Which religion are you thinking of? Most religions I know of assert a consciousness after-life :/
Hmm, well perhaps an 'existance' but not necessarily a 'conscience' existance. It is well known that it is possible to see back in time, perhaps all our actions are visible in one way or another.
But they're much further away from dead than the oldies :/
They're also the most likely to be effected, it's to fragile a state for them not to be living and wondering, life is already confusing as it is.
Well, when examining the universality of all the physical laws we see that they must have come to exist at one stage(as they don't vary), and are a direct result of another law(as they are self supporting), therefore no 'physical' action are the cause of any one law(because of their universality) which governs our universe. So, where did the first law come from?(Think Logically)
Nice rhetoric... but you know... How so? Nope you're making unjustified inferences.
Logically, if this universe was created, either the creator is not flawless or creates flaws to test. Correct? (note the 'or' in the strement)
It is not inevitable. It is perhaps very likely that intelligent alien life exists somewhere else in the universe, however our universe is a very big place and spans a wide length of time... the chance of there being intelligent life out there, that can reach us, that is in our timeframe... seems slightly less likely.
Alas, but do you even know of time? Time does not exist to the faint minded, and is purely an illusion of human beings. What we 'know' as time is purely a weak understanding which we fit into our minds to understand everything. The time it takes for the Earth to rotate around the Sun once. (not even really, prior to the copernical model, we used similar time scales to understand time). However, time is measured very differently when done accurately.
Big and finite are two different understandings. You infer that the universe if finite, I challenge that as more ridiculous then the logic which I proposed do you agree?
If it is finite, if life existed naturally on earth, and if we are not from a creator. Then logically the universe is filled with intelligent life.(perhaps in every quarter, of every solar system, in every cluster, of every galaxy.) Waiting to be discovered.
I think often these hints are human delusions. We see order in the chaos when all there is, is chaos. It's much like a puddle gaining consciousness and believing that it must have been created for a purpose... because I mean it gets rain all the time to keep it full and it has this hole that it exists in - it exists, so therefore something wanted it to exist.... but that's just a big ole falacy
Lovely how you put it, a puddle is an excellent example, your example perfectly supports your purpose. I'll use a different example. A cup of cofee gaining conscienceness and wondering what is its purpose. Surely, we are more like a cup of cofee then like a puddle of water. Especially as we are unique to anythign we've ever seen, this should make us question. Do you agree?
Well there's alot more evidence that at least, once life got started on earth, we evolved naturally. Going all the way back to the beginning there's no solid naturalistic explanation, but it still matters little... you're claiming that there CAN NOT be a natural explanation - I submit that you better have some damn good proof for that
There is little probability of that. But, it is possible.
I don't know whether they necessarily are. But for the most part, atheists generally come from richer backgrounds, have high levels of education and above average intelligence. Perhaps that's why?
Nice, Logical explanation. (That's just how I like them.)
Anyway, to the 'Does God Exist?' Thread if you want to continue to argue.
I'll see you there! Bring your thinking cap and brass knucles, because you'll need them.
