The Theory Of Evolution does not presume the existence of intelligent design & does not presume the nonexistence of intelligent design. Consciousness is material. It is not only produced by the brain & affected by the physical body but it is in the brain. Consciousness is in the material physical body. We know matter does have consciousness, of course.
The Hard Problems Of Consciousnes - One of the best cases for Intelligent Design
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The Theory Of Evolution does not presume the existence of intelligent design & does not presume the nonexistence of intelligent design. Consciousness is material. It is not only produced by the brain & affected by the physical body but it is in the brain. Consciousness is in the material physical body. We know matter does have consciousness, of course.
"Consciousness is material"
"We know matter does have consciousness, of course"
"Matter is material"
I guess there is a problem in your argument. Consciousness is immaterial. It has no substance. Its metaphysical.
It is in the physical material body therefore it is obviously & simply material.
Since Quantum Mechanics and Bells Theorem have disputed existence of anything "material" I guess your argument of materialism has no support
If nothing material exists, trying to argue that consciousness is immaterial as opposed to the material body is quite silly, at best. Keep guessing.
Materialism has always been seen as the most obvious state of reality. So, one has to compare the true state of reality against the presumed but wrong state. Materialism is an delusional view of reality. And if reality as it were is immaterial, what are the implications? Of course its staggering.
Then why do you claim consciousness is immaterial as opposed to the material body?
Do you not see the implications? If reality is immaterial, and consciousness is immaterial then, reality is consciousness. And nothing exists but consciousness.
You aren't answering the question.
I am denying materialism So. That answers it. I start with Materialism because its the normally accepted notion of reality and matter. I.e Cartesian Dualism. Mind=consciousness and Matter=Material. So, I start with comparison of consciousness as Immaterial as compared with what is taken as material. Then having distinguished both, then, I argue that even that which is taken as "material" is not material as such, but immaterial. The, I united both, by claiming that no material thing exists, but rather, all is consciousnesses. Does that answer your query?
No. If nothing material exists, trying to argue that consciousness is immaterial as opposed to the material body is quite silly, at best. Maybe you should begin again.
guess you are right. How silly of me?
logical fallacy: up distributed middle.
Your argument is the same as saying: if dogs are animals, and cats are animals, then dogs are cats!
And I hope you can see how this is fallacious?
Yeah. Really stupid of me.
Design comes from Consciousness. Consciousness is primary. Consciousness manifests the reality we apprehend and examine. But our tools of analyzing this reality is limited by sense experience, since these are all the tools we have.
Cogito ergo sum. So I cannot doubt I got a mind, coz I think
You need to read the bible story critically.
(1) "Creation Day" was not "Day" as we know it, since the Sun and the Moon, which makes the "day" as we know it, (Time it takes for the earth to half-rotate) was created on the fourth "Creation Day"
(2) God, being Almighty, infers that he cannot get tired, or succumb to fatigues so as to "rest"
(3) Man, in Genesis 1:26-29. was not Adam. Remeber this Man, was the Image and Likeness of the Triune Majesty of God. So Man, in Genesis 1:26-29, was a Trinity, just like God. But when Adam became"like us" God was angry.
(4) God transcend time. Therefore, Time, and the period of creation does not constrain God.
exchemist
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If you want to avoid ridicule, I suggest you take on board what you have been told, about your misconceptions about the supposed need for an "observer" in quantum mechanics.
It's bunk.
I do not mind ridicule and I do not want apologetics. Radical ideas, have always a tendency of provoking indignation especially for those who cannot afford the courage required to think "Outside the Box" Its takes guts, even to sound foolish, (like Galileo) to the conservative
exchemist
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Ah yes, the Galileo gambit. It's taken a while, but here it comes at last. I know, we are all closed-minded members of a priesthood etc………….
Best of luck with your paper.