Yeah, maybe it's not literal. Like it has a "higher meaning" you believe yourself so familiar with;the statement contradicts itself. if he knew nothing he wouldnt know it, or say it — MikeListeral
What did you have in mind? — Kenosha Kid
SO your argument for religious belief is that it gives you friends and happiness. — Banno
regarding this silly campaign to demonstrate the "magical" nature of science. — Cheshire
I feel the only way to escape this paradox is to say that we are designed by some higher truth in the universe. — Franz Liszt
It just looks silly. — Cheshire
my argument was it gives social and emotional benefits — MikeListeral
In terms of religion, whether or not a supernatural being created and maintains the universe and has a purpose for doing so, what characteristics this being has (if it exists), and what the relationship is between people and this being. — darthbarracuda
In my view, which is roughly Kantian, the origin and the ultimate aim of the universe are unknowable (a mystery), and any theories about them are unfalsifiable — darthbarracuda
Yeah sure, celestial teapots and whatnot. Not falsifiable and, as such, as equally likely as an infinity of unfalsifiable ideas thought of and not thought of. Each so should be weighted accordingly :wink: — Kenosha Kid
But this still strikes me as the same kind of thinking as God-of-the-gaps, or more God-of-the-edges. It's based on our ignorance of what is yet to be discovered and the hope that it will never be so. — Kenosha Kid
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