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That in itself is beside the point I am making. Agnosticism is its own position and is responsible for maintaining a free flowing philosophy or not. If not, then I would no longer be able to refer to my position as agnostic, even that in practical terms I am being agnostic in that I recognize...

The overall point of that aspect of the bridging philosophy is that it explains the existence of consciousness and matter as one and the same thing, and it is eternal. Organized matter (into functional forms) is simply a temporary outward impression of an inward process - a self contained...

The Usefulness of Occam's Razor I think OR is useful - not only relating to purely scientific philosophy, but any philosophy. For example, our recent ongoing interaction re Supernaturalism Vs Naturalism, supernaturalism would be the "extra layer" OR would cut away as being an unnecessary layer...

While the bridging philosophy accepts aspects of both Materialist and Theist points of view, it is not based on/in either. To example, Materialist Philosophy believes in the emergence of consciousness as solely the product of brain activity, and rejects the notion of us existing within a...

Aliens/Advanced Technological Artifacts are another aspect of natural explanation as opposed to supernatural explanation. It also allows for us to drop the notion of having to worship such beings as "God/Gods" or at the very least, define the act of "worship" differently.

"The Bridging Natural Philosophy" serves as a conceptual bridge, spanning the philosophical chasm that separates Supernaturalist and Materialist ideologies and seeks to offer a way in which to reconcile these two contrasting positions.

Why do you think consciousness should be regarded as non-physical? I once thought the same but had to take the idea off the table on account of it not being able to explain how a non material thing could possibly organize matter. The easy answer is because matter and mind are the same thing...

I can't offer much in the way of expanding without you explaining why you disagree with this. eta - this just in. Materialist claims "supernatural" is the only other option

Peter: so let us follow the Buddhist practice of diminishing or even removing our needs/wants/desires... what is left of our soul then? what if, what if in removing the wants and desires and needs of the soul, we actually find a soul buried somewhere in there? our soul, instead of being a...

The illusion created by the warring sides of Supernaturalists and Materialist Philosophies is what confuses agnostics as they instinctively reject both sides and the result is a type of no-mans-land that they have yet to claim ownership of as a legitimate position - a position which both of the...

My point is that both materialist and supernaturalist philosophies can be questioned through the bridging naturalist philosophy. Materialists often hand-wave away or place advanced tech under the category of supernatural stuff. For example, the following comment: Re the resurrection there...

I would argue it can be explained as the result of an advance technology.

The thing about UFOs is that it is often related to natural causes rather than supernatural ones.

A false dichotomy - assuming that there are only two possible positions to take on the matter. Such as either Materialist OR Supernaturalist. Atheist, OR Theist. It is important what we call any event. If we are to go along with the resurrection being a true story, we do not have to go along...

This Natural Philosophy and The Universal Mind 1. Supernaturalism and Its Issues: • Supernaturalism leads to problems of infinite regression and the problem of evil. • The belief in an all-benevolent, all-knowing, and all-powerful moral source creates these philosophical problems. 2. This...

"The Bridging Natural Philosophy" serves as a conceptual bridge, spanning the philosophical chasm that separates Supernaturalist and Materialist ideologies and seeks to offer a way in which to reconcile these two contrasting positions. "The Bridging Natural Philosophy" rejects both the notion...

What is a "supernatural event"? Can you give an example?

I come here now and again and have my main thread (Generating Messages) which I also share on a number of different message board sites. Generally I find the pace here is too slow, as there are not enough agnostics being active but my own role appears to be riding the prow so I accept as a given...

Debating the Role of Faith, Science, and Supernatural Beliefs William: The technology we now have, we can understand would be regarded by our ancient ancestors as magical and thus we could expect they would supply supernatural explanations to such. Supernaturalist: What do you base that...

I think what you might be pointing to re beliefs are faith-based beliefs. I would not include the belief that tomorrow will eventuate as faith-based because every day we each have experienced has been followed by a tomorrow so it becomes a matter of fact. Even if we consider the fact that we...