Archive for February, 2007
Normally things like this do not bother me so much. I could not care less about the actual conclusion if the method to arriving at the finish line were reasonable. And by reasonable or rational I do not want to imply that reason or rationality is the only way by which a conclusion [ READ MORE ]
The Scientific Method has severe flaws. If the Atheist is correct, then belief in God is a delusion. If the theist is deluded and perceives the world in a particular way (ie. makes an observation) and develops a hypothesis for that then the hypothesis is faulty. However, the hypothesis is then tested [ READ MORE ]
Those of you who know me or have read my previous posts will know that I have been reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. Until the other day I could not put my finger on what concerned me most about the book. His conclusion (and his assumption at the begining) is [ READ MORE ]
I am having difficulty. The consciousness does not exist. God does not exist. But genes have a desire to copy themselves? I don’t get it. The selfish gene is the one that wants to make copies of itself over and over again. This is true to the extent that, after many mutations, genes [ READ MORE ]
When I seek advice I look to someone who may be qualified to answer any question which I may have. When I don’t know something I look to a person (dead or alive) who is qualified to answer the question. If the person answering my question is condescending, arrogant, pompous and self-absorbed I [ READ MORE ]