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19. Rose from no thing?

Mon Aug 19, 2019, 11:09 AM

Aug 2019

How is that possible?

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"Something" is the natural state of things [View all] edhopper Aug 2019 OP

Buddhists say that everything has a dependent cause. wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #1

But was there? edhopper Aug 2019 #2

Agree wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #5

The first link in the chain WhiteTara Aug 2019 #3

The cause of suffering wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #6

No Mind No Buddha WhiteTara Aug 2019 #4

What does that even mean? edhopper Aug 2019 #7

The brain is an organ WhiteTara Aug 2019 #8

The mind is a function of the brain. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #14

I think you have that backwards WhiteTara Aug 2019 #15

No, I really don't. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #16

Okay. So you rose from no thing WhiteTara Aug 2019 #17

Me, you, and everything. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #18

Rose from no thing? WhiteTara Aug 2019 #19

Biochemistry and a healthy dose of selective pressure. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #20

That's not no thing WhiteTara Aug 2019 #21

"No thing" is not a term I used. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #23

nothing - no thing WhiteTara Aug 2019 #25

your brain, body, life and everything else qazplm135 Aug 2019 #26

why does "simply an organ" preclude consciousness? Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #27

When you tell me WhiteTara Aug 2019 #28

Uh you? Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #31

I'm still not sure I understand what you're asking. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #32

good points edhopper Aug 2019 #10

We do have a concept of nothing. CrispyQ Aug 2019 #11

Everything is all that is. mia Aug 2019 #13

My hubs says you're exactly RIGHT. Duppers Aug 2019 #22

High praise edhopper Aug 2019 #24

Limitations of human visual system led delisen Aug 2019 #29

I BELIEVE in nothing. edhopper Aug 2019 #30