Message #46360

[mccoy]

We may use a mathematical term to define the spheres of thought as 'sets', vast sets of thought, or ideas, which include so many subsets, the various aspects and layers of one specific concept or family of concepts.

For example, the sphere of thought of the existence of God. This sphere is purely logical. No material evidence is possible. This set is totally outside the scope of physical science, since it is a metaphysical sphere, it only resides in the causal realm. This is a sphere of thought which has no or little projections into the material world.

This sphere of thought can only imply discussions based on logical arguments. This is one of the fields where philosophy rules, since science, being limited to the material world, is powerless.

The wrong sphere of thought is the sphere of atheism. Scientists have developed so many arguments against the existence of God, some of them imply a leap of faith which is similar to religion, so such scientists do not realize that in the effort to negate the existence of God they created an alternate religion.

The interesting thing which Anandamoy has implied in his fleeting hint at the sphere of thought, is that such arguments against the existence of God already exist as ideas, belonging to the set or sphere of thought of atheism, emanating from God itself. We can choose the right sphere of thought (acknowledgment of the existence of God) or the wrong one (denial of the existence of God), but such spheres are already there, we created nothing.

There is also a subset just astride atheism and theism, which is skepticism and agnosticism, this is maybe an intersection of sets, or spheres.

Steve, of course the above is highly simplified.