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My understanding of the currently generally accepted reading of the Copenhagen Interpretation is that that there is nothing special about 'observation' as such, any interaction with the universe at large will collapse the wave function. So any sort of measurement will do it, whether it involves...

It's NOT still here It's NOT still not here It's NOT both of the above It's NOT none of the above

For the record, 'projection' in neural-sensory terms is in no way a mysterious phenomenon. An event in the brain is experienced in, say, the left hand because that is where the event is attributed in the brain's sensory map of the body. All sensation events, whether they have origins in the body...

I'm not a physicist but I think this quotation from Einstein has some bearing on the flawed premise of this thread: -- Albert Einstein, "Autobiographical Notes" in "Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist," Ed. Paul Arthur Schilpp

Faith is a short-circuiting of normal thought processes. Believers are encouraged to simply believe without rational thought or any need for evidence and their rewards are emotional gratification. Belief rests on circular arguments which are constructed after the existence of God is...

Maybe there is no God - only the all-powerful theoretical physicist in the sky. Actually I think he's more of a medium-scale kinda guy - not too big, not too small, just right.

Not sure if this is helpful or not. As far as I understand, 'mu', in the original Cha'an/Zen sense meant something like, 'the question is absurd' or 'I unask the question', hence it might be an appropriate (if dogmatic and thus probably unenlightened) answer to koans such as 'what is the...

God made the system God gave man all his nature including destructive aspects God gave man freewill The system produces a lot of suffering, etc Whose fault could it possibly be apart from God's? If he intentionally let the system get out of his control leading to a lot of problems that's...

CONTINUED: Alright, so you are saying you believe God exists, but cannot know? Well, no one can argue with that, but I am saying that your belief is unjustified by evidence or logic and that faith alone is not justification. I'm not - you have misunderstood. These are words from my mouth.

Yes, many things - including our selfishness, lust, hate, aggression, greed etc. Whether it worked 'by clockwork' or not, God supposedly made the entire system, including the nature of the ones who supposedly spoiled it. If he wanted it to remain as a paradise, why did he give 'freewill' to a...

Let's move on...please.

Good idea. Perhaps Mr Parsons could call the new thread 'Why the scientific community and dictionary definition of 'solid' are wrong'

When the Christian Church was at the height of its power the world was darkened - that's why it was called the 'Dark Ages'.

God made the world, God formed this Grand Plan, God peopled the world with... people, God made human nature. If the system has gone so badly wrong that bilions will be damned because of the 'sins' of others, who's fault could it possibly be apart from God's. Anyway, there is no evidence that...

What was the subject of this thread again?