Ask HN: When and why did you start believing in God?
The article discusses the author's journey from atheism to belief in God. It highlights the contradictions in atheistic materialism and the inability to define essence and personhood within that framework. The author concludes that the lack of explanation for quantum probabilities points to the existence of a will, suggesting a divine presence.
- ▪The author argues that atheistic materialism contradicts basic empirical knowledge.
- ▪They believe that the essence of things cannot be defined within atheistic materialism.
- ▪The author concludes that the unexplained nature of quantum probabilities implies the existence of a divine will.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
For me it was that the implications of atheistic materialism contradicted basic empiric knowledge. Atheistic materialism is an onthologic monism, the ultimate implication of it is that nothing can be defined since everything is a continuum. yet we can discriminate concrete objects and things. No essence can be defined in Mat-Ath, When I was an atheist I argued that the essence of things can be defined in their composition and geometry (arrangement) of constituent parts. But that is a weak argument since "objects" constantly lose atoms and gain new ones. Think about the atoms you lose and gain through all your life (throwback to the greek boat paradox)Ultimately it was that in MatAth the person could not be defined, yet we are persons.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Ycombinator.