Colin Mangan
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Author: The God Conclusion-AAtheism
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🚨On Philip Goff's Mathematical Proof that God Beats the Multiverse
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How:
- a converse selection effect is entailed
- the multiverse satisfies the specificity principle
- the theistic hypothesis renders "this Universe" improbable
#Multiverse #Theism #FineTuning #Atheism
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How:
- a converse selection effect is entailed
- the multiverse satisfies the specificity principle
- the theistic hypothesis renders "this Universe" improbable
#Multiverse #Theism #FineTuning #Atheism
"A Mathematic Proof that God Beats the Multiverse." Who needs philosophy when you get settle it with a definitive proof?
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October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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🧠🌟 #BookRecs #Mindfulness
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The God Conclusion: AAtheism: From Rock Bottom To A God Of My Own Understanding With Guidance From Buddhist Teachings And A Course in Miracles
A spiritual tour de force where east meets west and scientific empiricism meets eastern spirituality to offer fresh insights into the age old question, 'does God exist?' What follows is a spiritual gu...
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July 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Want to dig deeper? Check out *The God Conclusion.
Available on a donation basis, in accordance with the Buddhist principle of Dana, the ebook 📱is free to download from:
Smashwords: bit.ly/4nMTbky
Barnes&Noble: bit.ly/4eNsCrm
🧠🌟 #BookRecs #Mindfulness
Available on a donation basis, in accordance with the Buddhist principle of Dana, the ebook 📱is free to download from:
Smashwords: bit.ly/4nMTbky
Barnes&Noble: bit.ly/4eNsCrm
🧠🌟 #BookRecs #Mindfulness
Pro tip: Don’t just agree with this thread! 😏
Apply the Kalama Sutta. Poke holes in these ideas. Meditate on them. See if they hold up. That’s the heart of Spiritual Empiricism: truth through experience, not blind faith.
Share your thoughts! 👇 #SpiritualJourney
Apply the Kalama Sutta. Poke holes in these ideas. Meditate on them. See if they hold up. That’s the heart of Spiritual Empiricism: truth through experience, not blind faith.
Share your thoughts! 👇 #SpiritualJourney
July 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Pro tip: Don’t just agree with this thread! 😏
Apply the Kalama Sutta. Poke holes in these ideas. Meditate on them. See if they hold up. That’s the heart of Spiritual Empiricism: truth through experience, not blind faith.
Share your thoughts! 👇 #SpiritualJourney
Apply the Kalama Sutta. Poke holes in these ideas. Meditate on them. See if they hold up. That’s the heart of Spiritual Empiricism: truth through experience, not blind faith.
Share your thoughts! 👇 #SpiritualJourney
How to practice Spiritual Empiricism?
🧘♂️ Start with meditation.
Observe your mind like a scientist studies data.
Question everything—don’t just swallow ideas. The Kalama Sutta says: Test it, live it, *prove* it.
What’s one belief you’ll question today?
#Meditation #Skepticism
🧘♂️ Start with meditation.
Observe your mind like a scientist studies data.
Question everything—don’t just swallow ideas. The Kalama Sutta says: Test it, live it, *prove* it.
What’s one belief you’ll question today?
#Meditation #Skepticism
a man in an orange robe sits in a lotus position with candles in the background
ALT: a man in an orange robe sits in a lotus position with candles in the background
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July 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
How to practice Spiritual Empiricism?
🧘♂️ Start with meditation.
Observe your mind like a scientist studies data.
Question everything—don’t just swallow ideas. The Kalama Sutta says: Test it, live it, *prove* it.
What’s one belief you’ll question today?
#Meditation #Skepticism
🧘♂️ Start with meditation.
Observe your mind like a scientist studies data.
Question everything—don’t just swallow ideas. The Kalama Sutta says: Test it, live it, *prove* it.
What’s one belief you’ll question today?
#Meditation #Skepticism
Liberation means changing habits before it’s too late. It demands action, not just intellectual understanding.
Spiritual Empiricism is action which aims to break the chains and liberate us from subconscious thoughts patterns and actions.
Spiritual Empiricism is action which aims to break the chains and liberate us from subconscious thoughts patterns and actions.
a silhouette of a man holding up a chain in front of a sunset .
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July 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Liberation means changing habits before it’s too late. It demands action, not just intellectual understanding.
Spiritual Empiricism is action which aims to break the chains and liberate us from subconscious thoughts patterns and actions.
Spiritual Empiricism is action which aims to break the chains and liberate us from subconscious thoughts patterns and actions.
We might say the same with climate change 🌍 We *understand* it’s urgent—stats, storms, and heatwaves scream it. But do we *realize* it enough to act?
#ClimateAction #GlobalWarming
#ClimateAction #GlobalWarming
July 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
We might say the same with climate change 🌍 We *understand* it’s urgent—stats, storms, and heatwaves scream it. But do we *realize* it enough to act?
#ClimateAction #GlobalWarming
#ClimateAction #GlobalWarming
Ever said “life is short” but still binged TV shows 📺 while ignoring life’s brevity?
We all subconsciously believe we will live until old age. Often it takes the death of a young person to give us some insight. Even then, life takes over again and we go back to forgetting it.
