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|    erik simpson to sticks    |
|    Re: There is no legitimate scientific su    |
|    19 Nov 25 14:58:41    |
      From: eastside.erik@gmail.com              On 11/19/25 2:22 PM, sticks wrote:       > On 11/15/2025 3:01 AM, jillery wrote:       >       >> A philosophical problem arguments like Sticks presents here is, they       >> *assume* their initial uncaused cause is supernatural, but refuse to       >> consider an initial natural uncaused cause. IOW they change the rules       >> depending on whose cause they're talking about; a juvenile word game.       >       > Nah, I didn't assume, I followed the science. You just don't like my       > conclusions. You're blind to it and repeat the usual in an effort to       > diminish me, even saying it is just a "juvenile word game".       >       >> OTOH scientists recognize that an uncaused cause logically doesn't       >> explain anything. They recognize that*all* origin narratives       >> *necessarily* begin with an*unknown* cause. Unknown does not mean       >> supernatural or natural. It just means it's not known at this time.       >       > There, you finally get to the point. You do not have an answer, and       > cannot believe anything but materialism, so the search goes on and       > anyone suggesting different is being unscientific. It's not an unknown,       > it's an impossibility if you follows the laws of science. Which of       > course, you will deny. At least here, you've come close to actually       > answering the topic under discussion. Usually you just ignore it and go       > off on these silly tangents. By at least saying it is "not known at       > this time," I can put you in the camp that believes is has always       > existed somehow. That sounds kind of supernatural to me.       >       >        I think you understand neither what science is nor what scientists do.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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