Many Atheists DO Believe in the Supernatural

[Storyteller]

It's really hard to explain Kenny. I'm still kinda figuring it out myself. Have you read jacks essay on divine simplicity?

Look at DNA, that itself suggests some form of intelligent design.

Even in our universe there is creation, reactions. Stars are born.

Do you never stand under the stars and just wonder?

How can you be so certain there is no God?

[Kenny]

Why only “A” first cause? Why not multiple first causes?

We have discussed this before, quite a bit.
You know why there can ONLY be One first cause and that has to do with the attributes that a first cause MUST have, remember?
It must be PURE ACTUALITY or else something can effect cause on it.
It must be Eternal and all present or else it subject to time/space.
Etc, etc.

And there can't be more than one because you would have to be able to distinguish between them, obviously, and that would mean that one of them is lacking something the other has and as such, can't be Pure Actuality.

If I remember correctly, you made a bunch of claims without providing any thing that could be considered “science” to back it up. I disagreed with your claims and explained why I disagree with them. We went back and forth for several pages and we eventually went our separate ways neither of us agreeing with the other, but some interesting and fruitful conversations exchanged.

[Kenny]

It's really hard to explain Kenny. I'm still kinda figuring it out myself. Have you read jacks essay on divine simplicity?

Jack who?

Look at DNA, that itself suggests some form of intelligent design.

What does a non intelligent design look like?

Even in our universe there is creation, reactions. Stars are born.

Do you never stand under the stars and just wonder?

Yes. There is so much about the universe I wish I knew. I really wish I had all the answers to the Universe, but I don’t.

How can you be so certain there is no God?

As far as the God of the bible, there is too much of it that sounds unrealistic to me.

[Kenny]

Ken simply refuses to learn; doesn't want to know any truth inconvenient to his desired atheistic outlook.

You shouldn't assume that because I haven't accept everything you guys tell me that I haven't learned.

[PaulSacramento]

Why only “A” first cause? Why not multiple first causes?

We have discussed this before, quite a bit.
You know why there can ONLY be One first cause and that has to do with the attributes that a first cause MUST have, remember?
It must be PURE ACTUALITY or else something can effect cause on it.
It must be Eternal and all present or else it subject to time/space.
Etc, etc.

And there can't be more than one because you would have to be able to distinguish between them, obviously, and that would mean that one of them is lacking something the other has and as such, can't be Pure Actuality.

If I remember correctly, you made a bunch of claims without providing any thing that could be considered “science” to back it up. I disagreed with your claims and explained why I disagree with them. We went back and forth for several pages and we eventually went our separate ways neither of us agreeing with the other, but some interesting and fruitful conversations exchanged.

Please refute what I posted above.

[Storyteller]

It's really hard to explain Kenny. I'm still kinda figuring it out myself. Have you read jacks essay on divine simplicity?

Jack who?
Jac's (3501?)

Look at DNA, that itself suggests some form of intelligent design.

What does a non intelligent design look like?
Idk... not thought about that one. Lemme ponder on that one

Even in our universe there is creation, reactions. Stars are born.

Do you never stand under the stars and just wonder?

Yes. There is so much about the universe I wish I knew. I really wish I had all the answers to the Universe, but I don’t.Tell me something you wish you knew

How can you be so certain there is no God?

As far as the God of the bible, there is too much of it that sounds unrealistic to me.Does that mean that God doesnt exist then or just that God exists but not as described in the Bible?

[Storyteller]

Sorry about the rubbish quoting!

Ken..
You fascinate me.
I know we have chatted in pm about some of this stuff. Can we do it here?

Okay, for now forget "who" God might be, is there, or could there be a "God"
Is there a first cause?
Do we have free will?

See, i have always believed in something
As a kid i adored sunday school, i was captivated by this figure of Christ. The whole God thing didnt compute, i just thought Christ was a really cool guy. I wanted to grow up to be like him, half thinking he was a character not a real, living person.
I cant explain why i believe in God when i cant even really tell you who He is. I just know Him.
Everything happens for a reason.
My relationship with God, with this spirit, this real entity that i dont see, there are no words yet there is a constant conversation, this force, its real.
Sure, there are moments where i question it, when i think is it just delusion, coincidence? Is this it?

I see creation, i see God everywhere. I feel Him ken. In a sunset, when i look at my daughter, sat under a tree by a stream, watching tadpoles....


I suppose im trying to figure out how you cant believe.
Do you want to believe?

[Kenny]

You know why there can ONLY be One first cause and that has to do with the attributes that a first cause MUST have, remember?
It must be PURE ACTUALITY or else something can effect cause on it.

