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I didn't know you were a creationist, Amos. Anyways, creationism is a folk theory of the past, just like the Stork Theory of Reproduction. Quote:
The wind blows where it does. Of course, it acts with constraints; then again, so do we. In a universe of ricocheting natural forces, there is no unconstrained agent. Quote:
We're still animals. And the whole world does not evolve around us in any way. You commit the same fallacy as do Buddhism and Christianity in their cosmology: the anthropocentric fallacy. It is like what I thought in past, that cats were created with fur so that I could have pleasure stroking them. No! The fur is for their warmth, and any enjoyment of mine is a by-product. We're not geocentric anymore (at least not since Galileo's time), and there's no reason to keep being anthropocentric. The universe was not for us created. (edited for typo fixing) [ September 09, 2002: Message edited by: Heathen Dawn ]</p> |
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The wind does not blow where it wills because it does not have a will and does not act because it is not an actor and has no constrains because it is not an agent to be in charge of anything. But I know what you mean by "the wind just blows where it wills." In our ego identity we are not the centre of the universe but in our true idenity we are the centre of the universe because without me the universe would no longer be (for me). The mistake you make is that the universe does not exist but only and all that which exists finds its existecne in what we call the universe (space) and in time for as long as we are (duration). Neither space nor time exist and if you have to point at the existence of the universe you will have to point at some thing that exist in the space we call the universe for a certain duration (time). In your "anthropocentric fallacy" God was the centre of universe and all we need to do is become God to become the centre of the universe. I think maybe Gallileo was wrong after all, especially if you think that your cat's fur was for your cat and not your pleasure because without the cat the fur could not be. |
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According to Upanishads, desire is the cause of creation. When Brahman looked around and saw he was alone the desire rose in him to be many. so he became many and the universe was created.that is why when men are alone they desire companionship.
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hinduwoman are you a believing hindu or is that just a name?
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09-14-2002, 10:03 PM | #36 |
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a name luvluv. I was feeling very evangelistic and put onwhen I took that handle. Now it is too much of a bother changing it.
It confuses a lot of people (smirk) |
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