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The shift away from Metaphysical Naturalism - Ostronomos - Jun 8, 2025
Science is undergoing a serious transformation as of late. It is shifting away from the Metaphysical Naturalism, which was proven false, as an Ontology. This is an unexpected twist for many who refuse to embrace the change. As advancements in science can only come from a persuasively non-materialist stance. Contrary to what materialists believe, evil is not an illusion. And if evil is not an illusion, then the ultimate Good must exist. By definition that would be the God of the established view of Metaphysics. In a sense, someone who denies evil denies God. This is because they believe that materialism is the absolute and utmost. Nothing short of evil in itself. Consciousness, as I have firmly established, continues after the death of the body. As energy is consciousness, which cannot be created or destroyed. It would be a horrifying evil of the highest order not to continue after death. This is because reality is ultimately consciousness. No matter the materialist conviction, we do live forever. It is not the brain that is the source of consciousness, but reality. This is because the brain is not the mind. To assume that we cease to exist upon death is to assume that there is no hierarchy or priority or value assigned to different things. Thereby assigning only value to materialism. The art of Leonardo Da Vinci would be indistinguishable from mud on a canvas. If the atheist-materialists appointed their delusion as ultimate reality we would certainly be in trouble.
RE: The shift away from Metaphysical Naturalism - Ostronomos - Jun 9, 2025
Continuing the legacy of Hawking on the Big Bang singularity...
RE: The shift away from Metaphysical Naturalism - Magical Realist - Jun 10, 2025
I hardly think Science is coming around to some sort of moralistic theism as the basis for reality. That's been shoved down our throats for centuries now, to the detriment of all seekers of knowledge and truth. Of necessity Science will always be about explaining the Universe itself without resorting to any supernaturalist agents. Positing some unknowable deity behind it all would only lead to the death of Science itself. It is in the business of questioning and discovering new things, not being locked inside some dogmatic belief.
RE: The shift away from Metaphysical Naturalism - Ostronomos - Jun 18, 2025
(Jun 10, 2025 08:08 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: I hardly think Science is coming around to some sort of moralistic theism as the basis for reality. That's been shoved down our throats for centuries now, to the detriment of all seekers of knowledge and truth. Of necessity Science will always be about explaining the Universe itself without resorting to any supernaturalist agents. Positing some unknowable deity behind it all would only lead to the death of Science itself. It is in the business of questioning and discovering new things, not being locked inside some dogmatic belief.
Do not simply dismiss the idea of God based on nothing more than whim. It might not seem like an attractive proposition to you, but I can assure you the idea of an omnipotent deity is grounded in logic. This is because God is proven real using logic. To dismiss the idea of God is to commit a grave logical error. Too many times atheists get trapped in their dogmatic belief in the mundane world. Do not fall into the trappings of mundane logic, as it is deceptively false.