idealism – Uncommon Descent

Simple, Unambigous Evidence We Do Not Live In An Objective, External Material World

When how I choose to observe a photon at a particular time and place can (1) instantaneously affect a photon a billion light years away and (2) retroactively changes the history of that photon (delayed choice quantum eraser), and when we have searched far, wide and deep and have not found any “matter,” we have Read More…

Intelligent Design

Mind vs Matter: the Result of an Error of Thought

(I think we’ve corrupted KF’s thread long enough.) The entire problem of mind/matter dualism is rooted in a single error of thought: the reification of an abstract descriptive model of experience into an causal agency independent of the mind that conceives it and the mental experience it is extrapolated from. It is similar to the Read More…

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Steve Alten2 Kairosfocus “ SA2, the dismissive incoherence and village atheist level crudities speak for themselves.” What incoherence? In 2021 it is... – Philip Cunningham argues: Jesus Christ is...
Viola Lee Oops: too late to edit. In 37 above, it should read "so telling me his opinion does not address the... – Philip Cunningham argues: Jesus Christ is...
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Viola Lee At 25, I wrote, Kf: Do you believe there is one objectively correct answer to this question: Is it immoral... – Philip Cunningham argues: Jesus Christ is...
jerry Kf, I’m fine. Posted yesterday on C19 thread. On Monday my wife and I were driving all over northern New... – An interview on God and mathematics
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kairosfocus PPPPS: Plato's warning to the ages, as has been highlighted many times here at UD over the years, but which... – Philip Cunningham argues: Jesus Christ is...
kairosfocus SA2, the dismissive incoherence and village atheist level crudities speak for themselves. You have run away from the focal issues... – Philip Cunningham argues: Jesus Christ is...
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polistra You've been too hard on both Loeb and Coyne. Both of them are departing from "scientific" orthodoxy in many ways.... – Avi Loeb on why he thinks...
BobRyan Steve Alten2 You use morals as if you believe they exist. You cannot believe in morality without freewill, which evolutionists... – Philip Cunningham argues: Jesus Christ is...
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