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Tag Archives: ontology
Burdens of Proof: Why I’m (Still) an Agnostic
Who has the burden of proof on the God question—atheists or theists? I say neither because, when you raise an existential question, the truth is the whole. Nobody gets a free ride or has a prior right to win an … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, atheist, God, jerry coyne, Jesus, ontology, philosophy, Richard Dawkins, science, the ontological mystery
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Paul Davies Intellectually Jacob-Wrestles with the Ontological Mystery (the Mystery of Being)
Physicist Paul Davies, from the conclusion of his book, The Goldilock’s Enigma: So, how come existence? At the end of the day, all the approaches I have discussed are likely to prove unsatisfactory. In fact, in reviewing them they all seem … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, atheism, being, existence, God, heidegger, life, multiverse, ontology, paul davies, silence, the ontological mystery
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Mind Ontologically Dependent on the Mindless: Very Strange to Think about If True
If metaphysical naturalism is true, this tidbit from Wikipedia: What all metaphysical naturalists agree on, however, is that the fundamental constituents of reality, from which everything derives and upon which everything depends, are fundamentally mindless. So if any variety of … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Darwin, consciousness, evolution, Genesis, gnosticism, gospel of thomas, mind, ontology, origins, philosophy, psychology
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Does Atheism Entail Metaphysical Assumptions Which Cannot Be Warranted by Empiricism?
The short answer is yes. To say that you reject not just particular individual gods (like Zeus, Vishnu, or Yahweh), but all gods (or the concept of God), necessarily entails that you must also believe that matter, energy, the laws … Continue reading
What I Believe About Religion
I don’t believe that any of the specific gods (Zeus, Allah, Yahweh, Vishnu etc.), in their contingent culture-based personalities, exist. But I do believe that the ontological mystery to which people direct their religious gestures (like prayer, candle-lighting etc.) speak … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, Camus, existentialism, gods, heidegger, Jesus, ontology, philosophy, psychology, religion, Sartre
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Quote of the Day: Einstein on the Ontological Mystery (Mystery of Being)
Albert Einstein did not believe in a personal deity, but he was willing to talk about the ontological mystery (the mystery of being) in ways that bordered on the religious: The most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mysterious. … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, albert einstein, aphorism, atheism, biology, cosmology, evolution, heidegger, ontology, philosophy, religion, science
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Prometheus Unbound 