deism (vs. theism) – Uncommon Descent

At Mind Matters News: If extraterrestrials didn’t fine tune Earth, maybe there is a God

In the face of a grab bag of ideas like creation by ETs or countless universes (some run by cats), why does the idea of a Creator seem far out?

bornagain77 Evolutionary biology, via eugenics, is, and has been, far more discriminatory against disabled people than, supposedly, just discouraging "disabled people... – And another thing: Evolutionary biology is...
Origenes PM1 @107 Ori: Is Gödel’s “proposition that can neither be proved nor disproved” identical to the axiom that is “accepted... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
kairosfocus Origenes, actually, the Agrippa trilemma is solvable once we see there are self evident propositions, on the reasons side, and... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
PyrrhoManiac1 @105 Is Gödel’s “proposition that can neither be proved nor disproved” identical to the axiom that is “accepted as having... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
Origenes KF @ ... one has to lie to oneself to pretend that Jews, Slavs, Gypsies or Subsaharan africans are not... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
Origenes KF @101 It is an open question whether the principle of sufficient reason can be applied to axioms within a... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
martin_r In 21st century, only very irrational, dishonest and corrupt people can deny that "the universe point to a Creator". The... – Harvard Astronomer: The wonders of the...
kairosfocus Origenes, one has to lie to oneself to pretend that Jews, Slavs, Gypsies or Subsaharan africans are not human; our... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
Origenes Sandy, KF @ KF: moral principles are built in and attested to by conscience. Sandy: Only if you have the... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
bornagain77 FP states, Given the fact that it is well known that people with serious diseases or addictions, often “become” religious.... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
BobRyan Anyone who has honest inquiry about the universe must come to the same conclusion Oberg did, which was the same... – Harvard Astronomer: The wonders of the...
kairosfocus F/N: Wikipedia on PSR: The principle has a variety of expressions, all of which are perhaps best summarized by the... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
kairosfocus Sandy, while it is true that harmful worldviews can damage our ability to think straight about right and wrong, there... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
Ford Prefect I am slowly working my way through the above mentioned video. At about the 30 minute mark he made the... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
Ford Prefect OT, but I think this might be of interest to some here. I lived with the guy being interviewed while... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
StephenB Origenes:According to Aquinas and you, every aspect of Ted Bundy, including his purported ‘free will’ is made by God. No... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
Sandy Kairosfocus Sandy, moral principles are built in and attested to by conscience. Only if you have the right frame of... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
relatd Origenes at 177, God sees all and knows all. He knows, before it happens, who will do wrong and who... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
Origenes Relatd @176 Like you, I am a theist who cannot imagine being wrong about it. However, Aquinas argues for a... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
relatd Origenes at 175, Where does Aquinas say that? God creates souls and men, however, He gave us free will. The... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
Origenes StephenB @172 ... there is only ONE ARCHITECT of Ted Bundy’s choices and that would be Ted Bundy. He is,... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....