POI wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2024 6:32 pm I admit cosmology and theoretical physics are not my fields of expertise. I took some classes to fulfill my medical goals, decades ago, but that’s really it. Bottom line, you only appeal to the argument from authority in this debate. You have not provided anything other than …
What evidence, at all, demonstrates the supernatural? Let’s start there. If you can demonstrate the supernatural, then we can add it into the realm of possibilities for the few remaining ‘god of the gaps’ arguments. We need to first define what does natural and supernatural mean. Here’s the definition for natural that I propose: things …
[Replying to William in post #4228] The KCA states: 1. Everything that begins to exist has a cause. 2. The universe began to exist. 3. Therefore, the universe has a cause. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalam_cos … l_argument interpretation of the conclusions the premises point to is influenced by certain theists’ interpretations and conclusions (despite their denials that this …
POI wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 11:26 pmOur universe is considered to be actually real and has always existed in one form or another, as matter/material can neither be created nor destroyed The argument the universe is eternal based on matter/energy cannot be created or destroyed is a misunderstanding of the first law of thermodynamics. …
otseng wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 7:44 amIf one accepts the real universe theory, then it’s a separate argument if the universe is created or is it eternal, which we will get to after the discussion on philosophy. Going on to the followup question – is the universe created or eternal? POI asserts it is …
This past week, “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” videos captured by the Navy were released. The videos, released through the Freedom of Information Act, depict flying objects moving at incredible speeds and performing seemingly impossible aerial maneuvers. One of the videos was shot in November 2004; the other two were shot in January 2015. They have been …
Came across this interview of Helen Sharman (the first British astronaut and first woman to visit the Mir space station): Aliens exist, there’s no two ways about it. There are so many billions of stars out there in the universe that there must be all sorts of different forms of life. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl … uch-i-know Sharman …
DrNoGods wrote:This, combined with the fact that we do have one planet that supports life, suggests a high likelihood that life exists elsewhere in the universe. Statistically, the probability is very high. Just because we are on a planet with life does not necessarily lead to a high probability life exists elsewhere. As we understand …
DrNoGods wrote: – What empirical evidence is there that any extraterrestrial life exists? To my knowledge there is none at the moment. I agree there is no current empirical evidence for any extraterrestrial life (excluding UFO sightings and alien abductions). In particular, SETI has not come up with anything yet. Given there is no empirical …
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Many NASA scientists think we’re on the verge of finding alien life. Ellen Stofan, NASA’s former chief scientist, said in 2015 that she believes we’ll get “strong indications of life beyond Earth in the next decade and definitive evidence in the next 10 to 20 years.” Many astrophysicists and astronomers are convinced that it’s not …
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