Originally posted by riches
Okay, i don't believe in god, but i mean, although this does make you think.
Consciousness without creation is impossible; creation without consciouness is impossible.
Essentially, if you can prove this statement wrong you have won the athiests' argument. But first, let's examine each of these interdependant statements individually.
Consciousness without creation is impossible
What this means is that if consciousness exists, it MUST create. For example, every being which possesses consciousness will dream. If computers ever gain consciousness, even they will dream. What's more, dreams occur constantly--even if most of them are not remembered by the subject. A dream can best be described as a universe which exists within the consciousness itself--extant from universe within which that consciousness exists. In other words, it is a world within a world.
Ideas or thoughts are another example of the continueous creation of consciousness. (As an experiment, attempt to 'quiet' your mind, extinguishing all thoughts. What happens?)
Creation without consciousness is impossible
This means that there is nothing which exists which is not the result of a conscious mind; which therefore means that there MUST be a God.
This is why athiests and evolutionists seem to go hand-in-hand, for apparently evolution is an example of creation without consciousness. It is simply what naturally results when you have a system which possesses: variation, selection and heredity. When applied to the evolution of ideas, this is known as memetics (which means that ideas, just like plants and animals, can become extinct or endangered).
Therefore, ideas, thoughts--and by extension, dreams--are not 'created' but rather are the result of evolution. Consciousness itself is merely the by-product of evolution.
It's at this point that we should define what consciousness actually is: the process of becoming self-aware. Thus, memetics implies that becoming self-aware, and growing in self-awareness, is a natural consequence of the evolutionary process (variation + selection + heredity).
According to those who have extensively studied the conscience and psychology, consciousness implies 4 characteristics: subjectivity, change, continuity, and selectivity.
If a key element of consciousness is the ability to be selective, and selection is an essential part of the evolutionary process, this implies--rather infadically--that consciousness has an influence over evolution.
But evolution has an influence, and is in fact responsible for, consciousness, as exemplified by another key characteristic of consciousness: change. The ability to change is synonymous with evolution.
However, once consciousness is brought into the equation, it has an inevitable impact on evolution as a result of its ability to be selective (i.e. make decisions). The decisions which that conscious entity, or entities, makes will have an inevitable impact on the system/world around it, which will effect the evolution of that system/world.
The consciousness is now taking an active part in its own evolution!
In sum, consciousness is the inevitable result of evolution, and evolution is inevitably effected by consciousness. This is not a casuality dilemma (chicken or the egg), since it is obvious which came first: evolution*. However, as consciousness expands, it has a greater and greater impact on evolution. This is clearly and indisputably evident in human beings. It is inevitable then, that a 'tipping point' will occur, in which consciousness' impact on evolution is greater than evolution's impact on consciousness.
In other words, God is inevitable.
*It should however be noted that a God consciousness would have a much different view of time than our current level of conciousness allows. Time is relative, after all, and the ultimate cause of all this--the so-called Big Bang--itself has an unknown cause. Our linear view of time is only a result of our 'small' perspective, in the same way the earth feels flat.
Okay, so it's either 'god' was described by the ancients to be aliens.
Firstly there is a thread for this. Secondly, I will analyze it like I would in that thread.
Originally posted by another user
Consciousness without creation is impossible; creation without consciouness is impossible.
Where do you derive this fact from? Nothing says creation has anything to do with consciousness. Science has realized it is our nervous system that creates consciousness which relies nothing on creation.
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What this means is that if consciousness exists, it MUST create. For example, every being which possesses consciousness will dream.
That isn't true, determining your definition of dream. Dreams our mainly our subconscious filing away what was important to remember. We don't dream for fun.
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What's more, dreams occur constantly--even if most of them are not remembered by the subject.
Yes, because dreams our like our filing cabinet.
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A dream can best be described as a universe which exists within the consciousness itself--extant from universe within which that consciousness exists. In other words, it is a world within a world.
No it isn't. This would create a multiverse in which we were god. It only applies in our mind and no where else. Nothing that happens in a dream is real, the thought is real, but the dream is not.
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Ideas or thoughts are another example of the continueous creation of consciousness. (As an experiment, attempt to 'quiet' your mind, extinguishing all thoughts. What happens?)
Let me help you. You are going off this idea which all creation is consciousness. This is false.
An example, is the sun producing heat consciousness? No it is a continuous chemical reaction, it has no consciousness.
Is the tide consciousness? No it is gravity taking effect.
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Creation without consciousness is impossible
I can prove you wrong with 10th grade chemistry even.
2H + O = h20, there was no conscious in the creation of that compound. It has entirely different properties than the last.
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This means that there is nothing which exists which is not the result of a conscious mind; which therefore means that there MUST be a God.
Does a rock have consciousness? How about my bed?
Consciousness only belongs to living beings with a nervous system.
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This is why athiests and evolutionists seem to go hand-in-hand, for apparently evolution is an example of creation without consciousness.
