2013/12/23 meekerdb <[email protected]> > On 12/23/2013 10:55 AM, Quentin Anciaux wrote: > > 2013/12/23 Edgar L. Owen <[email protected]> > >> All, >> >> The question of whether God exists is meaningless without first giving >> some definition of what is meant by God, of how God is defined. Otherwise >> everyone is talking about different things and nothing will go anywhere. >> >> If you need a God there is only one possible rational definition and that >> is to just define God as the universe itself. First there is now absolute >> certainty that God does exist >> > > Well no... It is certain that I experience a reality but that there > exists a consistent physical universe defined everywhere is not certain... > > > Is your experience consistent, i.e. describable without contradictions? > OK, then how you conceive it is your model of reality and the universe. > If it includes things independent of your thoughts external to you, and > other people that agree on these things, then that's the physics of it. > Whether it's 'defined everywhere' would depend on your model. >
I agree but any model is *far* from certainty... so defining "God" as meaning the universe doesn't settle at all that it exists... Quentin > > Brent > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. (Roy Batty/Rutger Hauer) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
