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by A_COMPUTER
4562 days ago
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Science has convincingly shown that consciousness and perception of "self" is an illusion, and thus acting as if "you" are real, or matter to the universe, is as fallacious and irrational as believing in a supernatural creator or ghosts. "You" are a short-lived perturbation in the block-universe. This reality, in combination with the nevertheless undeniable subjective experience of my own self, narrowly privileges selfish pleasure-seeking over all other moral codes, which themselves are utterly devoid of rational justification. |
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I would like to see this 'science', that's not voiced argumentatively, just would be of interest. However I posit that consciousness is more than an illusion. I won't type my spaghetti argument here but it is essentially the famous 'I think, therefore I am'. I would agree with you on the irrationality of religion and faith. I choose to be a 'believer' not on purely logical grounds but because of the other benefits it provides to me. Unlike you I feel that intrinsically my 'self' and other people's 'selves' are important and equal. My faith based beliefs provide a foundation for principles that support that conjecture. Essentially my beliefs are not based on the scientific method or on the physical properties of the universe. They are not however 'utterly devoid' of meaning, significance, or benefit.
btw, this s/b a reply to a previous comment as this doesn't answer the question posed.