On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 04:00:10 -0800, Ed Cartwright
<ed.car...@no-email.invalid> wrote:
>In <
qcp5achkj2nn19o5s...@4ax.com>, Lucifer Morningstar
>wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:32:35 -0800, Ed Cartwright
>> <ed.car...@no-email.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> In <
51m5ac9tm266ucc0b...@4ax.com>, Lucifer Morningstar
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:02:27 -0800, Ed Cartwright
>>>> <ed.car...@no-email.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In <
l9k5actkfg5k3at3s...@4ax.com>, Lucifer Morningstar
>>>>> wrote:
>>
>>>>>> We have a physical brain that contains everything that makes us,
>>>>>> including our intelligence.
>>>>>
>>>>> That is your assumption, presented as if it were a fact. It certainly is
>>>>> not a supportable claim.
>>>>
>>>> Do you believe in a God that created everything?
>>>
>>> That is irrelevant to you presenting your assumptions as if they were facts.
>>
>> If you do believe in a God that created everything that would be your
>> reason for denying known and proven facts.
>
>There you go with your wrong assumptions again. To deny your made up
>facts is to deny your made up facts because your made up facts are made
>up. And if they are known and proven facts, you can post a quotes and
>references from peer-reviewed journals, can't you? So, let's see these
>proofs of your facts.
You must be one of those Christians that wants people to do
unnecessary work to prove something you already know.
Do you have an alternative explanation?
>>>>> Why does a child think and act like a child?
>>>>>> Why does a Down's Syndrome adult think and act like a child?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We can better understand the physical world and
>>>>>>> the spiritual reality of God by studying our own intelligence that has
>>>>>>> enabled us to understand everything.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We understand there is no spiritual reality.
>>>>>
>>>>> That is another assumption presented as fact and certainly not a
>>>>> supportable claim.
>>>>
>>>> Why does a child think and act like a child?
>>>> Why does a Down's Syndrome adult think and act like a child?
>>>
>>> Again, those are irrelevant to your presentation of your assumptions as
>>> if they were facts.
>>
>> A child think and acts like a child because their brain is not
>> fully developed.
>
>No shit?
>
>> A Down's Syndrome adult thinks and acts like a child because
>> their brain is not fully developed.
>
>No doubt that's one of those proven facts of yours, so again, post a
>quote and a reference from peer-reviewed journal stating that the brain
>of people with Down syndrome is not fully developed. I will not accept
>anything other than a direct quote using the word undeveloped in
>relation the Down syndrome brain.
Can you see a common factor with both children and Down's Syndrome
adults?
>>>>>>> It's a study of what exists within us. It's called philosophy and
>>>>>>> spirituality.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What do you think determines how intelligent you are?
>>>>>
>>>>> Presenting one's unsupportable assumptions as if they were fact is a
>>>>> definite sign of a lack of intelligence.
>>>>
>>>> Why does a child think and act like a child?
>>>> Why does a Down's Syndrome adult think and act like a child?
>>>
>>> Ditto.
>>
>> How your brain functions determines how intelligent you are.
>
>There are competing theories about the source of intelligence, not just
>the one you're pushing.
Please post a quote and a reference from a peer-reviewed journal
stating those competing theories.
At least tell me what they are.
>> Do you know what an MRI is?
>
>Oh, you're not one of those believers in correlation proves causation,
>are you?
Did you know it is possible to scan a person's brain while they
are awake? It has been proven that different areas of the brain
are responsible for different emotions.
>>>>>> Do you know what a savant is?
>>>>
>>>> Do you know what a savant is?
>>>
>>> Ditto.
>>>
>>> Perhaps if you say what it is you are driving at with those questions
>>> then I might answer them, but I see no point in doing so without proper
>>> context, especially since you seem to be pushing a barrow full of
>>> assumptions you can neither prove nor support.
>>
>> A savant is a person who has a low IQ but can do something
>> mentally that a normal person can't, such as remembering
>> every detail of every baseball match or doing complicated
>> calculations in their head (brain) immediately.
>
>No shit?
Now you know what I am driving at with the questions will
you now answer them?
>> There is really no point in pretending you don't know the brain
>> contains everything that makes "you" and that you will cease to
>> exist when your brain activity ceases.
>
>Don't try emotional tricks, they won't work. You need to provide
>evidence for your claims. Though I won't be surprised if you can't.
You have yet to give me your alternative explanation.
>> While we don't know everything about the brain we do know that
>> brain damage or drugs may change a person's thinking completely.
>
>You just blew your own claim out of the water. If it true that "we don't
>know everything about the brain", which is an assertion of incomplete
>knowledge, then it false that "we have a physical brain that contains
>everything that makes us" because it asserts completeness of knowledge.
Nice try but you are wrong.
We don't know everything that goes on in the universe but we do
know there is no Christian God of the bible.
>Besides, logic dictates we cannot know everything about the brain
>because the brain is both the system under inspection and the system
>performing the inspection. I suggest you read about incompleteness
>theorem and what it means for the limits of knowledge.
>
>You can't have it both ways, so let's have your scientific evidence to
>support your claims:
You Christians are so funny.
>1) We have a physical brain that contains everything that makes us,
>including our intelligence.
>
>2) A Down's Syndrome adult thinks and acts like a child because their
>brain is not fully developed.
>
>Evidence, please. Quoted and cited, from peer-reviewed journals, thank you.
Not until you provide evidence that shows otherwise.
>> A normal trustworthy family man suddenly took an interest in porn
>> including child porn. He had a brain scan and they found a tumor
>> which when removed made his behaviour back to that of the normal
>> family man.
>
>So?
His behaviour changed completely then returned to normal.
The only reason you would deny what is common and proven
knowledge is that you are an idiot Christian that thinks science
is offensive to God. Your God is offensive to decent people.
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