Philosophy - March 2007

Although many people believe that atheists believe in nothing (as evidenced by some answers on this board), most of us know that's not true. Atheists simply don't believe in God(s). Period. But everyone believes in something and God is certainly not everything. What do you believe in?

I have known many atheists and only one was militant in non-belief of anything non-empirical. (He ranted all day about how stupid people were to believe in "superstition" including everything thing from acupuncture to aliens to the apocalypse.) but most I've known were far more flexible. Some are even willing to accept non-empirical ideas outside the idea of God(s) such as ghosts, magic, astral projection, reincarnation, different "worlds" ect. How far do your beliefs go outside the empirical?

I don't need a definition of atheism and I'm not interested in knowing what you DON'T believe (I know you don't believe in God(s)) I am simply interested in what you do believe. Just curious.

2007-03-27 02:46:31 · 19 answers · asked by kaplah 5

There is no physical proof of god's existence...but regardless of weather or not there is an "all-mighty" to control all, there is some kind of "physical", tangible force one often feels(recognised most commonly as god), this force is what is behind the biological, chemical etc reactions.
but at the end of the day, this is only a physical forcre, just like gravity is. this force would be meaningless had there been no gravity to support it, likewise gravitational force would be meaningless without this force that we call god to support it.
gravity is just an example. all the forces(it has been established previously) are inter-dependant.
So basically, GOD, is just a physical force, that our ancestors could not properly understand( or did not try hard enough)..the same way a lot of people worship the sun. it has been established that the sun is just a star...in lay man's words its just a ball of hot gas....so doesn't it make sense to say that whorshipping "goid" is useless, because

2007-03-27 02:19:33 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-27 02:09:19 · 21 answers · asked by ? 2

I'm not talking about a "master-race" or anything like that. Just one individual. What would be the perfect human being to you? Would it even BE human, in the end?

2007-03-27 02:06:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-27 02:04:40 · 3 answers · asked by artventura_maruf 1

2007-03-27 01:27:59 · 3 answers · asked by tutero_k 2

It is a serious question . It is not one of those flippant question. Get more philosophical.

2007-03-27 01:24:56 · 9 answers · asked by Prince Prem 4

2007-03-27 01:23:40 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-27 01:18:01 · 10 answers · asked by 00789 2

2007-03-27 01:16:19 · 9 answers · asked by ? 3

2007-03-27 00:44:49 · 11 answers · asked by ? 3

2007-03-27 00:26:42 · 9 answers · asked by ? 3

Is the glass half full or half empty ?

I'm pessimistic

2007-03-27 00:20:02 · 19 answers · asked by mu_ba 2

2007-03-27 00:08:29 · 12 answers · asked by Peter E 2

Does anyone see the process of dreaming, something that we all spend a lot of our life time doing, as an arena for coming to a greater understanding of what consciousness is about. Or simply the ramblings of an un-ristricted, un-conditioned mind at rest.

2007-03-26 23:23:50 · 7 answers · asked by Leigh 3

Are we capable of this kind of control with just our minds?

2007-03-26 22:58:35 · 7 answers · asked by cullentoons 2

Has this been proven to exist?

2007-03-26 22:57:10 · 5 answers · asked by cullentoons 2

Is it possible that our other reincarnational lives are all happening right NOW?

2007-03-26 22:56:23 · 4 answers · asked by cullentoons 2

Since a mirror is known to reflect every color of light that lands on it, how would you know the true image of it? Or is it possible? If it's real image is known, then what is it?

2007-03-26 22:11:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Little by little....come on we can do this.......

2007-03-26 22:00:26 · 17 answers · asked by Sangy . 4

it's almost impossible to comprehend the mystery and the infinity of life... no matter how much we try.. we cant comprehend life totally and rationally... at best our perceptions are just an assumption.. so is it possible to live our lives completely even when we fail to define the absolute meanings of life and its purpose?

2007-03-26 21:35:22 · 15 answers · asked by x 2

I don't understand why everyone has to have irrational beliefs? Like, no matter how much you try to convince them of the truth, they reject everything you say. They can't even bring themselves to say 'it's an interesting point.'

2007-03-26 21:32:58 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

If there any leak in his argument ?
After people response it , how would Churchland raise an objection against to your answers ?

2007-03-26 21:09:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

If a frnd of yours is always available for you. Whenever u need an ear and shoulder that friend offers u always and u know that friend is always there for u.
So do u take that friend for granted or care less if u know that friend will come at ur one call, is just like a dorrmat to u.
Do u respect that friend? If u know that friend loves talking to u.. no matter how busy that friend is will make time for u.
so how would u treat this friend?

I feel my friend doesnt care for me as much as I care for her.
Do u think it will work if I get unavailable to her when she needs me?

2007-03-26 21:08:35 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

if its on limwire then what do i check for to make sure im downloading the best quality song

2007-03-26 21:06:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-26 20:58:53 · 5 answers · asked by ? 3

well, i really want to know that do we have supernatural/psychic powers. i have read that every human has one super talent{SPT}. if we have how can we become aware of it/ use it? plz send in ur answers.

2007-03-26 20:53:04 · 8 answers · asked by sumi 1

anyone know what their purpose in life is?

2007-03-26 20:47:02 · 11 answers · asked by Jetson 1

2007-03-26 20:42:31 · 5 answers · asked by monika g 1

Everything in this universe is relative to each other. Since that is true, how then can we be sure of any of the things that we normally take for granted.

For example, you are out with friends and you look over and see that one of your friends has an expression that indicates that your friend is saddened by something.

You do not know if that is the what is really going on. Yes, we are able to draw history to show us what may be in curtain situation, but my point is that we can never be sure.

That having been said, (and for our example) there are those born with an inability to read emotions at all. For them it is even harder to work out what is going on with the friend since the emotion just looks blank to them.

So my question is, how can we know anything for sure? Is it just a delusion that we know what is going on around us or is there something more to it?

Please note, this is not a nature of existence question, it is a nature of perception question.

Thanks.

2007-03-26 20:30:02 · 5 answers · asked by Arthur N 4