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Another Challenge to Mind-Body Dualists

On February 5, 2010, In Afterlife, Mind and Soul, Morality, Philosophy, By The Armchair Antichrist

This is a continuation of Obstacles for the Soul.

If the mind is immaterial and not limited by space then why is it limited to our physical bodies? If mind had those characteristics then our consciousness would not be limited to our bodies. But, everywhere my body goes my mind is also there. Rather, if mind is immaterial and not limited by space then it transcends space. We should be conscious of all the universe. If you think about it every mind would be godlike.

Furthermore, the mind is considered the true ’self’. The body is only a container. So, you should have no problems if I cut off some of your fingers. Better yet why don’t I free you from your container by killing you? That is what you are hoping for isn’t it? Life after death? What difference does it make when it happens? You will be spending an eternity in such a bodiless state anyways. It’s better to get you accustomed to it now.

Besides that, those of you who are pro-life would be in a moral dilemma. Abortion would not be wrong at all. If a embryo/fetus has a fully formed soul then it is alive regardless if its physical container is aborted. Its body may have died, but it has not died because the soul is its true self. Then again they might go to hell because they have not been baptized and cleansed of their original sin. But, that’s something you would have to take up with your Creator who made up this stupid guilty by genealogical rule.

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Pascal’s Greatest Blunder

On August 14, 2009, In Atheism, Christianity, Philosophy, Religion, Religious Arguments, By The Armchair Antichrist

Does Pascal’s Wager work? The short answer is no. Here is the longer answer.

Pascal’s Wager states that it is better to believe in God than risk eternal damnation. Three major errors are made. Firstly, it assumes that an infinite, omnipotent, and omniscient God cares if you believe in it or not. Secondly, it assumes that there is only one conception of God, the Christian one, and if God exists that it is the correct one.

However, there are many religions. And within each of them there are many denominations. Even if you are correct and Christianity is the true religion, whose conception of the Christian God is the correct one? There is Lutheranism, Methodism, Calvinism, Pentecostalism, Presbyterianism, the list goes on. Even if you won the first lottery between the major religions, you would still have to win another lottery to determine which denomination was correct.

Lastly, Pascal’s Wager assumes that one can choose to believe in a particular god or not. That is not true because I don’t believe it is possible for many to logically accept this conclusion. Is it reasonable to punish atheists like me with eternal damnation when there is no conceivable way I could consciously decide to believe in God?

We have all encountered Pascal’s Wager in one form or another on the internet. There are those stupid chain letters that ask you to forward them to 10 other people or something horrible will happen to you. Is it better to avoid the possible punishment and complete the simple task? Common sense will tell you the answer is NO. You don’t have to believe in anything if there is no evidence for it. So, stop forwarding those useless messages and stop using Pascal’s Wager.