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Are the laws of logic self-evident?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Shayla Jul 21, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
There are three basic laws of logic: the law of identity (A=A), the law of non-contradiction (something can't be both true and false at the same time), and the law of excluding middle (something is…Continue
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Why is logical reasoning such a useful tool?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Unseen Sep 8, 2011. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Most of us here use rigorous logic and reasoning when evaluating the world around us. My question is, why do you think that it's such a useful tool? Why is logic and reasoning (and objective…Continue
Sources on Radiometric Dating
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Does anyone know of any good sources on the accuracy of radiometric dating? Thanks.
Tags: accuracy, carbon, creationism, evolution, dating
If God is omnipotent, then their is no sin.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Kirschner Jul 2, 2012. 31 Replies 0 Likes
Check out what I read in Portable Atheist, from Bertrand Russell's An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish: "There are logical difficulties in the notion of sin. We are told that sin consists in…Continue
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There are three basic laws of logic: the law of identity (A=A), the law of non-contradiction (something can't be both true and false at the same time), and the law of excluding middle (something is either true or false, nowhere in-between). I've found many sources that say that these laws are self-evident because if you try to disprove them, you first have to assume they're true. However, non of these sources explain in detail why you have to assume they're true before you try to disprove them.…See More
Mark Kirschner replied to Alex's discussion 'If God is omnipotent, then their is no sin.'"I think that our individual awareness somehow draws the stuff and situations of our daily lives. And our "free will' is to pick what we like and what we don't like. what we see as wrong and what we see as right. Or we can let go…"
Mark Kirschner replied to Alex's discussion 'If God is omnipotent, then their is no sin.'""Non volitional living is glad living."
I forgot to add Wei Wu Wei's ending.
Sorry, if it sounds a bit preachy.
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Mark Kirschner replied to Alex's discussion 'If God is omnipotent, then their is no sin.'"... it is sufficient by analysis to comprehend that there is no entity which could have effective volition, that an apparent act of volition when in accord with the inevitable can only be a vain gesture and, when in discord, the fluttering of a…"
Kris Feenstra replied to Alex's discussion 'If God is omnipotent, then their is no sin.'"This isn't how we experience life though."
Mark Kirschner replied to Alex's discussion 'If God is omnipotent, then their is no sin.'"If there is only one; Not god not man,but mind; then the notion of sin becomes one of local discord: i e the idea that something is not right and some things are. If you remove the duality of god and man, then you remove the idea of right,…"
Unseen replied to Alex's discussion 'Why is logical reasoning such a useful tool?'"What's the alternative? You mentioned three things and them refer to them as "it" in the singular. Reasoning is one thing. It uses empirical objective evidence and logic to reach conclusions. The beauty of logic is that given true…"
Alex commented on Robert Karp's blog post 'Girl spanked to death in the name of God - The Horrors of Religion'"The Amazing Atheist did a video on this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtYrLlccfKY"
Alex replied to Pahu's discussion 'Science Proves God'"Why do you trust Jewish scribes over scribes of some other religion that has thousands of years of witnesses? Like Hinduism for example.
"Or that mysterious black box between well functioning progressive stages of evolution, that gets it…"
Alex replied to Pahu's discussion 'Science Proves God'"This is interesting, I've never thought of it that way. Still, I have questions. Why do some "hold that 'all these things,' in verse 33 and 34, refer only to what was said of the fall of Jerusalem, ending with verse 28?" In…"
Alex replied to Pahu's discussion 'Science Proves God'"For some reason I couldn't reply to your post below Pahu.
Pahu: I've seen many examples of different life forms that are claimed to be examples of evolution, but never any actual evidence anything evolved from one to the other.
I…"
Alex replied to Pahu's discussion 'Science Proves God'"I'll give some of my sources:
Why I Became an Atheist: A Former Preacher Rejects Christianity by John Loftus
Godless by Dan Barker
Biblical Nonsense by Jason Long
The Holy Bible by men
The most conclusive failed prophecy that…"
Alex replied to Pahu's discussion 'Science Proves God'"What do you mean by "a colony of cells needs a brain and entity?"
The brain didn't just "mutate it's way into existence." There are mutations, natural selection, and other processes that drive biological…"
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