Searching for GOD...

[BeRational]

The difference with humans is the enlarged frontal cortex which helps support human specialisations - language, abstract modelling and so forth.

And inventing god stories, of course! 

Is it not truly amazing what an enlarged frontal cortex can do!

The brain is amazing.

And the soul is even more amazing.

It does not even exist!

[torridon]

I would dispute any notion of souls in the sense of some internally resident supernatural entity as that is grade A woo without any real justification; it diminishes us all to suffer such superstition in a public space; unreason and dishonesty should always be given no quarter imv.

As it should be in any intelligent person's view. Sadly, not all intelligent people are immune to religious indoctrination.

And if the 'soul' defines something that isn't woo?

I have no issue with a casual notion of 'soul' meaning, the core, or essence, of someone's personality. But a notion of a 'soul' in the duallist sense, some immaterial being inhabiting my body, that's strictly woo.

[BashfulAnthony]

The difference with humans is the enlarged frontal cortex which helps support human specialisations - language, abstract modelling and so forth.

And inventing god stories, of course! 

Is it not truly amazing what an enlarged frontal cortex can do!

The brain is amazing.

And the soul is even more amazing.

It does not even exist!

And I'm sure you can amply justify that comment?

[BeRational]

The difference with humans is the enlarged frontal cortex which helps support human specialisations - language, abstract modelling and so forth.

And inventing god stories, of course! 

Is it not truly amazing what an enlarged frontal cortex can do!

The brain is amazing.

And the soul is even more amazing.

It does not even exist!

And I'm sure you can amply justify that comment?

I don't need to.

Whoever claims something exists has the burden of proof to demonstrate it.

The default position is that it does not exist.

[floo]

The difference with humans is the enlarged frontal cortex which helps support human specialisations - language, abstract modelling and so forth.

And inventing god stories, of course! 

Is it not truly amazing what an enlarged frontal cortex can do!

The brain is amazing.

And the soul is even more amazing.

It does not even exist!

And I'm sure you can amply justify that comment?

I don't need to.

Whoever claims something exists has the burden of proof to demonstrate it.

The default position is that it does not exist.

That is so hard to get through to some on this forum, especially the 'CHRISTIAN' who delights in making twerp of themselves by slagging off, in the most unpleasant terms, the posters who don't see it their way. They do it on nearly every single post, which does them absolutely no favours at all and their credibility is zilch!

[Walt Zingmatilder]

The difference with humans is the enlarged frontal cortex which helps support human specialisations - language, abstract modelling and so forth.

And inventing god stories, of course! 

Is it not truly amazing what an enlarged frontal cortex can do!

The brain is amazing.

And the soul is even more amazing.

It does not even exist!

And I'm sure you can amply justify that comment?

I don't need to.

Whoever claims something exists has the burden of proof to demonstrate it.

The default position is that it does not exist.

That is so hard to get through to some on this forum, especially the one who delights in making twerp of themselves by slagging off, in the most unpleasant terms, the posters who don't see it their way. They do it on nearly every single post, which does them absolutely no favours at all and their credibility is zilch!

The answer to ''prove God'' has always been ''prove naturalism''. The great Carl Sagan said that he could not call himself an atheist because God can always be ''relegated'' to some position like ''creator of the universe''.

It seems that people like Be rational ask for the proof that God is somehow a material object knowing that he isn't described as such and they therefore indulge in a silly game.

[BashfulAnthony]

The difference with humans is the enlarged frontal cortex which helps support human specialisations - language, abstract modelling and so forth.

And inventing god stories, of course! 

Is it not truly amazing what an enlarged frontal cortex can do!

The brain is amazing.

And the soul is even more amazing.

It does not even exist!

And I'm sure you can amply justify that comment?

I don't need to.

Whoever claims something exists has the burden of proof to demonstrate it.

The default position is that it does not exist.

Then why are you rattling on so?

[BashfulAnthony]

The difference with humans is the enlarged frontal cortex which helps support human specialisations - language, abstract modelling and so forth.

And inventing god stories, of course! 

Is it not truly amazing what an enlarged frontal cortex can do!

The brain is amazing.

And the soul is even more amazing.

It does not even exist!

And I'm sure you can amply justify that comment?

I don't need to.

Whoever claims something exists has the burden of proof to demonstrate it.

The default position is that it does not exist.

That is so hard to get through to some on this forum, especially the one who delights in making twerp of themselves by slagging off, in the most unpleasant terms, the posters who don't see it their way. They do it on nearly every single post, which does them absolutely no favours at all and their credibility is zilch!

