He clarified thus: What I am really interested in, is knowing whether God could have created the world in a different way; in other words, whether the requirement of logical simplicity admits a margin of freedom.
2007-02-18 18:03:51 · 8 answers · asked by ari-pup 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
To: Havana, Viet.., woodm...etc:
Remember Einstein also replied in a Letter to Edgar Meyer colleague January 2, 1915:
- Why do you write to me “God should punish the English”? I have no close connection to either one or the other. I see only with deep regret that God punishes so many of His children for their numerous stupidities, for which only He Himself can be held responsible; in my opinion, only His nonexistence could excuse Him.
2007-02-18 18:57:05 · update #1
Well, it is still undecided even here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aix9.1qBsPyjrNJXtZPfcUjsy6IX?qid=20070218230322AA6QfB8
It is back to William Paley's teleological argument - the unresolved Watchmaker analogy:
http://www.answers.com/topic/watchmaker-analogy
I'll go by your choice.
Thanks.
2007-02-20 15:59:56 · update #2
Sure God could have done it differently. Would the outcome have been the same? Probably not.
2007-02-18 18:06:29 · answer #1 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every minute factor in our universe is so precise as to lovingly support our lives here so long as we don't disobey the laws and do stupid things like jumping off cliffs etc...it's all an elaborate picture of how God got everything so amazingly right ...we worry about the CO2 in the atmosphere getting the teeniest bit off kilter without acknowledging the incredible miracle that these levels were so precisely orchestrated in the first place to support our very existence ...could God have done it differently? i'm sure He could have but aren't you glad He didn't? (even einstein didn't know it all)
2007-02-19 03:39:53 · answer #2 · answered by true b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The act of creation, the way we use the word, implies freedom and choice. It isn't creation if I drop a ball and it falls to the floor. So if the universe simply unfolded based on deterministic laws, how could this be called an act of "creation"- the whole notion of creation is untenable.
2007-02-19 02:08:25 · answer #3 · answered by radioflyer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To Viet Tofu:
Could you cite where you found that proof on parallel universes?
2007-02-19 02:19:37 · answer #4 · answered by Billy Nostrand 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I understand God can do anything he wants.
2007-02-19 02:07:55 · answer #5 · answered by Havana Brown 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me ask this question "Could you have lived your life differently"? Why didn't you?
2007-02-19 02:29:01 · answer #6 · answered by stedyedy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God did it right. He crossed every T and dotted every i.
2007-02-19 02:06:54 · answer #7 · answered by Debi in LA 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he is perfect,he creatad the world perfectly after all he is all wise,knowing
2007-02-19 02:08:47 · answer #8 · answered by parkituse j 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