On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 7:43 AM, Brent Meeker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 3/3/2018 1:47 PM, Telmo Menezes wrote: >> >> On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 10:41 PM, Telmo Menezes <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 8:51 PM, Brent Meeker <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2/28/2018 3:38 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote: >>>> >>>> So what do you find more convincing: An axiomatic proof that God >>>> exists, >>>> e.g. St Anslem's or Goedel's. or The mere empirical absence of >>>> evidence. >>>> >>>> In these proves, God = Totality / Ultimate Reality / The Whole >>>> Shebang. They don't mention commandments, or talking snakes or burning >>>> bushes. I think you are proposing a false equivalence. >>>> >>>> >>>> No, you are inserting one. St Anselm proves that perfect being/agent >>>> exists. He didn't claim to prove any other mythology. So the question >>>> stands: Who ya gonna believe? the axiomatic proof or your lyin' eyes? >>> >>> I find St. Anselm's proof meaningless, because perfection is a human >>> concept, i.e. it is relative to our evolutionary niche and >>> circumstances. The perfect shot for the hunter is not the perfect shot >>> for the prey. Ok, so let's say that reality as a whole counts as the >>> perfect being. Perhaps. Could it be any other way that would be worse? >> >> I meant "that would be better", of course. > > > Well I have a friend whose 12yr old daughter died of leukemia in great pain. > I think it could be better.
I understand what you are saying. My point is this: could some totally that supports something as complex as human beings not include little girls with leukemia? Telmo. > > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
