How We Compensate When Disconnected from God

[Dexter Sinister]

Zizek is debunking all evolutionists in the section entitled: from physics to design (from Chap 4 the loop of freedom).

And that would be where he starts by saying this? From the text at that link: "The greatness of Darwinism, however, is that it provides a precise account of how the appearance of purposeful behavior can emerge from a senseless mechanistic process." Doesn't look like debunking to me, that's agreeing with evolutionists.

 

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And that would be where he starts by saying this? From the text at that link: "The greatness of Darwinism, however, is that it provides a precise account of how the appearance of purposeful behavior can emerge from a senseless mechanistic process." Doesn't look like debunking to me, that's agreeing with evolutionists.

This quote is indicative of Darwin not being an evolutionist himself: Darwin was convinced that absolute ruptures were explaining life more than evolution.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

I have no idea what you think "absolute ruptures" means, but your statement is utterly false. Darwin originated the theory of evolution, believed 'til his dying day that he was right, and the last 150 years have added much to it and demonstrate beyond any reasonable doubt that he did get it right.

 

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I have no idea what you think "absolute ruptures" means, but your statement is utterly false. Darwin originated the theory of evolution, believed 'til his dying day that he was right, and the last 150 years have added much to it and demonstrate beyond any reasonable doubt that he did get it right.

Absolute ruptures are mutations, geological catastrophes, etc. Evolution plays at best only a tiny reactive role for life forms, Darwin was already aware of this but less so than we are today.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

Well, I see you don't understand Darwin any better than you understand what prophet means.

 

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Well, I see you don't understand Darwin any better than you understand what prophet means.

look again

 

[Dexter Sinister]

No need. I know a pretentious intellectual fraud when I see one.

 

[L Gilbert]

lmao That's just hilarious.

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That's pretty evident. Dex is right. I think we have a noob who has his/her own definitions for terms and those definitions don't parallel existing definitions. Anyone can Wiki philosophers, read a few paragraphs, and put their own spin on what was written.

 

[TrapperSnapper]

In answer to the thread title....

Why would there be a need for compensation when there's no proof of a connection in the first place.

 

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No need. I know a pretentious intellectual fraud when I see one.

The MIT knows better.

 

[JLM]

In answer to the thread title....

Why would there be a need for compensation when there's no proof of a connection in the first place.

I was wondering what it is we would want to compensate for. I suppose people HAVE to ask questions when they don't understand the situation.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

The MIT knows better.

I didn't mean Zizek.

 

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I didn't mean Zizek.

I did (mean Zizek).

 

[TrapperSnapper]

The MIT knows better.

Is that you Benwha?

 

[AnnaG]

In answer to the thread title....

Why would there be a need for compensation when there's no proof of a connection in the first place.

My guess would be insecurity. Some people need a security blanket (invisible friend, teddy bear, or whatever) and some don't.

 

[TrapperSnapper]

My guess would be insecurity. Some people need a security blanket (invisible friend, teddy bear, or whatever) and some don't.

I'll go with the teddy bear.;-)

 

[Ron in Regina]

The last eight posts in this Thread have been removed as they're Off-Topic,
Ignorant, Trollish, Unwanted & Unneeded on this Forum. This was utterly
Dumb, and a waste of everyones time.

 

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I think the best way to imagine God is as the detonator of the Big Bang so, wanting to be connected to such a detonator means quite a scary ride. Any compensation or fetishism makes sense in the context of this scary ride.

 

[SirJosephPorter]

I think the best way to imagine God is as the detonator of the Big Bang so, wanting to be connected to such a detonator means quite a scary ride. Any compensation or fetishism makes sense in the context of this scary ride.

But then he becomes the God of convenience, God of gaps, big. What you are saying is that since we don’t understand what caused the big bang, blame it on God. So if tomorrow we unravel the mysteries of Big Bang, god will be relegated even further back.

I am sure that is not your concept of God. That is not the God described in Bible, Koran, Old testament etc.

 

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But then he becomes the God of convenience, God of gaps, big. What you are saying is that since we don’t understand what caused the big bang, blame it on God. So if tomorrow we unravel the mysteries of Big Bang, god will be relegated even further back.

I am sure that is not your concept of God. That is not the God described in Bible, Koran, Old testament etc.

The Big Bang is the advent of our subjectivity (consciousness) in the midst of objects. Only Christianity seems to allow humanity to act in fidelity to this truth. Christianity is achieving that by having Jesus dead three days.