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> So, when explaining the universe we imagine it's an act of will by a conscious entity Unless I’m misunderstand you, that line of reasoning assumes one is rel
by lostlogin 3y ago
> So, when explaining the universe we imagine it's an act of will by a conscious entity
Unless I’m misunderstand you, that line of reasoning assumes one is religious.
- mjburgess 3y agoWe here means "our species".
- pinkmuffinere 3y agoI don’t think that’s strictly required — atheists/agnostics can still “imagine” the universe is an act of will
- pegasus 3y agoNot necessarily, see for example Nick Bostrom's Simulation Hypothesis. Maybe one could argue that too requires adherence to some religious dogma (Scientism? Reductionism?)