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Author Topic:   The Law Causality
Mister Pamboli
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Message 2 of 25 (42647)
06-12-2003 1:02 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by stevo3890
06-12-2003 12:44 AM


I disagree.
Firstly, how can we be sure anything has a cause anyway - what does it mean to have a cause? I am not at all sure this can be answered in a manner that would enable us to deduct or even infer that all things have a cause.
Secondly, what do you mean by happens? Can you define this in a way which does not presuppose that happening is dependent on a cause?
Thirdly, why is it so difficult to believe in something without a cause? Billions of traditional Christians, Jews, Muslims and Hindus do so with some dedication.

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Mister Pamboli
Member (Idle past 7607 days)
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From: Washington, USA
Joined: 12-10-2001


Message 19 of 25 (42880)
06-13-2003 11:53 AM
Reply to: Message 16 by stevo3890
06-12-2003 8:04 PM


quote:
still i think which atom is affected is irrelevent as long as the action has a cause
But how can you know it has a cause? How can you know for sure that a cause and effect relationship exists between any two things?

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