Heaven is a fairy tale, says physicist Hawking

Discussion in 'Religion and Spirituality' started by Debaser82, May 16, 2011.

  1. Good point. I am not familiar with Buddhism is any way. What are their views on the afterlife?
     
    #141     May 18, 2011
  2. :confused:

    Clearly my point was over your head. Let's just drop this subject of appearance being evidence and move along.
     
    #142     May 18, 2011
  3. thank you. logic is one of the most valuable human assets.
     
    #143     May 18, 2011
  4. jem

    jem

    You must be kidding..



    I show you quotes from the best minds and you refer to the appearances of cross dressers...

    This subject is clearly over your head.

    but I will make it simple...

    The odds against a universe like ours emerging out of something like the Big Bang are enormous<|>---<|>I think there are clearly religious implications whenever you start to discuss the origins of the universe. There must be religious overtones. But I think most scientists prefer to shy away from the religious side of it.10
     
    #144     May 18, 2011
  5. Your point is received in that we really don't know. My impression from your previous posts is that you believe in god. So my question to you - is why? If there has never been any evidence of god (and please don't state the bible as being evidence), then why believe?

    I would be perfectly fine if you said I don't believe or disbelieve in god, I simply admit I don't know. But many believers I come across tell me nobody knows for sure, but in the next breath tell me they believe in god. That is what I don't get.
     
    #145     May 18, 2011
  6. like i said earlier. boil down jems evidence and it ends up like this. its looks too complicated to me so it had to be biblegod.
     
    #146     May 18, 2011
  7. Quoting scientists out of context is not proof of anything either. You like to post quotes by Hawking and others that state the universe APPEARS to be designed. Unfortunately you omit the explanation that comes after that sentence, whereby Hawking explains why the universe appears to be designed, but is in fact NOT designed.

    You are worse than mainstream media in this regard.
     
    #147     May 18, 2011
  8. God. A relative term.

    I believe, or should I say, detect, that there is something beyond my everyday senses. God, Yahweh,Allah, Buddha, Krishna, Quetzalcoatl, Olodumare, all relative to me. It tells me that that people perceive something beyond them. Interpretation is the the issue. If you have never experienced this then I can only say, keep trying, and that is not the condescending Christian attitude either. I personally have run into some odd shit as a health care practitioner. I stopped letting my mind discount everything that was not reducible to an algo.
     
    #148     May 18, 2011
  9. maybe you can help us understand. what value is there in believing in something beyond that no one else has ever detected with evidence? it is clear from all observable evidence that this "thing" does not interact with us.
    is it a security blanket that helps you cope? is it someone to talk to at night in the dark. do you fear this thing may get you if you step out of line?
     
    #149     May 18, 2011
  10. jem

    jem

    do you and free thinker enjoy misquoting and lying?

    On this thread, numerous times I explained the counter to the appearance of design in our universe is that Hawking and Susskind speculate there could be almost infinite alternate universes.

    Why are athiests so closed minded they are willing to lie about other peoples statements and postions.

    For instance free thinking liar up their states I have been talking about the bible god. Now I challenge you to find any point in my thosands of posts that I said the appearance of design means there is a God of the bible.

    Atheists spewing lies... its kind of interesting.
     
    #150     May 18, 2011