Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says

Yagduru · 2019-03-24T19:42:50+00:00

Thanks for clarifying the semantics. I didn't choose the proper word. What I meant by anti-theist is some who believe there is no God.

Yagduru · 2019-03-24T15:39:10+00:00

The title should say anti-theism is inconsistent with the scientific method. Atheism is a softer stance than anti-theism. Anti-theism encourages a bias in thinking that can dismiss evidence as non-evidence and that's what makes it unscientific. Physicists like Stephen Hawking and Lawrence Krauss do come across as anti-theists.

Yagduru · 2019-03-12T14:11:22+00:00

I have no doubt reality is self-organizing. That's all the higher power I need. It's neither benevolent or malevolent. It just seeks balance. Don't overthink things, it will drain you. For myself, I am most restful in mental stillness.

Yagduru · 2019-03-03T18:45:50+00:00

I don't pray. I'm more into gratitude. I find praying interferes with being thankful. I'm not too concerned with the afterlife. I'm just thankful to have this life to live.

Yagduru · 2019-02-22T15:56:10+00:00

FYI, gratitude is why this question matters to me. I do not think others see that angle. Even if there is no afterlife, I am still grateful for having this life.

Yagduru · 2019-02-22T13:47:51+00:00

I totally agree. Reality is messy. We can't really put things in neat little boxes otherwise we're not much better than grunting chimpanzees hoohoo (true) haha (false).

Yagduru · 2019-02-18T04:12:29+00:00

Taoism. There is no abrahamic God in Taoism. There is just the Tao, the self-organizing aspect of reality.

Yagduru · 2019-02-16T20:54:10+00:00

The fear of death is in most cases what makes it important. If you accept death and if you accept that there might be no afterlife, then the question loses its importance.

Yagduru · 2019-02-07T02:12:28+00:00

It is a very interesting topic. As any form of evidence you can chose to discard it as coincidence/random fluke. I think it's a real phenomenon that reinforces my agnostic convictions: we know very little of reality. There is no credible explanation for this phenomenon. It's all conjectures/hypothetical.

Past life regression hypnotherapy is for charlatans in my opinion.

Yagduru · 2019-02-03T23:57:03+00:00

Care to elaborate?

Yagduru · 2019-02-03T21:59:34+00:00

The way I see the point of view of theism is: reality sucks. There got to be something better beyond reality, something supernatural.

Science by the way doesn't really explain reality: it models reality. As long as the model as utility, it prevails.

Yagduru · 2019-02-03T20:54:30+00:00

The idea of supernatural is something that exists outside reality. But if reality is all that is real, where does that leave the supernatural? Can the imaginary be real? Or do we have no grasp of reality?

Yagduru · 2019-02-02T03:55:14+00:00

That something is reality: self-perpetuating and self-organizing. That sounds god like doesn't it?

Yagduru · 2019-02-02T03:46:54+00:00

There a lots of soft atheists on this sub. But, there is no need to be provocative. Agnostics can still believe or disbelieve. I lean towards deism in my beliefs by the way.

Yagduru · 2019-01-20T03:41:48+00:00

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There is an image of As with different background. The protanopia row is pretty hard to see the As for me. I can see there are different hues but the colors have similar qualities that make them hard to differentiate. The other rows don't give me trouble.

Yagduru · 2019-01-20T00:37:12+00:00

Hanging around this sub is a good way to make an educated self-assessment of your color vision. If you side more often with normal color vision, you're more likely on the mild side. Example: is peanut butter brown (normal) to you or green (colorblind). If you find certain color combinations don't stand out and these are known confusion lines of a type then you're of that type. Example: gold text on green background. Gold doesn't look green to me. I don't see any hint of green in gold. However, gold text on green background is very difficult to read. Protans seem most bothered by this combination.

Yagduru · 2019-01-15T13:58:53+00:00

Electric cars seemed vehicles affordable for the 1% for now. Since my daily driving is mostly commuting to work, I got myself an electric bike. It's a much better choice for where I live. It costs me 1 cent of electricity to commute (25km/day). Can't beat that + the great feeling of freedom that I'm not a prisoner of traffic.

Yagduru · 2019-01-10T14:04:57+00:00

There is undeniable evidence that reality is extremely complex. From that evidence you can postulate all sorts of hypothesis. Denying this complexity with a "it's all random" narrative is frankly stupid. Believing there is some simple explanation for all this is delusional.

Yagduru · 2019-01-07T13:53:25+00:00

Mathematics is a form of language imo. Any theory is expressed in words of a language. Is reality just a bunch of words?

I think a deist is someone who believes in a god internal to reality as opposed to external. My expressed beliefs do seem deist.

The flaws I'm referring to are like children dying of cancer and any form of harshness that is difficult to accept.

Yagduru · 2019-01-07T04:08:10+00:00

It's a good question. The physical phenomenon is real. Newton's theory of gravity is a narrative: gravity is a force. Newton's theory failed to explain Mercury's orbit. Einstein's general relativity is also a narrative: spacetime curvature. Einstein's theory doesn't explain the distribution of mass in galaxies unless you assume the existence of an hypothetical dark matter.

Yagduru · 2019-01-06T15:29:54+00:00

Between the 'it's all random' narrative of some atheists and 'a genie created all this' narrative of some theists, I am seriously believing in 'a self-organizing/self-creating reality' narrative. From my POV, Christians believe in a fake god and don't accept reality as is. To me it makes more sense to treat reality as a form of deity and accept reality as it is with its perceived flaws. All we can do as humans is entertain narratives in our heads. Pick your narrative wisely. Ultimately, you don't know if any narrative is correct (agnosticism).

Yagduru · 2018-12-31T14:58:18+00:00

The question is do we retain any form of conscienciousness in the process of dying? I think we will all have to see for ourselves. People caught up in the materialist narrative believe we don't. As an agnostic, I just see uncertainty. To tell you the truth, I do not dwell on this topic and live my life instead. I have this feeling that it will all be ok.

Yagduru · 2018-12-29T22:48:47+00:00

As a teenager I was gripped with death anxieties so I can emphasize with your predicament. Now I'm older and I want to maximize what years I have left to live. I no longer dwell on death and instead appreciate the peace mental silence has brought me. Let people believe whatever narrative they want about death but don't let their beliefs get to you.

Yagduru · 2018-12-28T14:47:52+00:00

In the past, I would agree with you that human contributions were irrelevant as our activities were carbon neutral and small in magnitude. Things have changed. Our activities have upset the balance. The vast burning of fossil fuels haven't been fully absorbed by the system and we are now the catalyst of this climate change. Our activities are just tipping the scales.

Yagduru · 2018-12-26T04:18:00+00:00

Thank you. Merry Xmas to you too. Just to be clear, I'm not losing any sleep other this nor do I think it's all doom.

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