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Soul Food, part 2

Jun 01, 2005 09:20

For those of you just tuning in, this is the second part of a really long train of thought on the existence of an ‘immortal soul.’ It will make a lot more sense if you read part one before jumping into this post ( Read more... )

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Re: part deux ready_fire_aim June 2 2005, 18:09:51 UTC

One of the causes of the rise of postmodern thought is that science has already found that there are fewer universal laws and more universal paradoxes than they originally thought. using your argument, what if science finds that there are no true absolutes?

As for your spacial point, I can definately imagine of some fourth dimension, some astral plane, or etherealness that houses souls, ghost, angels, demons, heaven, hell, the Easter Bunny for 354 days out of the year, and baby Jesus's pet cow, but that doesn't make it a real place. I can also imagine someone with a 25 inch penis, in fact, I'm sure I could even create one in Photoshop, but imagining it doesn't make it real.

But I see your point, there may be something else out there and true, we cannot prove its existence, or non-existence. But where did the idea come from in the first place? Science? No. It seems to have come from simple minded people who wanted a satisfactory answer to explain away events beyond their understanding. Isn't it more logical in this day and age to NOT believe in such a place, since there is absolutely no evidence that it exists, than it is to hold out for the hope that the primatives were right?

Re: part deux wewearthemask June 2 2005, 21:27:45 UTC

I suppose one could look at it that way. However, I have found that it is those truly intelligent people that ask questions about the universe that usually come up with the more "out there" ideas. Such as...

Where did the universe come from? WHY do the physical laws work the way they do? And, of course, others.

It is, paradoxically, very logical to conclude that SOMETHING, not necessarily god, exists beyond the scope of human understanding due to such questions. Or it is at least very logical to admit that we just don't know.

Re: part deux ready_fire_aim June 2 2005, 21:33:37 UTC

Ah, so you're one of those 'intelligent design' people. :-p

Re: part deux ready_fire_aim June 2 2005, 21:35:40 UTC

I mean 'intelligent design' princesses. Sorry sweety.

Re: part deux wewearthemask June 2 2005, 21:39:13 UTC

Ha, damn straight (oh the puns). No, I am stricly opposed to the idea of intelligent design. It misses a more fundamental question: Why would a perfect God create a universe at all?

However, believing that there is order to the universe, purpose perhaps, is different. I think it's ridiculous to say that the universe has no order...and for order to exist, there must be SOME, SOME form of force driving it.

Well, actually, maybe something can have order without a force driving it. I'm not sure on that, I'll admit. But order, yes.

PS: You responded super fast

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