Please present a compelling explanation why naturalism is true

[jireh]

Please present a compelling explanation why naturalism is true

how can we explain our existence through naturalism ? how can natural events account for

- the existence of the universe
- its fine-tuning
- the existence of life
- the existence of consciousness, intelligence, hability of speech
- morality

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[bruce1937]

Welcome to the forum.
Why does it need to explain itself?
I would like to counter with, how can something that doesn't exist explain the existence of things?

[Loki]

Got sick of RatSkep trashing all your unevidenced assertions eh Jireh?

[wolty]

Originally Posted by jireh

Please present a compelling explanation why naturalism is true

Why? If you understood your questions you wouldn't need to ask.


Oh and thanks for the welcome message/introduction. It's always nice and friendly when new people introduce themselves to a new community.

Oh wait, you didn't. Scratch that.

[Xeno]

Originally Posted by jireh

Please present a compelling explanation why naturalism is true

how can we explain our existence through naturalism ? how can natural events account for

- the existence of the universe
- its fine-tuning
- the existence of life
- the existence of consciousness, intelligence, hability of speech
- morality

You are asking how can natural events account for natural events. Fucking brilliant.

Please provide us with a detailed explanation of how your god created morality, or life, or the universe, step by step. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Loki

Got sick of RatSkep trashing all your unevidenced assertions eh Jireh?

<-- This.

[gruber]

- the existence of the universe (astrologist)
- its fine-tuning (what fine tuning, that we are spinning really rfast?)
- the existence of life (ask a biologist or a chemist who studies abiogensis)
- the existence of consciousness, intelligence, hability of speech (evolutionary biologist)
- morality (neuroscientist)


Or instead of trying to score some points or thinking you can go "See those ebil athiests dont know anything" by posting a unclear question, you could go use that wonderful search engine called Google

[Xeno]

Jireh's answer to my question about exactly how his god created anything will probably resemble closely this answer he gave to a corresponding question on RatSkep. I read it a few minutes ago, after posting above.

Originally Posted by Jireh

I believe in the God of the bible. The bible does not go into details, so i cannot provide you details either. Neither do i think that is a relevant question. Relevant is just to know, that the God of the bible created everything.

Mr Black, above, is already correct. Vast ignorance means to Jireh that he must be right.

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Originally Posted by jireh

Please present a compelling explanation why naturalism is true

What is "naturalism" all about?

Originally Posted by jireh

how can we explain our existence through naturalism ?

Not sure what "naturalism" is. Sorry.

Originally Posted by jireh

how can natural events account for

- the existence of the universe

Because we can fucking see it, so we know the universe exists.

Originally Posted by jireh

- its fine-tuning

Who is fine-tuning the universe?

Originally Posted by jireh

- the existence of life

Well those mushrooms didn't exactly poof themselves into existence did they?

Originally Posted by jireh

- the existence of consciousness, intelligence, hability of speech

I cannot believe this is not obvious. There is a natural tendancy for conscious people with very little intelligence to make long shitboring speeches these days.

Originally Posted by jireh

- morality

Are you a theist by any chance? If so I have another question waiting.
EDIT: It appears you are a christian apparently.

If your god asked you to kill somebody then would you do it? YES or NO