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0 pointsthrow0101a4y ago0 comments

> This sort of discussion usually gets trapped in discussions about God allowing Evil in order to allow free will; but that is an evasion; especially since the universe is probably deterministic; and consciousness is probably an illusion.

If you actually think the universe is deterministic, then cross the street without looking both ways. If you were "meant" to get hit by a car, looking won't matter anyway; if you are not meant to, you'll be safe. Or perhaps play golf during a thunderstorm?

> Give us a universe where all the beings are powered by an infinite source of energy so they don't need to chase, catch, kill and eat each other.

"Man does not live by bread alone." There are needs besides beyond mere sustenance that people have:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs

Your idea doesn't solve problems like jealousy and envy and a whole host of other problems people have between each other. In a performance of Swan Lake only one person can play Odette, the Swan Princess: you don't think that's not going to cause issues of jealousy?

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liberalbias9984y ago

Because the universe is deterministic; I was taught the highway code by my mother as a child.

I agree that in a less competitive universe a being could still behave in a way that others find impolite; however you are just describing competition for non physical things; it is still competition; it could still be eliminated by God.

In this universe our daily existence depends on the physical suffering of other beings.

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liberalbias9984y ago

Because the universe is deterministic; I was taught the highway code by my mother as a child.

In this universe our daily existence depends on the physical suffering of other beings.

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