First of all, is pessimism an evolutionary advantage? Let's consider the event where you are in the wild, and there is suddenly a rustle in the bushes. Your first instinct in this situation is to consider that you might be in danger, it might be a predator. It is advantageous to your survival to induce the flight or fight response, a moment before you realize it is a harmless rabbit.
What would happen if humans always planned for the best possiblity first? Well, that's silly. It's important to plan for the outcome first that poses a threat to your survival. That philosophy lead to the rise of pessimism.
The human brain and human consciousness has evolved through a process of evolution, to the point where on a non-stop, consistent basis, it is constantly searching for problems and things that might pose a threat.
And, it is an evolutionary advantage to give the pessimistic view more attention and focus, so that you can act accordingly.
Most people, early on, experience the hardening that comes with life not living up to some childish fantasy. I could be the death of someone important to you early on. It could be that the love game doesn't live up to childish expectations based on what you learned from Disney movies. Whatever it was, it is a universal human experience to come to the conclusion that life isn't some sort of happy fairy dream, or even something a little bit less than a happy fairy dream.
Part of growing up involves the realization that the world is not a happy place a lot of the time.
When atheists use their judgment, it is an argument based on emotion. And, that's not to say that theistic arguments aren't based on emotion too. However, atheists like to think they are using reason instead of emotion and that's not the case. There is a natural inclination in the human brain, some nagging voice inside your head that tries to tell you your worst fear is also the possibility that is most likely. It is emotional logic based on what "seems" true to them. They have a feeling that when it comes to human existence and how the universe was created, the option that evokes the most depressing connotation is the accurate one.
Atheists try to deflate the concept of consciousness to something devoid of value. Well, it is an illusion, they say. What does that mean? Well I think "I think, therefore I am," applies here. You see atheists belittle the phenomenon of consciousness because it doesn't suit there atheistic worldview.
Based on the notion that the creation option that is true is the one you don't want to believe.
Consciousness is something that comes about from evolutionary processes, the result of a sophisticated brain.
My personal opinion is that the brain does not create consciousness, rather the soul does.
But anyway, so the possibility of consciousness is contained within the framework of the universe.
It's important to note that when I argue for God, I just mean a conscious being. I don't mean necessarily the God of the Bible, or a God that is truly omnipotent, infallible or even all-knowing. I am just arguing for the likelihood that there was self-awareness at the beginning of the universe.
So the ability to produce consciousness is innate in the universe. The argument that atheists make is, it requires a brain.
No one said it requires a brain. That's a purely human construct! You have consciousness. You have a brain. Your fellow humans have consciousness. They have brains. Animals probably have consciousness because they also have brains. In fact, the only thing that you really know is that you have consciousness, and that there is a strong correlation between how you experience your consciousness and how your brain is functioning. How do you know that other humans have consciousness? Well, you don't know! It just causes the fabric of your sanity to unravel if you start doubting that! Is that proof? No!
There's no reason to believe that consciousness cannot exist without a brain. There have been accounts of people dying and coming back to life, and remembering verifiable things about their surroundings tha took place while they were "out." What we do know is the functioning of the brain has a strong effect on MEMORY. So you typically don't remember what you dreamed about, that doesn't mean you weren't experiencing something while you were sleeping.
Anyway, so let's take the preconcieved notion that other humans have consciousness. Why do you believe that? Well, they act the same way I do, respond the same way I do, express thoughts that I can understand. Basically, through the human power of empathy.
Why does consciousness exist? I was looking into this, and this was apparently some sort of big mystery question that no one knows the answer to. One theory is it's to dictate what you pay attention to. If free will is an illusion, there is really no reason to have consciousness. Why is there consciousness, if free will is an illusion? If the human brain consists of data, perceived facts that can exist whether or not a conscious being is looking at them, why do you need a conscious being to tell it what to pay attention to, a conscious being that will act according to the facts and not internal mysterious conscious being innate personal traits irrelevant to the brain's knowledge? THERE IS NO REASON!
