Seriously, if there is no God as some of you say, then how are we all here? Did everything just poof out of nowhere? I find life very strange. It will always be a mystery.
2007-09-24 03:11:07 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
at some point, whether God, or the big bang happened, yes there was a point where,"poof", it all came to be. It did not creep up on us. first there was nothing, then, poof there was something.
2007-09-24 03:18:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Belief in gods is the "poof out of nowhere" theory. I'm amazed at how often this viewpoint gets projected onto nonbelievers.
Ask yourself: If you don't know where we came from, why assume it was God? Or any god? Why not an army of invisible purple fairies? Attributing everything to an invisible, unprovable entity doesn't solve the problem -- it's just a guess. And it's an intellectually lazy one at that.
How did we get here? All of the available scientific evidence points to natural evolutionary processes, following the explosion of a singularity that created the universe.
2007-09-24 03:17:37 · answer #2 · answered by Cap'n Zeemboo 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hmm... good question. We (humans) are here through the process of evolution. We and everything else are here just because we are. The same reason the sky is blue. It's not a big conspiracy or plan, it's the same reason that an apple falls from a tree, because that's the way it is.
How would you feel about that question if you had been born a Xarente tribesman from the amazon jungle? Or possibly a Buddhist nun in Nepal?
2007-09-24 04:03:45 · answer #3 · answered by Chris B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Particles released by the Big Bang cooled to the point where they were able to form hydrogen molecules, as well as smaller percentages of helium and lithium. These elements formed stars, which became supernovae, which formed heavier elements through nucleosynthesis. After some nine billion years, Earth formed and over a couple more billion years the combination of chemicals and atmospheric conditions on Earth facilitated the formation of self-replicating RNA molecules. Gradually these became the first lifeforms, and by natural selection over another three billion years or so, that simple life evolved into all the complex organisms you see today.
That's terribly simplified, of course. But you get the idea, yes?
2007-09-24 03:22:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Zeus wasn't real and "we and everything else are here today". Santa Claus isn't real, but people take their kids to see him in the mall, write letters, exchange gifts.
Everything did just poof out of nowhere. Didn't need a god to do it. Besides, where did he poof out of?
2007-09-24 03:16:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
trying to explain creation is when the "scientists" and non-creationists tend to fall apart. There is no good explanation for the transition from no life to life on earth. God speaking life into existence is as plausible, if not more so than:
"well, this amino acid met a protein, they dated for a while, then got zapped by lightning while hanging out over a underwater heating vent from the earths core, and they gave birth to a protozoa that is the foundation of life. FFWD a gazillion years and here we are!"
The bottom line is creation cannot be defined, explained or discovered by science. They have tried and the scientists cannot do it. My belief is that this is because the divine spark is just that, Divine. If there is proof out there otherwise, I would like to see it.
2007-09-24 03:18:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
We're not watches, and thus do not need a manufacturer to create us.
This "we're here.... god must be real" defense is only proof of your feeble mind trying to grasp on to the concept of your purpose in this universe.
When you look at the size of the entire universe and you measure our size relative to it... you'll find that we are not important at all in the grand scheme of things.
How about this one for you..... If god created us "perfectly" why do we have excess parts that we can do without? Why do we have colons or tonsils or appendices? Furthermore.... why did god require circumcisions in the bible? Why didn't he just create men with penises that were more to his liking? Why mutilate the body after birth when he had the power to create mankind as he saw fit? And lastly.... sex.... Why is it so hard for you people to see human beings for what we are?? We are animals.... just like dogs, cats, monkeys, apes, ducks, birds, etc etc etc..... Almost all animals on this planet mate in the exact same fashion. If god created us to be better than animals.... why do we share the same instincts as them and reproduce in the same manner?
You are living in a fantasy because your mind cannot possibly comprehend the true nature of the universe. We have no purpose... we simply exist. No creator, no designer, we evolved into what we are today and our lives have no impact on the universe around us. It's as simple as that. Deal with it and get your head out of the clouds.
2007-09-24 03:18:47 · answer #7 · answered by DaveFrehley 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Our life spans average about 75 - 80 years. Compare that to the age of the earth at about 4 billion years. Organisms in many forms over just a few million years could have developed into anything. Chemical reactions and forces of the earth are still causing things to happen as we speak.
2007-09-24 03:19:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well gosh, isn't that the million dollar question? Of all the answers you will probably received from all the people that decide to step up and give their opinion, remember this:
It's only their opinion. The weird thing about religion is that it's all based on faith. And faith itself is the belief in something without any logical proof to back it up. And so all religion turns into a mosaic of Educated Opinions.
And I think that's the best us humans can do. Form your own opinion and stick with it, if it makes sense to you. No one else can answer such a huge question for you.
2007-09-24 03:18:33 · answer #9 · answered by Missy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately I think you have it backwards. Most religions believe that God made us poof out of nowhere. Creationist believe it was a process taking millions of years. Bottom line is, take no answers based on one opinion. Investigate everything, make your own decision.
2007-09-24 03:18:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Take a little trip over to the science section and ask this question.
Or you could always try buying a biology 101 textbook from your local college bookstore.
Although science does not have all the answers, there are some pretty strong theories about the origin of the universe and life itself. But seeing as I am not a biology expert, I can't explain them to you fully.
2007-09-24 03:16:21 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