That's not a very nice thing to say about Shaker, even if it is true.   

[BeRational]

BA

Not rattling just pointing out the error that's all.

[BashfulAnthony]

BA

Not rattling just pointing out the error that's all.

No, I prefer to call it rattling on, since it only takes one post to point something out, and your rattling has been going on for quite a while!     

[BeRational]

BA

Not rattling just pointing out the error that's all.

No, I prefer to call it rattling on, since it only takes one post to point something out, and your rattling has been going on for quite a while!     

Mistakes keep being made so they need correcting.

Why do you rattle on so much?

[BashfulAnthony]

BA

Not rattling just pointing out the error that's all.

No, I prefer to call it rattling on, since it only takes one post to point something out, and your rattling has been going on for quite a while!     

Mistakes keep being made so they need correcting.

Why do you rattle on so much?

And of course you are the expert who must correct everyone; and I have to rattle on keep up with your rattling.   

[BeRational]

BA

Not rattling just pointing out the error that's all.

No, I prefer to call it rattling on, since it only takes one post to point something out, and your rattling has been going on for quite a while!     

Mistakes keep being made so they need correcting.

Why do you rattle on so much?

And of course you are the expert who must correct everyone; and I have to rattle on keep up with your rattling.   

Not an expert but I spot some mistakes, and that was one of them.

Do you understand the burden of proof?

[BashfulAnthony]

BA

Not rattling just pointing out the error that's all.

No, I prefer to call it rattling on, since it only takes one post to point something out, and your rattling has been going on for quite a while!     

Mistakes keep being made so they need correcting.

Why do you rattle on so much?

And of course you are the expert who must correct everyone; and I have to rattle on keep up with your rattling.   

Not an expert but I spot some mistakes, and that was one of them.

Do you understand the burden of proof?

Of course.  So now you've made that point, you can stop your rattling!"

[BeRational]

BA

So why did you question my comment when I pointed out that the soul does not exist?

You now say you understand the burden of proof.

Has Alan met the burden of proof for the existence of the soul?

[BashfulAnthony]

BA

So why did you question my comment when I pointed out that the soul does not exist?

You now say you understand the burden of proof.

Has Alan met the burden of proof for the existence of the soul?

You're still rattling!   

[BeRational]

BA

So why did you question my comment when I pointed out that the soul does not exist?

You now say you understand the burden of proof.

Has Alan met the burden of proof for the existence of the soul?

You're still rattling!   

No. I am making a valid point and you now evading.

You claim to understand the burden of proof.

Was that a lie?

[BashfulAnthony]

BA

So why did you question my comment when I pointed out that the soul does not exist?

You now say you understand the burden of proof.

Has Alan met the burden of proof for the existence of the soul?

You're still rattling!   

No. I am making a valid point and you now evading.

You claim to understand the burden of proof.

Was that a lie?

Now you are coming in to your most rattling mode!

[BeRational]

BA

And you are showing yourself for the idiot that you are.

You have nothing to say but you keep saying it.

[BashfulAnthony]

BA

And you are showing yourself for the idiot that you are.

You have nothing to say but you keep saying it.

Rattle, rattle, rattle!!   

[BeRational]

BA

And you are showing yourself for the idiot that you are.

You have nothing to say but you keep saying it.

Rattle, rattle, rattle!!   

Idiot!

[BashfulAnthony]

BA

And you are showing yourself for the idiot that you are.

You have nothing to say but you keep saying it.

Rattle, rattle, rattle!!   

Idiot!

Well, you're the expert on idiocy, from rich experience!!   

[BeRational]

BA

And you are showing yourself for the idiot that you are.

You have nothing to say but you keep saying it.

Rattle, rattle, rattle!!   

Idiot!

Well, you're the expert on idiocy, from rich experience!!   

Liar and idiot!

[BashfulAnthony]

BA

And you are showing yourself for the idiot that you are.

You have nothing to say but you keep saying it.

Rattle, rattle, rattle!!   

Idiot!

Well, you're the expert on idiocy, from rich experience!!   

Liar and idiot!

Prove it!  Not just by your opinion, which is worthless, but by actual proof.  Can you do it:  can you pass the test?         

[BeRational]

BA

And you are showing yourself for the idiot that you are.

You have nothing to say but you keep saying it.

Rattle, rattle, rattle!!   

Idiot!

Well, you're the expert on idiocy, from rich experience!!   

Liar and idiot!

Prove it!  Not just by your opinion, which is worthless, but by actual proof.  Can you do it:  can you pass the test?         

You are clearly an idiot