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I�no scientific explanation for their existence. In fact, the only plausible explanation is a Supreme Being!

That is a ridiculous logical fallacy precisely because there is an infinite number of explanations just as plausible as yours. One does not have to look any farther than some of the fruitcake religions to find some explanations that are different yet just as plausible. Just because you believe your explanation doesn't make it any more plausible, because the evidentiary base is identical. I would even go as far as to say that some of the "out there" explanations are MORE plausible than yours (e.g. living in a simulation scenarios) because they are more consistent with existing knowledge and are just as explanatory (Occam's razor).

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Without even saying anything....my friend sent me this explanation from another friends post in some newsgroup she is in. Her way of telling me it's all a crock.

Here's the email:

Religion is not the answer ... it is the problem.

9/11 happened because a bunch of fools believed in god and heaven and that their actions would guarantee them eternal life in heaven. Their religious beliefs cost thousands their lives.

And yes I use the word "fools." Definition of "fool": a person who is the victim of a joke or trick; dupe.

Those highjackers were tricked to believe that package of mythology and thus wasted their lives and the lives of others accomplishing some political operative's (Bin Laden?) agenda.

And before you respond negatively to my post ... think objectively for once in your life... a post in support of the god-myth is a post in support of the myth that was used to motivate this senseless mass murder ... in essence, you are on the side of the terrorists no matter how you "spin" your argument.

"Religion is regarded by the common man as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful." Seneca, Roman Philosopher.

There is no god... it's just superstition.

That is a ridiculous logical fallacy......some of the "out there" explanations are MORE plausible than yours (e.g. living in a simulation scenarios) because they are more consistent with existing knowledge and are just as explanatory (Occam's razor).

A simulation scenario does not address the question of a beginning....who began the simulation, the creation of matter, the existence of time and space, etc. I'm not really a religious person, but when you look at the philosophical view from any basis, the questions are unanswerable...particularly from a scientific standpoint.