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jar
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Message 128 of 138 (141879)
09-12-2004 8:09 PM
Reply to: Message 127 by crashfrog
09-12-2004 8:07 PM


GOD is supernatural.
But enough of this. Hang in there but I believe we have covered our positions fully.
Thank you for your consideration.

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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jar
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Message 131 of 138 (141922)
09-12-2004 10:57 PM
Reply to: Message 130 by sidelined
09-12-2004 10:55 PM


But belief in a God does not answer the why.If a God actually existed and interacts with people on their level {physical} through thoughts or feelings then these are measureable since they are manifested on a physical level.The atoms are responding to what if not a physical agent.
And how do you measure thoughts and feelings?

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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jar
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Message 138 of 138 (142251)
09-13-2004 11:49 PM
Reply to: Message 137 by sidelined
09-13-2004 11:38 PM


It actually goes beyond that. We can determine that certain areas of the brain are involved in some types of emotions, some functions such as sight, but we have a long way to go from that to the concept of thought.
The idea of blocking capabilities is also a long way from thought. We know that certain drugs can limit capabilities, but again, that is a long way from thought.
Someday we will likely be able to even find some way of reading thought.
But there is still the issue of thought itself. There are issues like originality, intuition, discrimination, insight; the difference between genius and mundane. There is the issue of love and art, of beauty and empathy. There is the issue of creativity.
I believe there is still lots for us to learn.

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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