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Ultimately, it comes down to quantum probabilities, I think. So it depends on how many quantum states are possible for the next stage of the system, and how many of those stages end up in him making one choice versus the other choice, and how likely each of the states is.

This. Odds are your friend has been ripped off even more than you realize. He's probably injecting some harmless liquid - like water - into his bloodstream.

If this word is not part of the English language IT DAMN WELL SHOULD BE.

Was there a historical Jesus? Probably. He might even have been named Jesus, and claimed to have been the son of God. Did the Biblical character of Jesus exist? No.

Re: Debate Discussion Thread for: "Evidence supports creatio Someone pushing Hovind's canopy "theory" is beyond hope.

All righty then. Thanks for making the effort.

Oh, also, I'm back.

I don't think so. I think you didn't understand my post. All well and good, but nothing I said contradicts this. I have already stated that my post is greatly simplified. Of course you can't do whatever you want. I was simply saying that you have a lot more freedom than you do when there are...

This video by dprjones gives one possible explanation. ETA: At 2:00.

Explain why you don't accept her anecdotes as evidence and ask for documentation of her claims.

Quite so. And of course gravity isn't philosophy. But this is a false analogy. Gravity is something that actually exists. Mathematics is just a model, like every other philosophical system. A very, very accurate model, yes, but just a model. The volume of a certain container is not philosophy...

And I agree. The results of the scientific method are no more philosophy than the actions taken by a utilitarian are philosophy. Math was in use before anyone labeled it philosophy, yes. But this doesn't mean that it isn't philosophy.

Please do. I'm not entirely certain that I think I understand what you're saying. Seeing what it is that you're referring to would help.

Well, actually, creativesoul is kind of correct here. Not entirely correct, mind you, but at least partially correct nonetheless. The scientific method is philosophy. So are logic and mathematics and any number of other things. Where many people go wrong - as I suspect that creativesoul has...

Re: Why is atheism? That's nice.

It might be possible, but it would be a long time before we reached that point, yeah. There are basically two ways that this might happen. The first is that you could alter a person's genes after conception, and the second is that you could choose which genes a person would receive when they...

No.

It's a scam. Just one of those e-mails from the Prince of Nigeria asking for fifty grand in return for three million later, but using different methods of distribution. I might have considered it a joke if they hadn't shelled out the cash for Facebook and New Scientist ads, but no aspiring...

Re: Why is atheism? Aaaand from this we conclude that you don't even understand what your own position is. You are very much claiming things.