Philosophical Speculations

Santeri wrote: Are you really that sure that you are uncapable to feel genuine love and compassion, and instead of a modicum of self-confidence, need to rely on a book that was put together by the command of the Roman Emperor, for the purposes of Roman Empire? If you trust a book more than you love...

To say that ANYTHING in nature can "just exist" is to close off the metaphysical question. Yep. It's ridiculous so now you should see why the idea of God or Designer is even more ridiculous since it is outside of nature and closes off all questions. How is Design "outside" of na...

Martin wrote: I'm sorry, but I thought it was exactly the passionate attempts of specific humans of working out the answers which led to the revealed wisdom in the Bible. That is what people commonly believe. But, given that the Bible was written in two languages over millennia, and yet has a consi...

Among the many interlocking principles that I find useful in discussing metaphysics is the one I call, “Utility versus Futility.” It’s really quite simple. If two metaphysical proposals (or theories) are equally supportable by evidence and logic, then the one to prefer should be the one with more pr...

Jim wrote: I agree it [anthropic principle] doesn't explain anything but neither does intentional creation because you still need to explain the creator. If you think you can bypass doing that, then the same bypass could be done with anthropic principle, that is we could assume it is uncaused. This...

Martin asked: Where does this assumption - that there are only 2 options; "random" or "apriori intentionally created" - come from? I suppose that there could be more, but as a basis for discussion, if one is to suggest intentional design of the universe, then the usual counter-a...

Jim wrote: I agree it [anthropic principle] doesn't explain anything but neither does intentional creation because you still need to explain the creator. If you think you can bypass doing that, then the same bypass could be done with anthropic principle , that is we could assume it is uncaused. Thi...

The short answer is, no. The essence of the anthropic argument is that, if no universe could support life, then there would be no one attempting to explain life. That seems to make perfect sense, at first, but upon closer examination, it contains fatal flaws. It reminds one of the scurrilous accusat...

I have not read the book, but the description and comments make an interesting conversation-starter for people interested in physics. “Does the Atom have a Designer?’ by Dr. L. Goenka, Ph.D. is a groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind analysis that critically examines if the order and complexity of the A...

Twilight Mystery --A Metaphysical Fiction Short-short Story I had not been feeling well, not at all. From the time that I woke up, I considered not going in to work that day. I asked my sleeping housewife if she was feeling well, but she groggily said to me, “Don’t be late for work,” and fell back a...