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To understand why Taoism and Confucianism came to wield such a deep and lasting influence on the Chinese people, as well as on those of Japan, Korea, and other surrounding nations, it is necessary to have some understanding of the fundamental Chinese concept of Tao. The word itself means “way, road, or path.” By extension, it can also mean “method, principle, or doctrine.” To the Chinese, the harmony and orderliness they perceived in the universe were manifestations of Tao, a sort of divine will or legislation existing in and regulating the universe. In other words, instead of believing in a Creator God, who controls the universe, they believed in a providence, a will of heaven, or simply heaven itself as the cause of everything.
Sounds familiar (the bolded part in particular):
“Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing.”—The Grand Design, by Stephen Hawking
Sophisticated nonsense.
originally posted by: Out6of9Balance
a reply to: neutronflux
What do you mean, proving the existence of God?
originally posted by: kwakakev
How do you define god?
I see god as a part of everything.
Everything does exist.
True.
originally posted by: Nothin
a reply to: pthena
Missed a few days .
Did anyone prove the existence of God yet ?
originally posted by: Itisnowagain
a reply to: pthena
This is from one of the posts on the quora page I linked to:
One could say that Advaita emphasises the presence of nothing but truth and Zen emphasises the total absence of all illusion.
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Title of thread: Wanted: Honest intelligent productive thinking to resolve the issue God exists or not.
Author of thread: Pachomius
posted on Jun, 25 2020 @ 01:12 PM
OP of thread:
On the assumption that mankind sincerely seeks knowledge, I submit that it is possible for any person to come to resolve the issue God exists or not, with honest intelligent productive thinking, i.e., thinking on truths, facts, logic, and the history of ideas. Now, honest intelligent productive thinking on the said issue must start with working together to concur on the concept of God. What do you dear colleagues here say?
originally posted by: Out6of9Balance
a reply to: neutronflux
What do you mean, proving the existence of God?
What about my concept of proof?
Proof in concept is the process by which one human being succeeds to convince another human being: that something is factually and truthfully in existence - in the world outside and independent of our mind and/or in our mind.
originally posted by: neutronflux
a reply to: Pachomius
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Let’s see......
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originally posted by: neutronflux
a reply to: Pachomius
You
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What about my concept of proof?
Proof in concept is the process by which one human being succeeds to convince another human being: that something is factually and truthfully in existence - in the world outside and independent of our mind and/or in our mind.
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Then by you, every “God” exists.
What is imagined is often not truth. A person can believe a potion will make them bullet proof. Then talk another person in to the same belief. Both take the potion before combat. Both end up shot to death. A concept shared is not proof of truth. Being able to test the concept and collect data is evidence.
originally posted by: neutronflux
a reply to: Pachomius
Then by you every "God" exists.