+Hammerclaw Posted December 4, 2019 #376 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sherapy Posted December 4, 2019 #377 Share Posted December 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Hammerclaw said: Loved this guy! “All we are saying is give peace a chance....” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted December 4, 2019 #378 Share Posted December 4, 2019 38 minutes ago, psyche101 said: I can't help but wonder if people who claim evil is just a cultural aspect have reason to downplay it's significance. Perhaps they sleep better at night? Well, what is it, if it isn't just a human evaluation ? it is part of practical living to assign values in the range of extremely good, to extremely bad, and evil is just another way of saying "strongly negative" in the social context. Would a person be able to do evil removed from the social context ? I think that explains the jailhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlookerofmayhem Posted December 4, 2019 #379 Share Posted December 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Habitat said: This is where your fundamental problem is, this is the age-old "problem" of the opposites, you are wanting the "good" but not the "bad", when neither exist, other than as your evaluation of a circumstance at the time. Wrong again. I don't want either to happen. I accept that they both do happen. I understand the dichotomy of black and white, good and evil, old and young. It is what it is. But IF a benevolent and omnipotent being exists, it apparently has much different morals then I do. The only thing anyone can do is evaluate the circumstances at any given moment in time. What else would you recommend? It's a judgement call. That's the point that seems to be eluding you. You can't get past the fact that not everybody thinks like you do. By your logic we could assert that nothing exists. They exist as concepts. That is why you are dismissive of the OP. You seem to be saying that if a concept is not a concretely defined thing then it doesn't exist. Well, I hate to break it to you, but words don't have strict definitions. They have usages. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sherapy Posted December 4, 2019 #380 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) 51 minutes ago, psyche101 said: I can't help but wonder if people who claim evil is just a cultural aspect have reason to downplay it's significance. Perhaps they sleep better at night? Yeah, I think most can agree that Ted Bundy was evil, even Ted Bundy labeled himself as evil. There is definitely evil. Edited December 4, 2019 by Sherapy 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted December 4, 2019 #381 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 minute ago, onlookerofmayhem said: Wrong again. I don't want either to happen. I accept that they both do happen. I understand the dichotomy of black and white, good and evil, old and young. It is what it is. But IF a benevolent and omnipotent being exists, it apparently has much different morals then I do. The only thing anyone can do is evaluate the circumstances at any given moment in time. What else would you recommend? It's a judgement call. That's the point that seems to be eluding you. You can't get past the fact that not everybody thinks like you do. By your logic we could assert that nothing exists. They exist as concepts. That is why you are dismissive of the OP. You seem to be saying that if a concept is not a concretely defined thing then it doesn't exist. Well, I hate to break it to you, but words don't have strict definitions. They have usages. It seems this Creator needs to comply with your directive, or be deemed non-existent. You sound like a malcontent, you want the world to be different, but rather than do what you can, you want divine intervention, I guess if it becomes retrospective, you and I might by wiped from the program, as our forbears "immorally" dispossessed the former inhabitants of the land we live on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted December 4, 2019 #382 Share Posted December 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Sherapy said: Yeah, I think most can agree that Ted Bundy was evil, even Ted Bundy labeled himself as evil. There is definitely evil. Well, if Ted said it, I believe him, he was a straight shooter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted December 4, 2019 #383 Share Posted December 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Sherapy said: Yeah, I think most can agree that Ted Bundy was evil, even Ted Bundy labeled himself as evil. There is evil. When you speak of "Evil" as a property independent of a source, you stray into ecclesiastical halls. Now, I have no problem with that, being a Theist, just thought I'd point that out. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danydandan Posted December 4, 2019 #384 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, OverSword said: Why would simulation eliminate God? Say we exist in a simulation, does that make our existence less real? If a created being created the simulation or otherwise caused it to exist who's to say that was't also the work of God? My real fantasy is if we intelligent simulations can learn how our own code works can we then use that knowledge to change our reality or perhaps even have some influence or presence in the world of our creator or other simulated realities. I didn't suggest that it eliminates God/s etcetera, I suggested that it would make beliefs in the paranormal and God's more palatable. Actually I said it would be contradictory to believe, or suggest, that the existence of God/s is impossible and believe that it's a simulation. Edited December 4, 2019 by danydandan 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danydandan Posted December 4, 2019 #385 Share Posted December 4, 2019 9 hours ago, Hammerclaw said: 'twas the Irish in me. Once ye get the Irish in ye, ye can't get it out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted December 4, 2019 #386 Share Posted December 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, danydandan said: Once ye get the Irish in ye, ye can't get it out. Focail ghaois! