that was not my argument on this thread. a belief in Jesus being part of God takes faith, we all should know that. Arguing for accurate statements about science is only a back door to proper science. Just because you might be concerned that some would squeeze an argument about a creator into the argument does not mean science should be politicized.
In just the known Universe, there would have to be at least a googolplex (or more) of random chances.
Because the best objective piece of evidence of a Creator that I know, is according to many top sceintists just evidence of a Creator, it is not conclusive in their opinion, so until I learn otherwise I accept the idea that we just have evidence of a Creator, not proof. I have other subjective evidence for a much higher power... but I would not expect a stranger or a scientist to care about subjective evidence. I am not big on subjective evidence proving a fact either. However, it can go a long way towards supporting faith it happens to you... often enough.
This may explain why a person, who does not have the subjective evidence that you do, finds faith in infinite universes and random chance easier than faith in a creator.
absolutely.. although faith can be simple or complex.... whether the religious or the sports kind ... faith is a paradox... faith seems to require faith. evidence of faith can be seen when one acts in faith on a promise or a belief. good things seem to happen to those who confidently act in faith. the subject goes far deeper and wider.. I could spend a career connecting performance and faith the zone and religions together. but then perhaps this guy has figured a lot of the puzzle out... I am concerned I am doing the reverse Slomo. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Xn87-mcnoVc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Well, there are no such thing as atheists, IMO. Agnostics, yes. Atheists, no. Many folks answer "belief in God" from a reflex of their upbringing. Personally, I am uncomfortable with the ideas of both adamant atheists (so-called) and adamant theists for roughly the same reason. Atheists (so-called) think they have a definitive answer to one of humanity's oldest questions, yet they cannot answer a question like - what are the natures and types of life forms in, say, Andromeda. How they then manage to make the leap to a definitive answer about God is beyond me.... Theists (IMO) tend to anthropomorphize God, ascribing their own human characteristics. This ego-centric tendency makes God small. And I don't even think most realize they are diminshing the concept of God. Also, when it comes to God - are they talking about a "personal/interventionist" God (the "I want a bike for Christmas" God)? Or an impersonal God (Spinoza - this was what Einstein believed in when he said "He doesn't play dice with the universe"). Or something else...?
I sing Happy Birthday every Dec 25th while looking up into the sky Its religion / churches / zealots â I couldnât give a shit about ==== Early morning in the woods / on the lake â God is there ======== I keep him out of my trading though - I fuck up - I own it RN