Challenging Questions
Discuss the challenging questions from Part 2 of the book.
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Browse all- [Q107] Is there an "asbolute truth", and do we have direct access to the absolute truth, or does it remain inaccessible to the human mind? No positions yet
- [Q352] Can god exist without a cause? No positions yet
- [Q317] How can god stand by and allow human suffering to exist in the world? No positions yet
- [Q136] If each human being is a temporal embodiment of a divine self that permanently exists, then what evidence supports the existence of such a divine self? No positions yet
- [Q284] When we have religious experiences, including mystical experiences, are those caused entirely by brain states? Or is there something else going on? No positions yet
- [Q032] If god controls everything, how can human beings have free will? No positions yet
- [Q219] What is the nature of the identity of something? No positions yet
- [Q267] Is this the only universe, or are there other universes where the laws of physics might work differently? If so, how did this occur? What caused the laws of physics to be created, and how? No positions yet
- [Q266] Are the laws of the universe "tuned" to be conducive to the evolution of intelligent life? And if so, does this "tuning" of the universe imply the existence of god? No positions yet
- [Q147] How can the teachings of scripture be true, if the teachings themselves also lack intrinsic reality? No positions yet
- [Q180] What are the building blocks of reality? No positions yet
- [Q203] Is space a container? No positions yet
- [Q043] Some people have made statements similar to the following. "A god that needs people to believe in a specific scripture, without evidence, and to reject all other competing scriptures and beliefs, soun No positions yet
- [Q012] What is the basis of moral principles? Do they come from divine commandments, or from human thinking? No positions yet
- [Q029] If you don't beieve in god, then what is "ultimate reality"? No positions yet
- [Q138] If there is a duality of self and non-self, then what specifically are we? No positions yet
- [Q220] If a thing changes over time, how does it maintain its identity? No positions yet
- [Q124] Can the laws of karma be reconciled with modern physics and neuroscience? No positions yet
- [Q282] If genetics determines the traits of an organism, how can souls be reborn as different species? No positions yet
- [Q133] If no self exists, what is reborn? No positions yet
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