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robinrohan Inactive Member |
You can study evolution without believing science is the avenue, or the only avenue, to truth. I'm not talking about just science. I'm talking about logic. My view would be that evolution logically excludes the supernatural, or at any rate it excludes the idea of God in the conventional sense.
This doesn't make sense to me. Nihilism is a subjective opinion There's nothing subjective about nihilism, unless you want to say that all thoughts are subjective. Nihilism is the view that life has no objective meaning or purpose. Nihilism, as I am using the term, is not a negative comment. It is neither negative nor positive. If evolution is true, then it follows that life has no objective meaning or purpose.
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Modulous Member Posts: 7801 From: Manchester, UK Joined: |
If you accept TOE, you must also accept the following: 1. materialism2. determinism 3. atheism 4. and lastly, of course, nihilism. Disagreed. Lets see... Materialism: Everything that actually exists is material, or physical. A: Why has population x changed over time?B: Because of variations in heriditable features (occuring at the genetic level) with a selection process such as natural selection leads to said changes. A: So you don't accept that your house has a Domovoi? B: Erm, sorry, how can you reach that conclusion? Non sequitur. determinism: The philosophical doctrine that every state of affairs, including every human event, act, and decision is the inevitable consequence of antecedent states of affairs. A: Why has population x changed over time?B: Because of variations in heriditable features (occuring at the genetic level) with a selection process such as natural selection leads to said changes. A: So you don't accept quantum indeterminacy? B: Erm, sorry, how can you reach that conclusion? Non sequitur. atheism: Disbelief in or denial of the existence of God or gods. A: Why has population x changed over time?B: Because of variations in heriditable features (occuring at the genetic level) with a selection process such as natural selection leads to said changes. A: So you don't accept that Eos has rosy fingers? B: Erm, sorry, how can you reach that conclusion? Non sequitur. nihilism: Rejection of all distinctions in moral or religious value and a willingness to repudiate all previous theories of morality or religious belief. A: Why has population x changed over time?B: Because of variations in heriditable features (occuring at the genetic level) with a selection process such as natural selection leads to said changes. A: So you don't think that there is value in existence, and that morality is thus meaningless? B: Erm, sorry, how can you reach that conclusion? Non sequitur.
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
The Fall.... evolution and the Fall (which includes the Fall of nature) would seem to be irreconcilable.
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
In which case we should all go home. We could do that, but it's more interesting to keep arguing.
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nwr Member Posts: 6412 From: Geneva, Illinois Joined: Member Rating: 4.5 |
Robin asserts that an evolutionist must also accept materialism, determinism, atheism and nihilism.
I am trying to make sense of this claim. I am not succeeding. I am not a determinist. Many physicists, particularly quantum physicists, are not determinists. In what way should that cause a problem for me (as an evolutionist). On materialism, robinrohan says "One cannot, I think, be a dualist and accept TOE." I'm not certain that's correct. But it seems to me that materialism is not the same as the denial of dualism. Surely one could believe in a supernatural world without necessarily believing in an immaterial soul. As for nihilism - I never did understand what robin sees in that. Perhaps I still don't understand what nihilism is. Impeach Bush
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jar Member (Idle past 421 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
So you belive that if one excepts the TOE one must also be an atheist. Are you willing to examine the evidence that seems to indicate that your assumption is wrong?
Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
So you don't accept that your house has a Domovoi? I have no idea what you are talking about.
A: So you don't accept quantum indeterminacy? If you are saying that quantum events are uncaused, I disagree. We just don't know what the cause is.
A: So you don't accept that Eos has rosy fingers? I have no idea what you are talking about.
A: So you don't think that there is value in existence, and that morality is thus meaningless? In an objective sense, no I don't think that there is value in existence, and in an objective sense, I do think that morality is meaningless. Morals are, as Holmes has said, a matter of personal taste, like preferring one color to another.
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
Are you willing to examine the evidence that seems to indicate that your assumption is wrong? Sure, I'm willing.
