If an ant doesn't understand the universe, we say no wonder, it's just an ant. If a cow doesn't udderstand the universe, we say no wonder it's just a cow. If a Christian doesn't understand the universe, he is amazed and says that there must be a god, and that explains everything. Why can't he just realise that we are not very important creatures who don't understand much at all?
2006-06-10 10:38:27 · 16 answers · asked by mary_sconster 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
No, it makes no sense at all. It is nothing more than an argument from ignorance.
The most obvious flaw in the argument is that it gives no indication what God or Gods to believe in. Even if we assume the universe is so complicated because of divine involvement why should we accept your God did it? Why not instead assume Satan did it? OR Great Cthulhu? Or Odin? Or the Flying Spaghetti Monster?
Your whole position is can be summed up as nothing more than “We can’t prove God didn’t do it so he must have done it.” That is nonsense. You can’t prove Flying Spaghetti Monster didn’t do it either. Does that mean that you now accept ha he did do it?
2006-06-10 10:57:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
God of the Gaps aka goddidit. Wherein anything that science doesn't have a ready answer for, "must be" explained by God as the only apparent other explanation. Now there are many many things that used to have the goddidit explanation, that now have proven natural, as opposed to supernatural explanations, so the gaps are getting smaller. It is also a kind of Argument from Personal Incredulity. Or, "I'm a smart person with a high school/college degree, and i can't possibly think of an explanation for X other than god, so that must be the answer" Sorry, but we can't all be Einstein. I'm a smart over educated person with several degrees too, but there's lots of things I don't understand. That doesn't prove Gods existence to me however.
2016-03-27 00:11:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea that we could hope to comprehend the vastness of the universe, the unfathomable reaches of time involved in its evolution, or the source of its existence are well beyond the curent capabilities of even the greatest human minds, though certainly such luminaries as Einstein and Hawking have brought us a greater measure of comprehension, however small.
While we may not understand much, I would not say that we are not very important creatures. We are a part of life, and by our very existence we are hooked into all the vastness of the cosmos. We are a part of every living thing, and it is a part of us. We share the interconnectedness of energy, life, existence. We are here, now. And to those we love, and to those we affect by our actions, we are very important.
How important is that compared to a universe broader and older than imagining? Perhaps more than we know. We do know that even the smallest action can have great consequences. In the same way, the smallest life can send ripples, positive or negative, that affect the part of the human experience we are in touch with.
We are here, now, and we are as important as we allow ourselves to be when we realize that we are a part of everything.
2006-06-10 10:47:57 · answer #3 · answered by JStrat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not believe that we can scientifically conceive God and those who try are going philosophycally nuts.
however by the Intelligent design and wonders that we see in the nature of the Creation it intrinsically points to our Creator Blessed be his Name.
However, we can only experience a Spiritual relationship with Him and that is a real experience. Its great!
And those who have not experienced Him it would behoves them to make the experiment and see that the Lord of the Universe is good.
He had revealed himself thru Israel and the Prophets and latetely thru part of Himself which is Jesus the Messiah and Redeemer. All it takes is a simple test. Just ask him if this is so.
You will see there is a long line behind me which have experienced the same thing., and to have the assurance of a resurection and eternal life removes all the Uncertainty which pressures those who do not know who the Creator of the Universe is.
2006-06-10 11:13:14 · answer #4 · answered by goring 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't know. There are reasons for why God should or should not exist.
God should exist: The universe is sooooooo fine tuned. All the universal constants are just at the right level so that inhabitable planets can exist. God must be controlling the universe.
God shouldn't exist: There are many universes, but most are them have the wrong universal constants and so disappeared quickly, our universe is just one of those successful universes.
2006-06-10 11:08:17 · answer #5 · answered by Science_Guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure there was something strange going on. I believe that something powerful otherthan science created it. But i do understand the strange stuff about the universe but not much.
As the saying goes on
"the more we find out about the universe"
"the more we come to see how little we know"
2006-06-10 11:15:35 · answer #6 · answered by Crow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does make sense.
The universe if full of information. Our genes our mind-bogglingly information rich.
Informaton implies intelligence.
Information does not spontaneosuly arise!
Creation is clear evidence of the Creator.
2006-06-10 11:11:56 · answer #7 · answered by a Real Truthseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The U.S. Tax code is so complicated. Does that imply that God is working for the IRS?
2006-06-10 12:04:18 · answer #8 · answered by rt11guru 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A round of applause from us animals for mary_sconster
, please!
:)
And a big LOL @ those who didn't finish reading the question :D
2006-06-10 10:45:55 · answer #9 · answered by googlywotsit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The more you learn about science the more you believe in creation.Albert Einstein was very spiritual.
2006-06-10 12:50:19 · answer #10 · answered by christine2550@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