Grizz, I think you've put forth a fairly convincing argument from a naturalistic perspective. I don't think theists would buy it at all, though. Here's what I'm referring to:
Grizz writes:
The problem for the Theist using this line of reasoning to establish God as Ontologically fundamental is that they assign God numerous anthropomorphic attributes -- intelligence, emotion, will, reason etc. These things are all parts of the causal machine we are subject to here in the temporal world.
The typical theist doesn't see emotions, intelligence, etc. as parts of the physical world, but as manifestations of the immaterial spirit within us. Thus, the attributing of these qualities to God makes perfect sense within the theistic framework.
The problem then becomes explaining how spiritual emotions can be altered by head trauma or chemical substances. This could be easily rationalized away by saying that our emotions have to work through a physical medium. However, God's emotions are pure and perfect, and are not restricted or corrupted by a physical medium.
However, I'm a Mormon: we believe God also has a physical body. I personally believe emotions are just chemical reactions that God uses to teach us lessons.
Intelligence is a bit of a different story. While Mormon beliefs don't really bear on this debate (yet, I seem to be sharing them a lot recently, and today in particular), this is applicable here. We aren't strictly monotheistic: God was created by another God. He was once a man, like us, and rose to the station of deity in the same way that He is now instructing us to follow (yes, that means we're destined to be gods, just like Him). Of course, we still have the same problem of circularity: God was created by another God, who was created by another God, who was created by another God, who was created by another God, etc., and this has been going on for eternity.
Our explanation is that we're limited in our ability to understand "eternity." I personally wish we had a better explanation. That's one of the main reasons why I hope so strongly that there is a Heaven: it's the only chance I seem to have of ultimately getting the answers to all these questions.
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