We all subconsciously believe we will live until old age. Often it takes the death of a young person to give us some insight. Even then, life takes over again and we go back to forgetting it.
spongebob squarepants is sitting in front of a television
ALT: spongebob squarepants is sitting in front of a television
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July 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Ever said “life is short” but still binged TV shows 📺 while ignoring life’s brevity?
We all subconsciously believe we will live until old age. Often it takes the death of a young person to give us some insight. Even then, life takes over again and we go back to forgetting it.
We all subconsciously believe we will live until old age. Often it takes the death of a young person to give us some insight. Even then, life takes over again and we go back to forgetting it.
Some smokers will continue to smoke through a hole in their throat, never truly being liberated from their addiction.
July 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Some smokers will continue to smoke through a hole in their throat, never truly being liberated from their addiction.
Principle #2: Understanding ≠ Realization ≠ Liberation
Think of smokers 🚬
Most understand the idea that smoking kills, but do they *realize* it? Often, it takes a health scare to truly get it. Even then, breaking free from addiction is another step.
Think of smokers 🚬
Most understand the idea that smoking kills, but do they *realize* it? Often, it takes a health scare to truly get it. Even then, breaking free from addiction is another step.
July 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Principle #2: Understanding ≠ Realization ≠ Liberation
Think of smokers 🚬
Most understand the idea that smoking kills, but do they *realize* it? Often, it takes a health scare to truly get it. Even then, breaking free from addiction is another step.
Think of smokers 🚬
Most understand the idea that smoking kills, but do they *realize* it? Often, it takes a health scare to truly get it. Even then, breaking free from addiction is another step.
Key Principle #1: The Kalama Sutta 🙏
Don’t trust rumors, traditions, or even teachers blindly. Only accept what you’ve tested and found true through reason & observation. - Buddha
It’s a skeptic’s creed for spiritual growth! 🕉️
#KalamaSutta #Skepticism
Don’t trust rumors, traditions, or even teachers blindly. Only accept what you’ve tested and found true through reason & observation. - Buddha
It’s a skeptic’s creed for spiritual growth! 🕉️
#KalamaSutta #Skepticism
July 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Key Principle #1: The Kalama Sutta 🙏
Don’t trust rumors, traditions, or even teachers blindly. Only accept what you’ve tested and found true through reason & observation. - Buddha
It’s a skeptic’s creed for spiritual growth! 🕉️
#KalamaSutta #Skepticism
Don’t trust rumors, traditions, or even teachers blindly. Only accept what you’ve tested and found true through reason & observation. - Buddha
It’s a skeptic’s creed for spiritual growth! 🕉️
#KalamaSutta #Skepticism
Non-physicalist theories offer very little by way of explanation of the hows of qualia.
June 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Non-physicalist theories offer very little by way of explanation of the hows of qualia.
It would explain *why* consciousness is correlated with certain physical processes, but then simply asserting that consciousness emerges as a result of physical processes would equally explain *why* they are correlated.
The important question is how.
The important question is how.
June 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
It would explain *why* consciousness is correlated with certain physical processes, but then simply asserting that consciousness emerges as a result of physical processes would equally explain *why* they are correlated.
The important question is how.
The important question is how.
If science doesn't offer a sufficient explanation, then it can't be relied upon in a theory which tries to piggy back off it. Simply asserting that consciousness is intrinsic to physical particles doesn't explain the appearance of specific qualia.
June 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
If science doesn't offer a sufficient explanation, then it can't be relied upon in a theory which tries to piggy back off it. Simply asserting that consciousness is intrinsic to physical particles doesn't explain the appearance of specific qualia.
Non-physicalist theories offer very little by way of explanation of the hows of qualia.
June 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Non-physicalist theories offer very little by way of explanation of the hows of qualia.
It would explain *why* consciousness is correlated with certain physical processes, but then simply asserting that consciousness emerges as a result of physical processes would equally explain *why* they are correlated.
The important question is how.
The important question is how.
June 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It would explain *why* consciousness is correlated with certain physical processes, but then simply asserting that consciousness emerges as a result of physical processes would equally explain *why* they are correlated.
The important question is how.
The important question is how.
If science doesn't offer a sufficient explanation, then it can't be relied upon in a theory which tries to piggy back off it. Simply asserting that consciousness is intrinsic to physical particles doesn't explain the appearance of specific qualia.
June 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
If science doesn't offer a sufficient explanation, then it can't be relied upon in a theory which tries to piggy back off it. Simply asserting that consciousness is intrinsic to physical particles doesn't explain the appearance of specific qualia.
very much amenable to the idea that consciousness is, in some way, fundamental but it's a big stretch to say philosophers have "explain[ed] what needs explaining".
How does Panpsychism explain the appearance of specific qualia e.g. a red car?
How does Panpsychism explain the appearance of specific qualia e.g. a red car?
June 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
very much amenable to the idea that consciousness is, in some way, fundamental but it's a big stretch to say philosophers have "explain[ed] what needs explaining".
How does Panpsychism explain the appearance of specific qualia e.g. a red car?
How does Panpsychism explain the appearance of specific qualia e.g. a red car?