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyche101 Posted December 4, 2019 #387 Share Posted December 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Sherapy said: Yeah, I think most can agree that Ted Bundy was evil, even Ted Bundy labeled himself as evil. There is definitely evil. Exactly. Those likening survival to infringing upon another's personal space and rights are not the same thing. Willfully inflicting pain or worse upon another for personal gain is plain wrong. I think people who dismiss evil as a cultural image might just have something to hide to be honest. It's like self validation the way I read it 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sherapy Posted December 4, 2019 #388 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, psyche101 said: Exactly. Those likening survival to infringing upon another's personal space and rights are not the same thing. Willfully inflicting pain or worse upon another for personal gain is plain wrong. I think people who dismiss evil as a cultural image might just have something to hide to be honest. It's like self validation the way I read it Yep, hand waving and denying evil is an eyebrow raiser. Isn’t this sociopathic? Edited December 4, 2019 by Sherapy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted December 4, 2019 #389 Share Posted December 4, 2019 21 minutes ago, Sherapy said: Yep, hand waving and denying evil is an eyebrow raiser. Isn’t this sociopathic? No, granting identity to "evil" makes as much sense as doing the same for ugliness. It's psycho-ceramic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sherapy Posted December 4, 2019 #390 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Habitat said: No, granting identity to "evil" makes as much sense as doing the same for ugliness. It's psycho-ceramic. How does ugliness intentionally and willfully cause harm would be my question, Evil is also a behavior which is wrong-doing for the purpose to harm. Edited December 4, 2019 by Sherapy 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyche101 Posted December 4, 2019 #391 Share Posted December 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, Sherapy said: How does ugliness intentionally and willfully cause harm would be my question, Evil is also a behavior which is wrong-doing for the purpose to harm. Exactly. That's the difference between animal survival and evil. Intention. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted December 4, 2019 #392 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Sherapy said: Evil is also behavior which is wrong-doing for the purpose to harm. You mean like the dog that bites the postman ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted December 4, 2019 #393 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Thread cleaned If someone is acting inappropriately - report them please, don't throw insults at them, all that does is make things worse. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sherapy Posted December 4, 2019 #394 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Habitat said: You mean like the dog that bites the postman ? We are discussing people not dogs. By the way, it is a big no no if a dog bites a mail carrier. I have worked as a mail carrier. I have known carriers that were seriously hurt by a dog. It is not a joking matter. And sadly, a dog will get put down. Dog bites are reported. Edited December 4, 2019 by Sherapy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlookerofmayhem Posted December 4, 2019 #395 Share Posted December 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Habitat said: It seems this Creator needs to comply with your directive, or be deemed non-existent. You sound like a malcontent, you want the world to be different, but rather than do what you can, you want divine intervention, I guess if it becomes retrospective, you and I might by wiped from the program, as our forbears "immorally" dispossessed the former inhabitants of the land we live on. You have a really terrible issue. Your first statement is completely wrong. I don't believe god exists. For plenty of reasons that do not include said being "complying with my directive." Apparently your reading comprehension skill are somewhat poor. I said earlier that I don't want good or bad to happen. I simply understand that both do happen. How do you conclude I want divine intervention to make things better? I DON'T BELIEVE A GOD EXISTS. How in the name of this nonexistent entity, could I want something I don't believe in to change anything? As for being a malcontent, I don't think you know what that means and are just trying to find a sly way to be insulting. As usual. As for you last sentence, I have no idea what that gibberish is supposed to mean. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted December 4, 2019 #396 Share Posted December 4, 2019 13 hours ago, Habitat said: I think the difference is, as I have alluded to, we are no longer accountable to "head office", if merely in a simulation. There is "someone" above us in the chain of command, to answer for our flawed performance. You don’t know that to be true. Consider this. If you are a simulated person that simulation exists within creation. Who’s to say that God, supposing he is real, didn’t cause the simulated souls to be created through him influencing programmers? Just another reason why I like playing with this idea. The levels of what could be true are endless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted December 4, 2019 #397 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, psyche101 said: It doesn't mean anything at all. It's back to what hammer said. Just replacing God with a computer. There's just no good reason to consider it a valid option. There is good reason to consider the world very real and a product of nature though. I disagree. There is good reason to consider a valid possibility. The numbers of simulated realities that would exist if they did. Just because your imagination won’t allow you to go there doesn’t make it an invalid proposition. The University of Washington are actually developing experiments to test this theory. Edited December 4, 2019 by OverSword 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted December 4, 2019 #398 Share Posted December 4, 2019 15 hours ago, Habitat said: I don't trust that being a genuine sentiment No, it is me trying not to say "p*ss off" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted December 4, 2019 #399 Share Posted December 4, 2019 13 hours ago, psyche101 said: Quote Physics does not refute an afterlife. Physics is all about describing observations from this life. Yes it does. The be explained it many times. With all due respect, if you think that, you're just not keeping up. The best physicists from Berkley have outright made that very statement. I searched for proof of this statement and actually came up with a wide variety of viewpoints from physicists but found nothing about Berkley physicists stating that they have used physics to refute an afterlife. Do you have a link? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted December 4, 2019 #400 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, psyche101 said: It doesn't mean anything at all. It's back to what hammer said. Just replacing God with a computer. There's just no good reason to consider it a valid option. There is good reason to consider the world very real and a product of nature though. No. Not God, the universe. And IMO there is good reason to consider this a possibility. Furthermore, and to me the funnest part about the entire idea is that if you are a simulation living in a simulation that is nature to you so how do you know? You don't. Edited December 4, 2019 by OverSword Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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