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Ben! Member (Idle past 1425 days) Posts: 1161 From: Hayward, CA Joined: |
My view would be that evolution logically excludes the supernatural, or at any rate it excludes the idea of God in the conventional sense. My view was that science, when taken as the only avenue of truth, excludes the idea of God. Evolution is part of science, so it too, if taken as the complete truth, excludes the idea of God. or those who accept evolution and only science for finding truth, exclude the idea of God. So evolution itself does not logically exclude God. There are more premises than just "evolution" necessary for that.
If evolution is true, then it follows that life has no objective meaning or purpose. I'm not sure what to do except to reiterate my argument. The argument is that meaning is created by mind. It cannot be objective or subjective, except as created so by a mind. Then meaning has no place in this discussion. Rationality and logic does not necessitate that meaning be objective (applying to everything / all people) or subjective (applying to only one person). Meaning is created by a person. If you are that person, the meaning is objective. And there is no way to objectively see that it is not objective. If you are not that person, then that person's meaning looks subjective. In other words, the "objectivity" of meaning is observer-dependent. There are observers who have objective meaning. Just because you view it as subjective doesn't make it subjective. Just because it is only one person holding that meaning doesn't make it subjective. In other words, there's nothing that can make meaning "objectively subjective". Everybody judging meaning is an observer, and has meaning attached with their viewpoint. There is no observer-dependent position on meaning. Meaning is only subjective insofar as the observer sees it that way. There is no abstract, observer-independent view on meaning. Nihilism, inasfar as it is true, is only true because that is what you have chosen, and insofar as you are the observer. There is no logical necessity beyond that bare point. Because meaning is created, and you can't ... BE without it. Just ask Faith.
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
Surely one could believe in a supernatural world without necessarily believing in an immaterial soul. "Supernatural" means incorporeal.
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jar Member (Idle past 421 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
Okay, then let's start with th fact that I am a Christian and yet also find the TOE to be the best explanation available for the life we see about us and that which came before.
Is that sufficient eveidence to falsify your asserton? Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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Modulous Member Posts: 7801 From: Manchester, UK Joined: |
So you don't accept that your house has a Domovoi?
I have no idea what you are talking about. Domovoi are not material entities...I provided a link for you to help.
A: So you don't accept quantum indeterminacy?
If you are saying that quantum events are uncaused, I disagree. We just don't know what the cause is. No, I am saying that someone can conceivably accept both ToE and quantum indeterminacy.
A: So you don't accept that Eos has rosy fingers?
I have no idea what you are talking about. I provided a link for you. Eos is a goddess.
A: So you don't think that there is value in existence, and that morality is thus meaningless? In an objective sense, no I don't think that there is value in existence, and in an objective sense, I do think that morality is meaningless. Morals are, as Holmes has said, a matter of personal taste, like preferring one color to another. Thanks for your opinion, but that wasn't the point I was making. Simply accepting ToE does not mean one accepts nihilism...none of your conclusions logically follow.
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nwr Member Posts: 6412 From: Geneva, Illinois Joined: Member Rating: 4.5 |
Nihilism is the view that life has no objective meaning or purpose.
In that case, nihilism is trivially true and uninteresting. Both "meaning" and "purpose" are inherently subjective. Of course life has no objective meaning or purpose. This has nothing to do with belief in evolution. Impeach Bush
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
Okay, then let's start with th fact that I am a Christian and yet also find the TOE to be the best explanation available for the life we see about us and that which came before. Is that sufficient eveidence to falsify your asserton? No, it just means that you are trying to reconcile two beliefs which cannot logically be reconciled. I'm not saying that somebody can't believe that both Christianity and evolution are both true. People believe all sorts of things. But it's not a logical belief.
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jar Member (Idle past 421 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
Well, in that case, the fact that I can provide thousands and thousands of names of Christians who believe both Christianity and also that the TOE is a valid explanation of life as we can see it will not be accepted as evidence falsifying your assertion?
Is that a reasonable summary of your position? Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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