This is the 2nd time I've typed this post because the first one was lost. This one is shorter so if you want me to expand on something just ask away....
Why would we persue that which does not evidence itself?
Science should not pursue the existence of god. It is irrelevant.
If you cannot know about an afterlife until you die what would be the use of wondering if such exists while you are alive? It cannot matter in the least while you are living.
It matters if this life affects the next one. For instance, whether you go to heaven or hell.
The need for such things does not dictate that such things are true
Certainly one may entertain this feeling that one has experienced god, however, this does not mean that such is the case
I’ve heard this before and I admit that I
could be deluding myself. I’ve witnessed reasons, considered them and concluded that god exists the same way I would for another phenomenon. If I start saying that just because I think something exists doesn’t mean it really does exist then I’m on my way to nihilism, which I think is stupid.
Are you hinting that you have detected something that cannot be evidenced?
The detection is a constant subtle sensation of a non-physical component to my existence that seems to be connected to my body through my consciousness. Now, it is a feeling and like you siad:
the word feeling arises and this sensation that you experience is the result of fundamental forces {electromagnetism}
so when you ask:
If so please explain how this can be made aware to your senses without trace.
I’d say that it
has left a trace. But no one can know what I’m feeling so is there really a trace? (reminds me of ”if a tree fall in the forest and no one is there . ’) It is a subjective trace so technically it is
not a trace even though a fundamental force is involved. So, there could be a cause of the feeling that is not a fundamental force, perhaps something supernatural like a soul, but the only one who can make that judgement is me. I’ve concluded that it is real and that it is not physical and that I can consider it to be a reason to believe that god exists, a reason that evidenced itself.
So .
Why would we persue that which does not evidence itself?
We shouldn’t and I’m not.