Should you believe in a God? Not according to most academic philosophers. A comprehensive survey revealed that only about 14 percent of English speaking professional philosophers are theists.As for what little religious belief remains among their colleagues, most professional philosophers regard it as a strange aberration among otherwise intelligent people. Among scientists the situation is much the same. Surveys of the members of the National Academy of Sciences, composed of the most prestigious scientists in the world, show that religious belief among them is practically nonexistent, about 7 percent. Now nothing definitely follows about the truth of a belief from what the majority of philosophers or scientists think. But such facts might cause believers discomfort. There has been a dramatic change in the last few centuries in the proportion of believers among the highly educated in the Western world. In the European Middle Ages belief in a God was ubiquitous, while today it is rare among the intelligentsia. This change occurred primarily because of the rise of modern science and a consensus among philosophers that arguments for the existence of gods, souls, afterlife and the like were unconvincing. Still, despite the view of professional philosophers and world-class scientists, religious beliefs have a universal appeal. What explains this? more . . .
Why does anything exist at all? People have wrestled with the mystery of why the universe exists for thousands of years. Pretty much every ancient culture came up with its own creation story - most of them leaving the matter in the hands of the gods - and philosophers have written reams on the subject. But science has had little to say about this ultimate question. However, in recent years a few physicists and cosmologists have started to tackle it. They point out that we now have an understanding of the history of the universe, and of the physical laws that describe how it works. That information, they say, should give us a clue about how and why the cosmos exists. Their admittedly controversial answer is that the entire universe, from the fireball of the Big Bang to the star-studded cosmos we now inhabit, popped into existence from nothing at all. It had to happen, they say, because "nothing" is inherently unstable. more . . .
The most profound question? Another question: besides the theoretical concept, is there such a thing as nothing?
You might be interested in this: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/11/why-there-is-no-such-thing-as-empty-space.html Some people are fascinated by this subject. Others just get a headache. Creationists don't have to think about it at all.
In my refrigerator there's all the makings for a ham sandwich, bread, ham, cheese, condiments of your choice, etc...... I've yet to open the door and find a sandwich that made itself? All the ingredients are there - close proximity to each other, maybe some earth moving event could happen that would toss them together seeing as inanimate objects just are not in the habit of moving themselves? As crazy as that sounds, I'd say the mathematical probabilities are better of a sandwich making itself (with all the necessary ingredients within inches of each other) than that of the universe creating itself and spawning life from nothing. Modern science is desperately trying to hypothetically reverse engineer a Godless universe but they can't see the forest for the trees, the answer is simple as the nose on your face. The universe in all it's complexities and unfathomable origins exists because it was Created by a Creator. When science finally climbs the last rung in the ladder of knowledge it will find a Theologian sitting there asking, "What took you so long?"
Dude, you're merely the universe's method for bringing inanimate objects together to make a sandwich.
I'm glad you finally understand that it take's a Creator to assemble inanimate objects. Now if you could just understand origins.... There might be hope for you yet Stu
As usual Wallet, you've missed the point. The universe assembles inanimate objects all the time. Stars and galaxies as well as sandwiches.