Re: The Great Culture Debate: Christopher Hitchens vs. David Allen Whi
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Essentially, life is still a mystery.
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But less of a mystery than it was. A betting man could find lines now in certain arenas.
I think you make a very valid point about our epistemological processes. Even if every function of the brain could be mapped out perfectly, the experience of something and the feelings that go with it are fundamentally mysterious. That's because the description of the process is not the same as the process itself, no matter how grand the description. It's essentially the self-awareness paradox cloaked in a different garb. I also agree (although you didn't say it), that many atheists fall into this simplistic rut. It's one of my pet peeves.
I don't however agree that this implies either a soul or afterlife or God. And especially not the specific Catholic/Muslim/Boodibaadyboodo religion that some like to follow.
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