PHI 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Physicalism, Pineal Gland, Historical Vedic Religion
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It is rational to assume that this order and purposefulness did not simply happen by accident but is the product of an intelligent creator, god. It is rational for us to assume that at some point there is an ultimate unchanging source of all change, and that source is god. On the question of whether god exists, __ presents is with two possible bets or wagers and then weights the costs and benefits of each. If there is not irrefutable proof for god"s existence then it is impossible to know if god exists and the only logical position for us is that of an agnostic. Philosophers can be divided into two groups with regard to metaphysics: those who claim there is only one kind of reality (metaphysical monism) and those who claim there are two kinds of realities. The two metaphysical questions about the nature of persons concern ___ and freedom and determination.
