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- anon0
yeah i would trust that argument more since it's taken from a more neutral position.
a non religious philosopher wouldn't have any issues regarding undermining his own beliefs and can therefor be more trusted on that level than a religious one.
but it isn't about the brain / mind division at all it's about it being used as the proof for difinity, the proof for the existence of god.
here's the title of that page you link again: Does the Argument From Mind Provide Evidence for God?
says it all basically.
besides within philosophy you can look at different matters in different ways and basically you can always find your answer your looking for somewhere.
- driftlab0
The article covers the evidence for a mind - brain division and also shows how it points to God. I guess my problem with your approach is that you don't consider the specific arguments pertaining to the issue. Instead you throw the whole issue out because of the foundational belief of the author, researcher, philosopher, whatever. That doesn't seem very open minded.
If a non religious philosopher is an atheist, then he certainly is starting with a certain belief or world view too. I would have to apply the same criticism to him, based on what you are sayin.
- anon0
there are also agnosts driftlab.
sure you can apply the same logic i use to non religious philosophers and if you do you acknowledge the truth of that logic and can only come to the conclusion that both sides can't prove nor deny the existence of god.
- anon0
that's so nasty pavlov.
- pavlovs_dog0
wha? the praying mantis rules.
- Mimio0
Driftlab,
Quite the contrary actually, dualism (mind body separation) is a fairly passee idea these days.
- driftlab0
according to who mimio? and what do they say accounts for all the non physical consciousness?
i gotta get back to work.
- mrdobolina0
god is my co-pilot
- anon0
WWJD.
- anon0
about science supporting the bible and not the opposite.
- BonSeff0
memo from god
http://spamusement.com/index.php…
