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To: yendu bwam
As I've said before, in the abscence of knowledge I prefer to assume nothing. Yes, maybe it was a "God" who created the universe as to host life on a single blue-green planet in the far corner of a spiral galaxy, and perhaps this "God" specifically created it all for a single species descended from primates (or at the very least has the incredible appearance thereof), set out a specific set of rules that must be followed in order for the consciousness of those primate-descended creatures to spend eternity with "Him" after the death of the body and sent "His only Son" to die for the transgressions of those primate-descended creatures because there was no way for them to meet "His" standards on their own. Then again, maybe it was some entity who was bored one day and just created a life-supporting universe for the hell of it. This entity watched life appear and grow for a few eons, then got bored and left its universe running while it went off to do something more productive.
229 posted on 05/30/2002 6:18:13 AM PDT by Dimensio
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To: Dimensio
As I've said before, in the abscence of knowledge I prefer to assume nothing.

Then again, maybe it was some entity who was bored one day and just created a life-supporting universe for the hell of it.

As before, I do agree with you. However, many people are interested in the notions of good and evil, and what constitutes good and evil. Maybe these notions are just byproducts of our evolutionary design (you know, whatever might harm us is evil, etc.). Others make inferences about mankind's obsession and struggles with these questions that lead them to believe that creation wasn't just for the hell of it. You may believe (and you may be right) that these inferences are based on weak or faulty evidence, etc. etc. But many people's belief in religion (and in God) come from multiple and strong inferences in their minds (and not just because they were told to believe in God!). And, as a human, I'm sure you make inferences every day (where you assume things based not on direct evidence, but on clues and suggestions in the environment around you). Many great scientific discoveries have been made based on inference. And, as discussed yesterday, whole areas of science are based on it (quantum mechanics is a particularly good example). I do agree with you. No proof of God before the big bang, and no way (so far) to prove anything about before the big bang. But also don't close your mind to (reasonable) inferences that one might draw where actual scientific proof is lacking.

254 posted on 05/30/2002 7:48:18 AM PDT by yendu bwam
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