No, its because there is unbelievably amounts of evidence for evolution: fossil records, genetic similarities, archaeological discoveries. Not to mention otherwise you would commit to Deism, which there is no reason to believe in.
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It is simply what naturally results when you have a system which possesses: variation, selection and heredity. When applied to the evolution of ideas, this is known as memetics (which means that ideas, just like plants and animals, can become extinct or endangered).
You can't be more wrong. Evolution is based off mutations that occur that lead to a better surviving species. It has no consciousness as these mutations are not planned.
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Therefore, ideas, thoughts--and by extension, dreams--are not 'created' but rather are the result of evolution. Consciousness itself is merely the by-product of evolution.
I swear your high. Thoughts have nothing to do with evolution. Evolution deals with biology, thoughts are psychology, two completely different fields.
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It's at this point that we should define what consciousness actually is: the process of becoming self-aware.
I would like to know where you got your definition.
According to dictionary.com:
- the thoughts and feelings, collectively, of an individual or of an aggregate of people
- full activity of the mind and senses, as in waking life
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Thus, memetics implies that becoming self-aware, and growing in self-awareness, is a natural consequence of the evolutionary process (variation + selection + heredity).
Where the hell did evolution come from?! Once again evolution is biological, thoughts are psychological.
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According to those who have extensively studied the conscience and psychology, consciousness implies 4 characteristics: subjectivity, change, continuity, and selectivity.
Conscience isn't a field. Psychology and sociology are. They also go hand to hand.
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If a key element of consciousness is the ability to be selective, and selection is an essential part of the evolutionary process, this implies--rather infadically--that consciousness has an influence over evolution.
I want to grow three arms... wait I can't because I can not edit my biological influence, why? Because consciousness does not control the whole nervous system. In fact, most of our body systems are passive.
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But evolution has an influence, and is in fact responsible for, consciousness, as exemplified by another key characteristic of consciousness: change. The ability to change is synonymous with evolution.
Stop muddying the word evolution. Either say evolution biologically or just simple change. You keep mixing them.
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However, once consciousness is brought into the equation, it has an inevitable impact on evolution as a result of its ability to be selective (i.e. make decisions).
/facepalm You don't have consciousness when you are a fetus. Do you know what evolution is? It is based off of mutations created over a species over time. If your logic was true no species would ever die out. Why isn't it? Because only a certain number of organisms can contemplate logic like human beings.
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The decisions which that conscious entity, or entities, makes will have an inevitable impact on the system/world around it, which will effect the evolution of that system/world.
Stop muddying the word evolution!!! You are mixing mud with water. Evolution biologically and socially are entirely different. Evolution socially is just change, biologically it is simple mutations having an effect on a species.
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The consciousness is now taking an active part in its own evolution!
First off let me point a flaw that destroys your entire system. Life must exist before consciousness, that is a fact. Thoughts don't exist before a nervous system or in your case a divine thinking center is made. That means that being must have always existed, or was made without consciousness.
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In sum, consciousness is the inevitable result of evolution, and evolution is inevitably effected by consciousness.
/facepalm /facepalm No it isn't. Evolution biologically is made without consciousness. Socially sure.
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This is not a casuality dilemma (chicken or the egg), since it is obvious which came first: evolution*.
... Life came first so yes evolution.
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However, as consciousness expands, it has a greater and greater impact on evolution.
... I don't know how to respond. Evolution and consciousness are not tied together, they aren't even in the same sport category.
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This is clearly and indisputably evident in human beings.
Name me five examples.
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In other words, God is inevitable.
Holy Sh**!!!!!!!!! I must have miss an essay somewhere. How the HELL do you get this from your statement?!! Even if your hogwash was right, which it entirely isn't, it says no where God exists. You said life came before consciousness. This could mean anything. It could mean the Big Bang happened first.
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*It should however be noted that a God consciousness would have a much different view of time than our current level of conciousness allows.
Firstly, if you were right on your style of thinking, it would have made time. Then you have the problem of when did it decide this? Therefore you must assume before time everything must have remained constant. Therefore time has always existed alongside this God. He must live in time to have an impact as otherwise he would be unchanging.
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Time is relative, after all, and the ultimate cause of all this--the so-called Big Bang--itself has an unknown cause.
Yes, because we don't know what happened before it.
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Our linear view of time is only a result of our 'small' perspective, in the same way the earth feels flat.
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The earth "feels flat" because of the way gravity works, not any perspective.
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Okay, so it's either 'god' was described by the ancients to be aliens.
WTF!!!! You completely skipped 9 other points before coming to this.
You have proved nothing. Were wrong on multiple details. Then proceed to say God was an alien. If you want to learn or compare beliefs logically come in here
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Originally posted by Pricey91
Wow wow wow wow! Chill your beans a second. The burden of truth lies with the person making the claim. If I claimed to have a 9 inch penis, unless I could prove it (which I can...) you wouldn't believe me. It's not for an atheist to disprove these wild claims, but for a theist to prove them.
Dude. Just read the rest. I have no idea where he is coming from