The Logic of Faith
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Existence
Existence itself Is a religious not a scientific concept.
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Now
The conscious being’s Time of “now” is undefined in in the scientific realm. However “now” is the essence of existence and the sole location for acts of free will (if these exists). Between stimulus and response there is space. In that space is our power to choose our response. attributed (probably incorrectly to) Viktor E.…
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Purpose and meaning
Purpose and meaning are terms which cannot exist in the scientific realm.
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The splitting of knowledge
From the classical to the medieval world knowledge about the nature of the world was regarded as a single domain. Post “the enlightenment” knowledge about the world became divided into the “scientific” and the “other stuff”. Scientific knowledge deals with an independent scientific reality which can be known via the methods of science. The other…
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The Principle of Action
The selection and refinement of “A Principle of Action” Is the field of Religion. This may or may not explicitly employ the concept of God. If it does not God is still implicit as Purpose and meaning Derive from the Principle of Action And what can God be Other than the source of all purpose…
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Independent scientific reality
To plan to act within the world I can hypothesis an independent scientific reality, which aids action to a desired end, but cannot validate my Principle of Action
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All I know
All I know is that I am conscious. Everything else is speculation. I choose to believe I have free will. Therefore I must have a Principle of Action, even if that is only the gratification of my immediate desires or a refusal to engage with existence. I believe I remember my past, I hope I…