“Theism” is something of a catch-all term that can include lots of different things. I think that it is indeed possible that our universe has a Creator, but I’ll bet my immortal soul that the God of Abraham isn’t it. ;)
Maybe you could simply pin down your beliefs instead of “critically examining” them?
Maybe you could simply pin down your beliefs instead of “critically examining” them?
For me, “pinning down” means fine tuning definitions. This and “critically examining” use the same toolset. I essentially see them as one and the same. If I am mucking around and bothering with those pesky definitions I am going to see the inconsistencies.
I can describe how I act and that is how I generally translate my old belief system. Rationality encourages beliefs as predictors and I am taking new forming beliefs and entering them that way. The data hasn’t come back from those beliefs yet but I am eagerly awaiting.
And beneath the powers of the creator of a universe, a Type 2+ civilization should be able to seed new planets with life, which is one of the more important powers of the monotheistic God.
“Theism” is something of a catch-all term that can include lots of different things. I think that it is indeed possible that our universe has a Creator, but I’ll bet my immortal soul that the God of Abraham isn’t it. ;)
Maybe you could simply pin down your beliefs instead of “critically examining” them?
It’s poor form to bet things you can’t pony up if you lose!
For me, “pinning down” means fine tuning definitions. This and “critically examining” use the same toolset. I essentially see them as one and the same. If I am mucking around and bothering with those pesky definitions I am going to see the inconsistencies.
I can describe how I act and that is how I generally translate my old belief system. Rationality encourages beliefs as predictors and I am taking new forming beliefs and entering them that way. The data hasn’t come back from those beliefs yet but I am eagerly awaiting.
And beneath the powers of the creator of a universe, a Type 2+ civilization should be able to seed new planets with life, which is one of the more important powers of the monotheistic God.