Is Life a Dialogue or a Monologue?

Discussion in 'General Philosophy' started by Bowser, Aug 27, 2018.

  1. Write4U Valued Senior Member

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    I don't recall ever seeing the question asked if God has a conscience and if so, how does he justify his "Will be done"?
     
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  3. sweetpea Valued Senior Member

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    It seems Bowser's god can't make up its mind and is forever experimenting. ''A God at play with itself'' in Bowser's words.
     
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  5. Bowser Namaste Valued Senior Member

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    I'm not trying to convert you. I'm still trying to fully appreciate the implications. The mind ego is one thing, reality is quite another.
     
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  7. Bowser Namaste Valued Senior Member

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    Absolutely, much like this thread. Are you enJOYing your self?
     
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  8. Bowser Namaste Valued Senior Member

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    What are people always grasping for that they can't have: Security, Certainty, Permanence.
     
  9. sideshowbob Sorry, wrong number. Valued Senior Member

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    What has that got to do with imperfection? How does their grasping make the world turn and enable their existence?
     
  10. Bowser Namaste Valued Senior Member

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    Bob, what is it that I need to define, a word, an idea, a concept? Okay...
    As an example, the roof on my home is imperfect, which will force me to replace it in the near future. If it was perfect, there would never be a need to replace the roof.

    Here's another, my body is imperfect. It cannot sustain itself without nourishment. If it were perfect, there would be no need to eat.

    I don't know why you are splitting hairs over a word, but if you insist.
     
  11. sideshowbob Sorry, wrong number. Valued Senior Member

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    You're the one who brought it up. Hopefuly, you would know what you were referring to.

    How then is that imperfection necessary for your existence?

    It looks to me like you're just throwing random phrases around without actually thinking about what you're saying.
     
  12. Bowser Namaste Valued Senior Member

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    I do. I thought the implications were self-evident. My apologies for not clarifying it from the beginning


    Would you prefer a stagnant world?


    I'm kind of surprised it was necessary that I explain the point. Again, my apologies. It is an imperfect world.
     
  13. sideshowbob Sorry, wrong number. Valued Senior Member

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    My preference has nothing to do with whether or not imperfection is necessary.

    I fact, I think many people would prefer stagnation.
     
  14. Bowser Namaste Valued Senior Member

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    Are we in agreement that imperfection is perfection?
     
  15. sideshowbob Sorry, wrong number. Valued Senior Member

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    Of course not. And black is not white either.
     
  16. Write4U Valued Senior Member

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    Actually that is a nice metaphor for self-assembly into patterns. A perfectly probabilistic evolutionary process, not in any way suggesting a divine origin.
     
  17. Bowser Namaste Valued Senior Member

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    Okay Bob.
     
  18. sideshowbob Sorry, wrong number. Valued Senior Member

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    See, this is what I mean about you throwing out random phrases and then refusing to discuss them. Did you really expect me to agree that opposites are the same?
     
  19. Bowser Namaste Valued Senior Member

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    Perfection or imperfection...?
    https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1501a/

    I suppose it's a matter of interpretation.
     
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  21. spidergoat pubic diorama Valued Senior Member

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    Hence religion. Thank you for describing it perfectly.
     
  22. Bowser Namaste Valued Senior Member

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    I thought we might be in agreement, but asked nonetheless.
     
  23. sideshowbob Sorry, wrong number. Valued Senior Member

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    Why would we be in agreement? Do you think I' m an idiot?
     

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