That's a comparable idea to spiritual healing. According to St. Francis we can not receive objective truth when we have self- awareness. To...
Introspection is a contemplation of one's own thoughts, desires, and conduct. It asks questions like what was I thinking when I did thus and so?...
Indeed, a mind is a terrible thing to waste, and introspection is a powerful tool in the philosophy of the mind. Sigmund Freud, an atheist, used...
Christians worship a Triune Godhead Since you asked, here is the definition : The Christian doctrine of the Trinity teaches the unity of...
These are your issues as an atheist. Was the thread titled "for atheists to answer" as though an atheist opinion was invited? :shrug:
The brick morter wasn't accounted for. That's because it isn't worth the trouble for an electrical engineer to "figure it" on a drawing when the...
What's wrong with a crutch? If a man has polio, should I expect him to walk? Should I look down on him in smug self-righteousness because he is...
I'm sure you think you do, but seriously, are you going out of your way everyday to help people? A farmer would burn it in a fireplace and...
Who makes a better God, would it be you? :shrug:
Evil is the absense of genuine love. Genuine love is selfless love, expecting nothing in return except the benefit of the other person. Hence evil...
The place to look is inside. We have a conscience that must deal with suffering and death. Every religion deals with the human conscience. There...
Indeed. I'm always a deist regardless. Jesus appears to be the best answer to deity until somebody comes up with a better one.
We're saying the same thing. If we can't accept the assumptions then the conclusions are absurd no matter how logical the argument is. If I assume...
You don't seem to understand. An argument can be perfectly logical but completely false, making it a logical fallacy, because of a false assumption....
The original claim was that altruism is "selfish" was it not? , hence logic demands a definition for "not selfish." Otherwise your statement is a...
Because your point begs the question: What's the difference between selfish and unselfish?
define "unselfish" Logical fallacy is correct terminology. Rather, you are in error. I meant exactly what I said.
http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/11/30/34-unconvincing-arguments-for-god/ point 34 says: point 29 says: Point 34 says something can't be...
People also have an preconcious desire to end suffering by dying according to psychology literature I've read. As suffering increases the desire to...
What if they all fight each other to dive on the grenade? Is the selfish one the guy that gets killed? If they all get killed jumping on the...
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