Athiests Plz, How do we explain why humans are here.?

Question

do you guys believe in the big bang theory, or evolution, what do you believe, and why are humans on earth?

better thanks for answering, im curious to know what u athiests believe

Answer 1

The big bang theory, theory of evolution, and theory of gravity, taken together, present a pretty solid explanation of why there are humans on Earth.

Answer 2

Well, to clarify those are two theories explaining different things. The big bang is a theory for the origins of life. Evolution is a process by which life survives on a turbulent, changing planet.

I believe in evolution. I believe something happened (big bang, maybe, idk) to start life, and it has found a very diverse number of ways to survive. I love feeling connected and related to all living things around me. I also believe in the Creator. I believe that all of these things were set into place.

Humans are one more way that life has found to continue on this planet, and we've been very successful (at a cost). I hope we can recognize how connected we are to everything else before we completely selfishly exploit our earth.

Answer 3

We are here because both of my parents had sex. We all adapt and change to our environment, and humans (and all other living organisms) are suitable to live on this planet.

The Big Bang is pretty obvious. Almost everyone believes something like that happened, including most Christians. It's a pretty straighfoward theory that stays neutral on the subject of god.

Answer 4

There are intelligent scientific theories explaining what is likely as to "how" humans are here, but what makes you certain there is a purpose? As far as we can tell, the mechanisms of evolution are natural.

I don't really "believe" in evolution, as it does not take faith, but understanding.

Answer 5

There is no particular reason why humans are here. There doesn't have to be any particular reason. We are here as the product of a long and complex series of adaptations.

There is, however, a particular reason why "atheist" is spelled as it is. The word derives from the Greek word "theos," which means god. Notice that the "e" follows the "th." That does not change when we translate the word into the English word meaning "one who believes in God," or "theist," nor is there a change when we add the prefix "a," which means "without."

Answer 6

None of those are part of atheism. Some atheists believe in the Big Bang and/or Evolution, but Atheism itself is just the disbelief in the existence of any gods. Anything else falls under some other category.

Answer 7

We are because we are. Putting a god in place to try to answer mysteries doesn't make it an answer. Yes, I believe in the big bang and evolution.

Answer 8

Evolution. THe Big Bang theory is on how the universe could have formed.

Answer 9

Atheists only share lack of god belief. Personally I believe in both the big bang and evolution and we are here because nature is plentitudnal, ( all logical possibilities are instantiated ).

Only a simple plentitudnal reality can solve the question of why we observe complexity. You simply can't explain the origin of complexity with a prior greater complexity.

Christians think by stating their god is timeless that this addresses the problem. It does not. The issue is not time, but one of complexity. Precisely what we Mathematicians call Kolmogorov Complexity.

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/KolmogorovComplexity.html

The more complex a system is the more unlikely the possibility of that state just existing without exterior context. If a system has one bit the odds are one half. If a system has two bits of complexity the odds are one fourth etc .

Christians claim a god with infinite complexity and no external context. The odds for this are essentially zero.

By external context, one means the system is part of a greater system which provides context for it's state. Usually in the form of a selection effect, but it could also be an evolutionary mechanism or designer. But Christians claim their God, was neither designed, evolved nor was part of a greater whole.

The only possible answer to this conundrum of how reality exists, it seems to me is that reality as a whole is not complex but simple. Since the part of reality we see seems complex, it must have external context. The likely reason then for the observable complexity is a huge selection effect: ( Our own existence ). Only in locally complex regions within the simple whole can beings such as ourselves evolve. This selection effect mechanism is what the physicist Brandon Carter has referred to as the Anthropic Principle.

Now having concluded reality as a whole is simple, meaning it has few if any alternative states. What can we conclude.

1. Reality as a whole is infinite and varied. ( Finite large systems cannot be simple ).

2. Reality as a whole is necessary. It has no exterior context to provide an external reason for it to be.

The only thing I am currently aware of which is infinite, varied, necessary and profoundly simple ( no alternative states ), is Mathematics. By Mathematics I simply mean necessary tautological truth. If nature is simply Mathematics then this question is solved. See the attached link for more details.

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0704/0704.0646v1.pdf

Our understanding of reality is layered. You see the world in terms of large physical objects. But you are aware that those are illusions made up of atoms, and atoms in turn are made of smaller particles. Many believe that these so called "fundamental" particles are not fundamental but are built on a layer of mathematical objects called strings. My belief is that all reality including space-time itself is built upon mathematics and mathematics is what is truly fundamental.

As mathematics ( necessary logical truth ) is fundamental and necessary it is not created. Existence simply equals necessary truth. Mathematics "just is" because it is necessary and tautologically simple ( Zero complexity ). But Mathematics then does not create reality. Mathematics is reality.

Answer 10

what do you think evolution is ?

they are both different theories.. evolution isn't the theory of HOW we got here.. but how we evolved AFTER we got here.

.Why are there humans on earth ? Would you like my spiritual side to answer ? or scientific ?