Anonymous
10/30/2021 22:00
Subject: If you are a scientist who believes in life after death
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Maybe you heard of. . Stephen Hawking? He believed in aliens. Tons of articles and interviews out there. Or would you argue he isn't very prominent in his field?
https://www.space.com/29999-stephen-hawking-intelligent-alien-life-danger.html
Hawking said he wanted to look for aliens. It doesn't say he believed in aliens. That's what science does, as opposed to merely accepting revealed wisdom like religion.
So if you look for something. . . you believe it at least MIGHT exist. I think Hawking went beyond saying a mere maybe anyway.
These arguments that scientists don't believe in alien existence are just devils advocacy.
^^ I'm sure many scientists believe that aliens might exist. That's perfectly logical. They don't, however, pre-suppose like religious people that god does exist. Completely different ways of arriving at conclusions which is why science and religion are not compatible.
When you spend hundreds of millions searching for aliens, you pre-suppose.
you pre-suppose the possibility, not the existence. There's a big difference.
The possibility of other life is not “presupposed.” We know organic compounds are necessarily produced naturally. Life must be common.
DP. Do you have a source? I would love to read it.
By the way, what you state being the case would not disprove the existence of a higher power.
Anonymous
10/11/2021 06:03
Subject: If you are a scientist who believes in life after death
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Maybe you heard of. . Stephen Hawking? He believed in aliens. Tons of articles and interviews out there. Or would you argue he isn't very prominent in his field?
https://www.space.com/29999-stephen-hawking-intelligent-alien-life-danger.html
Hawking said he wanted to look for aliens. It doesn't say he believed in aliens. That's what science does, as opposed to merely accepting revealed wisdom like religion.
So if you look for something. . . you believe it at least MIGHT exist. I think Hawking went beyond saying a mere maybe anyway.
These arguments that scientists don't believe in alien existence are just devils advocacy.
^^ I'm sure many scientists believe that aliens might exist. That's perfectly logical. They don't, however, pre-suppose like religious people that god does exist. Completely different ways of arriving at conclusions which is why science and religion are not compatible.
When you spend hundreds of millions searching for aliens, you pre-suppose.
you pre-suppose the possibility, not the existence. There's a big difference.
The possibility of other life is not “presupposed.” We know organic compounds are necessarily produced naturally. Life must be common.
Anonymous
10/10/2021 16:09
Subject: If you are a scientist who believes in life after death
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Maybe you heard of. . Stephen Hawking? He believed in aliens. Tons of articles and interviews out there. Or would you argue he isn't very prominent in his field?
https://www.space.com/29999-stephen-hawking-intelligent-alien-life-danger.html
Hawking said he wanted to look for aliens. It doesn't say he believed in aliens. That's what science does, as opposed to merely accepting revealed wisdom like religion.
So if you look for something. . . you believe it at least MIGHT exist. I think Hawking went beyond saying a mere maybe anyway.
These arguments that scientists don't believe in alien existence are just devils advocacy.
^^ I'm sure many scientists believe that aliens might exist. That's perfectly logical. They don't, however, pre-suppose like religious people that god does exist. Completely different ways of arriving at conclusions which is why science and religion are not compatible.
When you spend hundreds of millions searching for aliens, you pre-suppose.
you pre-suppose the possibility, not the existence. There's a big difference.
Anonymous
10/10/2021 14:09
Subject: If you are a scientist who believes in life after death
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Maybe you heard of. . Stephen Hawking? He believed in aliens. Tons of articles and interviews out there. Or would you argue he isn't very prominent in his field?
https://www.space.com/29999-stephen-hawking-intelligent-alien-life-danger.html
Hawking said he wanted to look for aliens. It doesn't say he believed in aliens. That's what science does, as opposed to merely accepting revealed wisdom like religion.
So if you look for something. . . you believe it at least MIGHT exist. I think Hawking went beyond saying a mere maybe anyway.
These arguments that scientists don't believe in alien existence are just devils advocacy.
^^ I'm sure many scientists believe that aliens might exist. That's perfectly logical. They don't, however, pre-suppose like religious people that god does exist. Completely different ways of arriving at conclusions which is why science and religion are not compatible.
When you spend hundreds of millions searching for aliens, you pre-suppose.
Anonymous
10/10/2021 13:50
Subject: If you are a scientist who believes in life after death
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A good read is recommended based on OP's belief system and/or curiosity and not because one is trying to ram down someone's throat their unrelenting disbelief. The OP made it abundantly clear what s/he was looking for.
But you can't find any. (scientists who believe in life after death). None has been mentioned, let alone recommended. Scientists who are "spiritual" is a whole different matter.
And scientists who are atheist are a whole different matter yet book recommendations were made. I guess that's the exception.
Anonymous
10/10/2021 12:11
Subject: If you are a scientist who believes in life after death
Anonymous wrote:A good read is recommended based on OP's belief system and/or curiosity and not because one is trying to ram down someone's throat their unrelenting disbelief. The OP made it abundantly clear what s/he was looking for.
But you can't find any. (scientists who believe in life after death). None has been mentioned, let alone recommended. Scientists who are "spiritual" is a whole different matter.
Anonymous
10/10/2021 12:05
Subject: If you are a scientist who believes in life after death
A good read is recommended based on OP's belief system and/or curiosity and not because one is trying to ram down someone's throat their unrelenting disbelief. The OP made it abundantly clear what s/he was looking for.
Anonymous
10/10/2021 10:04
Subject: If you are a scientist who believes in life after death
A good read is “The Atheist’s Guide to Reality: Enjoying Life Without Illusions” by Alex Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Anonymous
10/10/2021 08:28
Subject: If you are a scientist who believes in life after death
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If the soul just disappears when the brain’s on propofol, where could the soul possibly be when the brain’s dead?
Answer: there is no soul. Consciousness ("soul") stops with brain activity.
I agree, but the question was whether there are any scientists who believe in life after death. I'd like to hear from them, and hear why they think that.
I just purchased theoretical physicist, Mucho Kaku's book called The God Equation. Looking forward to reading his thoughts.
The God Equation https://g.co/kgs/6aCSGQ
And another good read by Dr. Francis Collins, head of NIH and a believer since med school.
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Language-of-God/Francis-S-Collins/9781416542742
Two good reads are “Outgrowing God” and “ The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins, Ph.D.