The weakest reason to believe in G-d is as a coping mechanism. Some people are able to notice extraordinary synchronicity in their lives all the time, between people, like we are all in a computer system, or a system that has intelligent non-linear dynamics, or at least seemingly intelligent non-linear dynamics. There is too much order beyond the conscious mind to not speculate about the possibility of systems of intelligence on this planet that are bigger and beyond the conscious experience of most people on this planet. However none of what I said is actually sufficient reason to believe in G-d. The strongest reason to believe in G-d comes to you if you have explored all the philosophical and religious literature. It's because by then you realize that you are not separate from the cosmos, when you speak the cosmos speaks, when one person commits a crime against another, G-d commits a crime against G-d. Realizing you are the cosmos is the best reason to believe in G-d, because then it's obvious who G-d is, and who G-d refers to. You.
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 12:00 AM, Kyle Kidd <[email protected]> wrote: > I think there is a more fundamental reason to believe in God other than it > helps to explain the unknown. The strongest reason to believe in God is as > a coping mechanism > to deal with the certainty of death. No one wants to believe everything > they do in their life is meaningless since it will all be lost at the > moment of death. I think a strong motivator for scientists who > have no religious beliefs is that their contributions to their field will > give them a sort of immortality, or in the case of some AGI researches, > literally believe their work will bring them > immortality. Not that I am saying the idea of a Singularity is > necessarily a religious one, but it certainly does ignite the yearning to > transcend death, which has been a common theme in > every religious tradition. > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/23601407-ccf7ca1d> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > -- ~~ Warmly, Micah 7 1 4 ) 6 9 9 - 4 2 1 3 (voicemail and texting same digits) ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-c97d2393 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-2484a968 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
