is supported by evidence, it is assumed to be true until such time as new evidence appears to contradict it.

Franko: (Logical Deist)
So what’s you evidential support for “free will”.

MRC:
because tlop do not preclude free will.

Tlop doesn’t preclude God either, but that doesn’t constitute a Proof of God.

… So I ask you (yet again) This is the way science works. If a theory is supported by evidence, it is assumed to be true until such time as new evidence appears to contradict it.

Atoms obey TLOP.
You are made of Atoms.
YOU OBEY TLOP!

Where is your “new evidence” which contradicts this? Where is the “You” (Soul) making the choices MRC???
 
Franko said:
How about String Theory or Black Holes can they be proved or disproved?

They can be proved or disproved.

Then why not God?

Since God could easily prove his existence, and hasn't done so, we might assume that God does not want his existence proved.

What are you basing this conclusion on MRC?

... other than wishful thinking?

The above logic. Wishful thinking? If we had proof for or against God, much would be easier, so its hardly wishful.

Hans
 
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MRC: (A-Theist)
This is the way science works. If a theory is supported by evidence, it is assumed to be true until such time as new evidence appears to contradict it.

Franko: (Logical Deist)
So what’s you evidential support for “free will”.

MRC:
because tlop do not preclude free will.
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The above is not a conversation we held. Its a row of lines you have taken out of concept. Your dishonesty is noted (again).

Tlop doesn’t preclude God either, but that doesn’t constitute a Proof of God.

… So I ask you (yet again) This is the way science works. If a theory is supported by evidence, it is assumed to be true until such time as new evidence appears to contradict it.

Atoms obey TLOP.
You are made of Atoms.
YOU OBEY TLOP!

Where is your “new evidence” which contradicts this? Where is the “You” (Soul) making the choices MRC???

So I answer (yet again):

1) The "syllogism" does not constitute logical proof that humans function like atoms (fallacy of composition).

2) The third statement, "you obey tlop" is correct inasmuch that nobody has yet shown reliably that humans can transcend tlop. And I, for one, don't expect anybody to ever do.
It does not, however, constitute proof that tlop is anything but a set of constraining rules. Thus it is basically irrelevant to the discussion of free will.

Hans
 
hammegk said:


Statistics are nice. Be careful what you make of them.

He, he... I can do wonderful things with Statistics.


Actuaries make insurance companies rich with longevity projections, but make zero predictions about any specific individual. Yet, will you postulate that a given death is acausal rather than a function (algorithym) of previous events -- karma --which lead exactly to that result?

The purpose of Statistics is not to predict an specific individual's behaviour but to predict many individuals average behaviour.

I think you are mixing "no past history" with "acausal".
Acausal events are also subjected to probabilistic behaviour. For example, Scientists know (by past history) that atomic decay occurs within a probabilistic pattern. However, it does not imply that atomic decay is related with previous states.

Q-S
 

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