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The reason that 2+2=4 is science is because it can be tested! I can pile up test after test of 2+2 and get 4 every time. How do I test for the presence of a soul? I am not surprised that philosophy and mathematics have the most converts to pseudoscience. Philosophy is hardly a science and mathematics is not a hard science. Stare at numbers long enough and you start to think that they must mean something.Originally posted by Shura Balaganov:
That's farely judgemental, don't you think? Why would one accept 2+2=4 as science, and call the fact that humans and animals have some non-material substance "pseudoscience"? The more I read about it (not only Blavatsy) the further I get away from "pure" science; too theoretical and often not applicable to real life.
Do you know what professions produced most people that switched from "science" to some sort of "pseudoscience"? Ironically, Mathematics and Philosophy. :roll:![]()
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Originally posted by Shura Balaganov:
That's farely judgemental, don't you think?
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Originally posted by Shura Balaganov:
1. Thomas, what is a Divine Soul, as opposed to soul? Is it supposed to feel us (humans) superior to other life forms? Isn't that a bit selfish, egoistic and (not to mention) a bit blind? I will have hard time to argue with you because I do not in any way share the same understanding of concept of God as taught by catholic church.
Originally posted by Shura Balaganov:
... I will have hard time to argue with you because I do not in any way share the same understanding of concept of God as taught by catholic church.Shura
Originally posted by Shura Balaganov:
I 've got too many questions to answers... Let me try to do some first.
1. Thomas, what is a Divine Soul, as opposed to soul? Is it supposed to feel us (humans) superior to other life forms? Isn't that a bit selfish, egoistic and (not to mention) a bit blind? I will have hard time to argue with you because I do not in any way share the same understanding of concept of God as taught by catholic church.
2. Science vs. pseudo-science... What is a true pseudo-science is medicine. Stomack ache? Take this pill, you'll be fine. Well, apparently, unless you ate something (and that will be fixed on its own by your body), there's a cause for your pain; and by taking medicine, you only try te get rid of symptoms... Of course, there are some very useful applications, but they mostly apply to critical causes (broken leg, cancer, etc.) and shouldn't be applicable to every day life.
Gotta go, more to come later...
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Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
make moral choices.
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Originally posted by Cindy Glass:
I believe that a being that can not even comprend the existance of GOD can not have an eternal soul. I know that my cat has emotions. I do not believe that it is capable of higher reasoning.
Is that egotistic?...
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Originally posted by Jim Yingst:
So if we ignore all the religious references so far... what, if anything, is there to say on the topic of souls that isn't somehow religious in nature?![]()
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Originally posted by Jim Yingst:
Anthropocentric, perhaps? Or I'm misunderstanding you here. Are you doubting that Cindy's cat has emotions?
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The last sentence is a bit fractured. Are you trying to say that most religions claim that only certain people have divine souls? That sounds rather odd. Care to expand on that thought?Originally posted by Michael Ernest:
To say only humans have a divine soul I'm not even sure qualifies as anthropocentrism, since it stems from religious doctrine, and few of those doctrines imagine allow for the divinity of all people.
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Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
The last sentence is a bit fractured. Are you trying to say that most religions claim that only certain people have divine souls? That sounds rather odd. Care to expand on that thought?
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Originally posted by Michael Ernest:
I'd venture further and say that making moral choices in the course of one's life is no more an indication of divinity than chasing a ball of yarn or attacking the bottom of a paper bag.
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