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uriel1972

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23. uh how can you determine these non-physical things...

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 05:56 PM

Jul 2019

what is the mechanism by which the physical world interacts with the non-physical world?

Yes, science is incomplete and always will be as our bodies are flawed and our perceptions prone to failure. However it's the best we got in the way of determining the accuracy of things.

There is no reason to believe our consciousness' are in some way 'special' or 'unlimited' by physical bounds, any more than computer programs are. They are phenomena defined by physical reality, just as the rest of the Universe is.

We don't need spiritual entities to explain consciousness, in fact the spiritual explanations have hindered medical progress by millennia.

Reality is what doesn't go away when you stop believing it... (someone said somewhere... can't remember.)

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Gallup: 40% of Americans Are Creationists, but a Record-High 22% Accept Reality [View all] NeoGreen Jul 2019 OP

To repeat... NeoGreen Jul 2019 #1

... Major Nikon Jul 2019 #14

40%. Right around the tangerine Nazi's approval rating. n/t Downtown Hound Jul 2019 #2

Hmmm! Do you think there might be a connection? smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #4

Sad and horrifying. SamKnause Jul 2019 #3

"Fake Christians", amirite? Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #5

Get back in the cave. Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #11

I love it :) uriel1972 Jul 2019 #25

Someone here works overtime pretending literalism is an outlier Major Nikon Jul 2019 #15

Yeah, but they've all been reading their Bibles wrong. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #21

Is reality black and white? gtar100 Jul 2019 #6

Really?... NeoGreen Jul 2019 #8

You assume too much. I gave a description of what I'm hearing from the smart kids. gtar100 Jul 2019 #10

Ok so you are part of the 40%. Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #12

Sure, it'll make it easier on you to just toss me into a 40% category. gtar100 Jul 2019 #13

With all due respect, you can take your 'self'evident' strawman... NeoGreen Jul 2019 #16

Ok, I've had a chance to ponder what you've written. gtar100 Jul 2019 #20

Like it or not, science is what's used to describe reality Major Nikon Jul 2019 #22

uh how can you determine these non-physical things... uriel1972 Jul 2019 #23

By "smart kids" do you mean educated people? Mariana Jul 2019 #19

You might want to read the OP again Major Nikon Jul 2019 #17

This poll didn't ask about any of the things you're going on about here. Mariana Jul 2019 #18

They couldn't analyze a turd into a toilet. Karadeniz Jul 2019 #7

But apparently, 40% love... NeoGreen Jul 2019 #9

Please tell me how you come to this conclusion... uriel1972 Jul 2019 #24

There's your Trump base right there qazplm135 Jul 2019 #26

God would never accept responsibility for creating flawed creatures democratisphere Jul 2019 #27