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Phat
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Message 6 of 19 (844716)
12-04-2018 1:09 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Percy
12-04-2018 8:25 AM


and then we have Hawking!
And paying a million dollars for a letter seems only to be an investment ina historical item of value appreciating.
Does Einstein's intelligence make his view on God more complete than yours or mine?
Hawking missed the mark, i think.
Stephen hawking writes:
I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail, he told the Guardian. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.

Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain "
~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith
You can "get answers" by watching the ducks. That doesn't mean the answers are coming from them.~Ringo

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Message 8 of 19 (844719)
12-04-2018 1:32 PM
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12-04-2018 1:29 PM


Re: and then we have Hawking!
I would have loved to be a fly on the wall listening to some of Tolkiens conversations with CS Lewis.
This source provides an entertaining and informative Blog on the matter:
85 Years Ago Today: J. R. R. Tolkien Convinces C. S. Lewis That Christ Is the True Myth
Edited by Phat, : added link

Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain "
~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith
You can "get answers" by watching the ducks. That doesn't mean the answers are coming from them.~Ringo

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