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NosyNed
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Message 11 of 110 (481153)
09-09-2008 4:47 PM
Reply to: Message 6 by Open MInd
09-09-2008 3:59 PM


Your Mistake
I did not ask theists these question because a theist would admit that the world cannot be understood completely by human beings.
From a theological perspective you are heading in a very, very bad direction.
It is called "god of the gaps". You find things that we don't currently know (and may or may not every know) and suggest that they are some support for your beliefs. Just because physics doesn't know everything doesn't mean you know a single darned thing about the universe.
In fact, using god as an explanation of unknown things has been an historically really bad idea. Over and over the gaps in knowledge close. No, the sun god does not charge across the sky in a chariot; no, god does not throw lightening bolts (though some current so-called Christians actually think he throws Hurricanes ) and no, demons do not cause disease.
In addition, no god flooded the earth in recent times etc.
The reasons for people's beliefs are NOT on topic in this thread. Nor does it belong in the science threads. Stay on topic.

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NosyNed
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Message 25 of 110 (481184)
09-09-2008 9:13 PM
Reply to: Message 22 by Open MInd
09-09-2008 9:01 PM


long term planning
Sure. G-d could very well have done it that way. We may never know enough to refute such an idea. This is, as I understand it, the majority view among Christians today.
Most of us here at EvC are just fine with such an idea. It doesn't conflict with what is known today so there is nothing wrong with someone wanting to believe it. It has zero impact on any of the sciences or the teaching of them.
However what has been shown to be wrong is a long list of other ideas about how G-d was supposed to have been the only way something could have occurred.
With this long history in mind one shouldn't be too sure of what may or may not be known in the future. But there is always room to push G-d one step back into a different gap so His existance will never be disproven.

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