And why can’t there be multiple eternal causes causing effect upon each other?

It must be Eternal and all present or else it subject to time/space.
Etc, etc.

Why can’t there be multiple that are eternal and together are all present? And what do you mean subject to time/space?

And there can't be more than one because you would have to be able to distinguish between them,

What’s wrong with the ability to distinguish them?

obviously, and that would mean that one of them is lacking something the other has and as such, can't be Pure Actuality.

And what’s wrong with that?

[RickD]

You know why there can ONLY be One first cause and that has to do with the attributes that a first cause MUST have, remember?
It must be PURE ACTUALITY or else something can effect cause on it.

And why can’t there be multiple eternal causes causing effect upon each other?

It must be Eternal and all present or else it subject to time/space.
Etc, etc.

Why can’t there be multiple that are eternal and together are all present? And what do you mean subject to time/space?

And there can't be more than one because you would have to be able to distinguish between them,

What’s wrong with the ability to distinguish them?

obviously, and that would mean that one of them is lacking something the other has and as such, can't be Pure Actuality.

And what’s wrong with that?

And this folks, is what we call being disingenuous.

Kenny has been told the answers to these questions, multiple times. People are patient explaining this to him, yet he still continues to pretend he doesn't know the answers.

I can't see how anyone can take him seriously anymore.

[Kenny]

Look at DNA, that itself suggests some form of intelligent design.

What does a non intelligent design look like?
Idk... not thought about that one. Lemme ponder on that one

Perhaps something like this?
https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/ ... tion=click

Even in our universe there is creation, reactions. Stars are born.

Do you never stand under the stars and just wonder?

Yes. There is so much about the universe I wish I knew. I really wish I had all the answers to the Universe, but I don’t.Tell me something you wish you knew[/quote]

*What did Dinosaurs look like,
*What was it like on Planet Earth when it was birthing the moon, and how were things before this happened,
*What was it like here a million years ago, and what will it be like a million years from now

You know the usual stuff.

How can you be so certain there is no God?

[/quote] (Ken)As far as the God of the bible, there is too much of it that sounds unrealistic to me.[/quote]

Does that mean that God doesnt exist then or just that God exists but not as described in the Bible?

I believe Jesus existed, but was just an ordinary man whom people acclaimed deity status to, but I believe the father, and the Holy Spirit are complete fabrication; do not exist.

[Storyteller]

Do you want to believe?

Forget the God of the Bible for now. Thats just details.
Are you really utterly, totally convinced that its absolutely certain there is no God?

What about free will? Morality? Emotions?

[Kenny]

Sorry about the rubbish quoting!

Ken..
You fascinate me.
I know we have chatted in pm about some of this stuff. Can we do it here?

Yes and thank-you.

Okay, for now forget "who" God might be, is there, or could there be a "God"

There is so much about the Universe that I’m not even going to pretend to know about. Could there be a being akin to what you call God? I can’t see how there could be, but just because I can’t see it doesn’t mean it isn’t possible; I’ve been wrong countless times and I’m sure I’ll be wrong many times again. So of course it’s possible, I just am convinced it is not the case.

Is there a first cause?

At least one first cause.

Do we have free will?

Yes

See, i have always believed in something
As a kid i adored sunday school, i was captivated by this figure of Christ. The whole God thing didnt compute, i just thought Christ was a really cool guy. I wanted to grow up to be like him, half thinking he was a character not a real, living person.
I cant explain why i believe in God when i cant even really tell you who He is. I just know Him.
Everything happens for a reason.
My relationship with God, with this spirit, this real entity that i dont see, there are no words yet there is a constant conversation, this force, its real.
Sure, there are moments where i question it, when i think is it just delusion, coincidence? Is this it?

I see creation, i see God everywhere. I feel Him ken. In a sunset, when i look at my daughter, sat under a tree by a stream, watching tadpoles....

Thanks for sharing.

I suppose im trying to figure out how you cant believe.
Do you want to believe?

I don’t want to, neither do I not want to believe; I have nothing invested in believing or not.

[Storyteller]

Lemme ponder a while ken....

[Kenny]

Do you want to believe?

Forget the God of the Bible for now. Thats just details.
Are you really utterly, totally convinced that its absolutely certain there is no God?

There is nothing in existence that I call God.

What about free will? Morality? Emotions?

Freewill
Depends on how you define it, but for the most part; yeah.

Morality
I believe morality is the ability to understand the consequences of actions and how they affect me and my neighbor; and passing judgment on those actions. I'm convinced everybody does this.

Emotions
Just feelings and thoughts about what we experience

[RickD]

Kenny wrote:
There is nothing in existence that I call God.

"What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence".