Δογματισμός – Harmonia Philosophica

Neil deGrasse Tyson. Dogmatic atheists…

Neil deGrasse Tyson undoubtedly hoped (at least we suppose so) you and your family are having a wonderful holiday season. Nevertheless, a series of tweets sent by the astrophysicist on last Christmas have incensed some, as he provocatively questioned both the significance of the holiday — and the reason we celebrate it.

The messages drew a strong response across the Internet, with incensed commenters referring to the physicist as “a bigoted hack” and a “satanic shrill,” among other names.

On Friday, apparently in response to the strong reactions his statements drew a day earlier, Tyson again took to Twitter, this time to ponder, “Imagine a world in which we are all enlightened by objective truths rather than offended by them”. (1)

Now that the holidays have passed, it is time to judge more objectively what Tyson said.
And I am really sorry that I have to say the obvious once more but…
making fun of the arguments of other people is never an argument…

Atheists claim that science proves there is no God.
Or that it does not prove His existence.
But it all depends on what God is…
Tyson does not believe Christ came to Earth.
He does not believe historical documents regarding Jesus.
He knows (somehow) otherwise.

Atheists do not believe there is something more than matter.

Even though they cannot even utter a single detail about the materialistic nature (in the serious meaning of the word, not the superficial one given to it by scientists who just analyze HOW something works) of our mind, of our thoughts,of our emotions, of our existence…

Seeing matter and attributing everything to matter is not anything important.
Validating a theory (everything is based on matter) via a theory which is based on the premise you want to prove is not proving anything.

It seems that the picture is clear.
And indeed it is.
It all comes down to this: Do we believe we are just “complicated meat”?

What is the “objective” truth in a world full of immaterial consciousness?

Look at those who shout the most.
Usually they are the ones who should stay silent…

Life. Humans. Rocks. Scientific dogmatism.

Hunting from a distance of 27,000 light years, astronomers have discovered an unusual carbon-based molecule contained within a giant gas cloud in interstellar space. The discovery suggests that the complex molecules needed for life may have their origins in interstellar space. (1)

Sure. Why not?
But why limit the “discovery” to interstellar space?

If you believe life is all about molecules and particles moving around, then the origins of life are everywhere.

In space.
In a hot cake.
In spaghetti.
In rocks.

It doesn’t matter.

Because lifeless life is everywhere.
It is consciousness which makes us who we are.
Denying that simple fact we experience every day IS dogmatism.

And we have to note it every time such a foolish “discovery” makes the headlines.

Look at the air and the ground on which you stand.
Watch carefully.
Find the differences…

Free will. Yes, yes, yes… We have one. For the 1000th time, we have one! (ywan) [or: Religion is the Science. Science is Religion]

The vast majority of people think we have free will and are the authors of our own life stories. But if neuroscientists were one day able to predict our every action based on brain scans, would people abandon this belief in droves? A new study concludes that such knowledge would not by itself be enough to shake our confidence in our own volition.

Many neuroscientists, such as the late Francis Crick, have argued that our sense of free will is no more than the behaviour of a vast assembly of nerve cells. This is tied to the idea of determinism, which has it that every effect is preceded by a cause, with cause and effect connected by physical laws. This is why the behaviour of physical systems can be predicted – even the brain, in principle.

As author Sam Harris puts it: “If determinism is true, the future is set – and this includes all our future states of mind and our subsequent behaviour”. (1)

Atheists BELIEVE we do not have free will.
Contrary to all empirical data. (yes, they too feel that they have free will!)

The power of belief is great.
And I have said it 1000 times and I am willing to repeat it here (since articles like this keep on coming): We should stop believing things. We should start being scientists! And the empirical data a scientist would trust show that there is a Cause for the existence of the universe, that we have Free Will, that we have a spirit since a set of matter can never become “alive” and experience the “I” we all do.

Religion has become science.
Science has become religion.

Welcome to the 21st century!

Consciousness. Science based on FAITH. Religion based on EXPERIENCE! (huh?)

Is consciousness an illusion? Many atheist scientists who cannot explain consciouness via lifeless matter believe that.

Philosopher Daniel Dennett is perhaps the leading proponent of the disappearing trick. In his book, inaccurately and rather pretentiously titled Consciousness Explained, as well as in his talks titled The Magic of Consciousness, Dennett shows that many of our perceptions and beliefs are illusory, in the sense that they do not correspond to consensus facts. He parades a whole list of perceptual illusions right out of National Geographic’s TV show Brain Games to make his point. (1)

We like to believe science is based on empirical data.
Some like to believe that religion is based on faith.

But it is the other way around!

People believed in the ressurection because they SAW something!
People believe in God because they FEEL Him!
People believe they are just bones and flesh because they BELIEVE they just bones and flesh.
People believe they are just matter because they BELIEVE they are just matter.

Search inside your self.
Feel your consciousness.
How much… weight does it have?
Can you measure it?
How can the immaterial emerge from the material?
How can flesh and bones turn into consciosuness?
Don’t you FEEL your consciousness?
Are you ready to reject it based on your atheistic beliefs?

Religion is based on experience.
Science on beliefs!

Microbes, death, Universe…

You have around 100 trillion bacteria living in your gut — and that’s a good thing. Known as gut flora or the gut microbiome, these microorganisms help your body digest certain foods, aid the immune system, and maintain a healthy gastrointestinal tract, all in exchange for a constant food supply.

But when you die, your friendly gut flora quickly become your gut foe. Without food, the microbes escape your GI tract through the circulatory system and spread to your other organs, feeding on your dying cells and colonizing your body. (1)

Who defines that our boundary is our skin?

Who makes us so tiny when we are gods?

Stop believing your are just matter ready to be consumed by microbes.

You are the universe.

And you will live for ever…