10 points axiologist 1 hour ago 7 comments
axiologist 1 hour ago | parent
silverFork 25 minutes ago | parent
"A person rejects belief in the supernatural
This position is commonly known as atheism.... A person takes no specific stance towards the belief in the supernatural..
This point of view is commonly referred to as agnosticism.... The supernatural is anything existing outside the natural world...
A god or deity is a supernatural being or spirit worshiped as having power over nature or the fate of humans...
Religion is the worship of a god or the supernatural...
The Dawkins Scale: Level 1: Strong theism. 100% probability God exists. ...
Level 2: De facto theism. Very high probability God exists but short of 100%....
Level 2: De facto theism. Very high probability God exists but short of 100%...
Level 3: Leaning towards theism. Higher than 50% probability that God exists but not very high Level 4: Completely impartial. Exactly 50% probability that God exists....
Level 5: Leaning towards atheism. The probability of God’s existence is lower than 50% but not very low....
Level 6: De facto atheism. Very low probability that God exists, but short of zero. ...
Level 7: Strong atheism. 100% probability God does not exist..... ""
I would say that I am at level 7; My father was at level 4; and my mother at level 4 or 5 but at times 6 or 7..
graemep 22 minutes ago | parent
manithree 21 minutes ago | parent
zulux 20 minutes ago | parent
" Theories Persephone and the seasons
As a motivating example for our study of truth, let us consider a story from ancient Greek mythology (inspired by a TED talk by British physicist David Deutsch1). To explain the seasons of summer and winter on Earth, the ancient Greeks had the following story: Hades, God of the Underworld, kidnaps Persephone, the Goddess of Spring, and negotiates a forced marriage contract, requiring her to return regularly, and lets her go. Each year, she is magically compelled to return to him. And when she does, her mother, Demeter, Goddess of the Earth, is sad, and makes it cold and barren. "
Xirdus 13 minutes ago | parent
ehecatl42 3 minutes ago | parent
Ok, then.