Metaphysics, intelligence, God

[MrRubix]

mhs1992, I think we're going to have to just agree to disagree. I've made my points very clear and you are free to take them as you wish. I think we're just going in circles at this point -- everything we're bringing up on this page has already been addressed, so I am going to have to echo Izzy on this point.

If it's any consolation mhs1992, I do think that you've brought up some great arguments to question the physical argument -- probably better than most theists I've ever spoken to -- but I do feel that all of your questions are adequately answered by the argument itself. Again, consider the simple truth that we do feel a continuous perspective/existence even though our atoms swap out. Clearly what is important are the *parts* and not the atoms themselves. This is not the same as making different parts with different atoms altogether, of course. There's a difference between destroying the original and pointing to a new clone, and replacing the original with new changes over time. This is not only consistent physically, but consistent empirically as well.

+1 to Reach -- I feel like there's so much crap out there such that people get the wrong ideas about evolution. If you understand evolution, it's very convincing -- and for good reason (the evidence is overwhelming). But when garbage gets perpetuated, it's easy to see how people can be misled.