Well we don't know yet, the atheists say. Give us time! Give us time!
Maybe, consciousness is just a useless side effect created by the brain. A useless side effect, inherent with some strong desire to be significant, to be immortal, to be spiritual.
In effect, atheists are trying to convince you that YOU don't matter.
And, it is an evolutionary advantage to give the pessimistic view more attention and focus, so that you can act accordingly.
Most people, early on, experience the hardening that comes with life not living up to some childish fantasy. I could be the death of someone important to you early on. It could be that the love game doesn't live up to childish expectations based on what you learned from Disney movies. Whatever it was, it is a universal human experience to come to the conclusion that life isn't some sort of happy fairy dream, or even something a little bit less than a happy fairy dream.
Part of growing up involves the realization that the world is not a happy place a lot of the time.
When atheists use their judgment, it is an argument based on emotion. And, that's not to say that theistic arguments aren't based on emotion too. However, atheists like to think they are using reason instead of emotion and that's not the case. There is a natural inclination in the human brain, some nagging voice inside your head that tries to tell you your worst fear is also the possibility that is most likely. It is emotional logic based on what "seems" true to them. They have a feeling that when it comes to human existence and how the universe was created, the option that evokes the most depressing connotation is the accurate one.
Atheists try to deflate the concept of consciousness to something devoid of value. Well, it is an illusion, they say. What does that mean? Well I think "I think, therefore I am," applies here. You see atheists belittle the phenomenon of consciousness because it doesn't suit there atheistic worldview.
Based on the notion that the creation option that is true is the one you don't want to believe.
Consciousness is something that comes about from evolutionary processes, the result of a sophisticated brain.
My personal opinion is that the brain does not create consciousness, rather the soul does.
But anyway, so the possibility of consciousness is contained within the framework of the universe.
It's important to note that when I argue for God, I just mean a conscious being. I don't mean necessarily the God of the Bible, or a God that is truly omnipotent, infallible or even all-knowing. I am just arguing for the likelihood that there was self-awareness at the beginning of the universe.
So the ability to produce consciousness is innate in the universe. The argument that atheists make is, it requires a brain.
No one said it requires a brain. That's a purely human construct! You have consciousness. You have a brain. Your fellow humans have consciousness. They have brains. Animals probably have consciousness because they also have brains. In fact, the only thing that you really know is that you have consciousness, and that there is a strong correlation between how you experience your consciousness and how your brain is functioning. How do you know that other humans have consciousness? Well, you don't know! It just causes the fabric of your sanity to unravel if you start doubting that! Is that proof? No!
There's no reason to believe that consciousness cannot exist without a brain. There have been accounts of people dying and coming back to life, and remembering verifiable things about their surroundings tha took place while they were "out." What we do know is the functioning of the brain has a strong effect on MEMORY. So you typically don't remember what you dreamed about, that doesn't mean you weren't experiencing something while you were sleeping.
Anyway, so let's take the preconcieved notion that other humans have consciousness. Why do you believe that? Well, they act the same way I do, respond the same way I do, express thoughts that I can understand. Basically, through the human power of empathy.
Why does consciousness exist? I was looking into this, and this was apparently some sort of big mystery question that no one knows the answer to. One theory is it's to dictate what you pay attention to. If free will is an illusion, there is really no reason to have consciousness. Why is there consciousness, if free will is an illusion? If the human brain consists of data, perceived facts that can exist whether or not a conscious being is looking at them, why do you need a conscious being to tell it what to pay attention to, a conscious being that will act according to the facts and not internal mysterious conscious being innate personal traits irrelevant to the brain's knowledge? THERE IS NO REASON!
Well we don't know yet, the atheists say. Give us time! Give us time!
Maybe, consciousness is just a useless side effect created by the brain. A useless side effect, inherent with some strong desire to be significant, to be immortal, to be spiritual.
In effect, atheists are trying to convince you that YOU don't matter.
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