The only thing stopping FTL is gravity, make an antigravity field and the mass won't become infinite, and the only barrier to FTL is gone. And scientists are already making very weak antigravity fields. As to 'God doesn't exist' can you prove that conclusively? No, and for all I know the universe was created when I became self aware, it might have been created 5 minutes ago and all my memories are false
That's not proof, is it? That's a hypothesis. I didn't claim that god doesn't exist, only that there's no evidence that a god does exist. There's not even a consensus on the definition of what a god is. The burden of proof is on the theist. Solipsism is useless. It's an unfalsifiable theory which goes nowhere and leads to nothing. Feel free to believe it, though.
I did exactly as you asked, I have proved it is possible, just because you don't like to admit you aren't as clever as you like to try and show people you are isn't my problem. As to the God part, that was more aimed at Fenster.
Think you did old fruity. See discussions re atheism and your definition of it, and your claim to be it However I have never believed it, and you have just proven it agnostic at best As for the definition of 'God', its not that difficult really. Surah Ikhlas (with its commentary/tafsir) is the acid test in Islam and if you go back to some of the earlier scripts then the other semetic religions said virtually the same thing. The 'truly' religious people (from any of the religions) wouldnt have a doubt that the current notions of God in christianity and moderate Islam etc are simply wrong and confusing As for solipsism, although what you say here is true, the same can be said for your multiverse theory that you sometimes bring into conversation, along with a few other notions you use as 'proof'.
edd, you are a betting man so here is a thought to you (and only you) look at the odds of the different 'beliefs' and tell me whats the favourite
agnosticism doesnt know and atheism says no creator for our being here etc think the odds are not good
"Wisest is he who knows that he does not know" Plato quoting Socrates (sort of - it's the Jostein Gaarder quote I'm using) Only a fool would claim to know something that he categorically cannot know. A wise man is not afraid to say "I don't know" - a fool fears admitting his limitations.
There is something similar in hadith. Basically the best answer is 'I dont know' rather than what some people do. However there is also the notions of 'finding out' and 'staying in ignorance' etc the best, and most applicable on here IMO, is this ''the fool says what he hears, the wise man says what he thinks''
I can't possibly categorically know if there's a deity or not. It's a matter of faith rather than thought and, as such, is saying "what you hear" rather than "what you think". Although, that Hadith quote is pretty good.
With all due respect, have you ever really looked into it? As I have said many times what we 'know' today is oft heresay and a manipulation, at best, of say scriptures. The notion of God today conjures images that can never be true The sayig what youhear v think is based around repeating something without understanding/investigating etc. ALL thought is based on previous information
Why have the scientists got it in for gravity. It's a shame that it gets it in the neck all the time.
