So you're defending a form of slavery huh?
Because the fact that 2000 years ago, NO ONE was actually enslaved in any other system was possible, right?

So you're defending a form of slavery huh?
Because the fact that 2000 years ago, NO ONE was actually enslaved in any other system was possible, right?

I can't do that because I'm not asserting that. He is.He is saying demonstrate an event that has happened but had no antecedent.
Bullshyt. You need a logic course. Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

Napoleon said:No. I can't prove that because i'm not asserting that.
If YOU assert that ALL things have a cause, you must demonstrate that.
Here's my assertion: The Universe (all things) began to exist, therefore, it had a cause.
Now, refute it.

Napoleon said:1. The universe appears to have "began." Sure.
2. Therefore it had a cause? Uh...we don't know that. You have to PROVE this.![]()
No offense, but this is a classic god of the gaps argument.
Basically, you know enough to assert that god clearly doesn't exist in as much as you know about the natural world, but in the margin of misunderstood or unknown concepts, you assert thats where god resides.
Its intellectually disingenuous.

I had to re-read that like three times 

This is a flawed assertion.
Tendency towards disorder doesn't mean subsystems can't exhibit order.
on top of that, you don't make a distinction between open and closed systems.
This is what people get confused about the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
which says NOTHING about the validity of your statement...so i'll take this ad hominem on the chin and keep it moving since you feel you HAD to say this.WHAT??I had to re-read that like three times
I mean...you cool and all and you seem like a smart dude. But it's like you're always so anxious to prove how smart you are by shytting on an opinion YOU solicited by making numerous threads about this subject.
Thats still religion. You're just removing the disagreeable parts and forming your own special brand. Just because you don't have a symbol or a wikipedia page on your specific stance doesn't mean its not a religious concept.It's possible to believe in a creator but not necessarily a religion, it's called Deism.
You might as well have stopped right hereAnd it's not about being intellectual 100% of the time.

I use my education not to be spoon fed knowledge and then regurgitate it. I use my education to come up with my own conclusions.![]()
But its a flawed part of your theological assertions.I didn't go in about open and closed systems because he didn't want a physics lesson
That's easy, an actual infinite temporal regress is impossible.
Prove it.The Universe has not been around forever, therefore, it had a beginning.
Next?
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Napoleon said:Prove it.
When you make statements of objectivity, you can't just walk away and pretend you've settled the argument.

No problem. If actual infinite temporal regresses were possible, we'd never get to 'now' since it would take an infinite amount of time to get to 'now' and we'd never experience it.


...Since we currently experience a 'now', then infinite temporal regresses don't exist.
Done
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Napoleon said:
How could you seriously say this with a straight face?

So if you admit to being skeptical and employing empiricism, why do you suspend those same faculties when it comes to faith arguments?