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Originally posted by GenLo
Originally posted by A Fortiori
reply to post by GenLo
Your read my response? Really? I can hardly believe that when followed by the rest of your post.
Really though, the answer to your first question is: ITS BEYOND HUMAN COMPREHENSION! Yes that's right, beyond human comprehension! Why? Because man's idea of time cannot be observed at some sort of birthing point, what you're asking for is the impossible! Even if we get to the point where we see beyond when our universe began (to which scientists have been able to look back to less than a second after), THAT'S JUST OUR UNIVERSE!
Listen you apparently others to believe that something came from a something called GOD, now lets say we just say # science and let your completely untestable, unobservable, unintelligent hypothesis fly in the global community mmmk.
Uh oh, speed bump, now we got god believers asking well where did GOD come from?
Obviously since GOD created the universe something must have created god!? OMG ARE WE WORSHIPING THE WRONG SUPER-BEING!? But didn't we hear that he was the "Alpha and the Omega" the "Beginning and the End" but then that must mean god came from nothing if GOD was the BEGINNING!
...MMMK!? Do you see why god is flawed yet?
Can I make it any simpler?
Can I quote you on this? Oh wait I already did.
Originally posted by A Fortiori
reply to post by GenLo
Okay, then if you are not saying that the universe came from "nothing" then what happened? Please, I am all ears. Explain it to me.
And then I proceeded to answer this question thoroughly since the others were just complete rubbish holding no merit what so ever.
Originally posted by A Fortiori
reply to post by GenLo
My issue, Sir, was not with people who politely state their opinion on the non-intelligent design origins of the universe, but with those who find it necessary to label and disparage those that disagree with them.
Oh so THIS was the main issue! THIS was the "exact question" that I missed! No wonder you think I am putting words in your mouth! Apparently I am using mind control because the quotes I used earlier were just something I implanted in your mind to type!
Originally posted by A Fortiori
reply to post by GenLo
As for your replies to my questions, once more you are attempting to label me as one who believes in an anthropomorphic deity in white robes creating the universe 6,000 years ago.
Yes, yes I am because when you make statements like:
Originally posted by A Fortiori
reply to post by randyvs
No worries. I just like to profess my faith. I am a happy little camper when it comes to that.I believe in G-D. Absolutely, and I have a hard science background to boot. Nothing else made sense to me. Be forewarned, there are posters who find me holier than thou. I will work on this.
[edit on 5-9-2009 by A Fortiori]
It makes it difficult for me to imagine you aren't unless you would like to further clarify your beliefs for me. When you say something like, "My suggestion was that there seems to be a sentience, an order that I do not happen to feel is "accidental" and then self-perpetuating." I can be a little bit more understanding.
Originally posted by warrenb
reply to post by brightlight
OK hypothetically, let's say there is this "creator", how did it get created?
Did it have parents? Where did they come from, who created them and so on and so forth.
Originally posted by A Fortiori
reply to post by Xeven
I will open a whole can of worms with this one, but...
You are living in Hell, my friend. When you die you go to "Heaven" or the "Universe". G-D is love. The Universe is logical. Sin and evil is illogical, therefore it is not with G-D. The next plane is much better, so don't worry.
Okay, then if you are not saying that the universe came from "nothing" then what happened? Please, I am all ears. Explain it to me.
As you are a subject matter expert, here are my questions:
1) Why did the Big Bang Happen? Why is irrelevant, how is more important. If a comet struck a planet in out solar system there would be no why, only how. I don't know the science of how stars explode so I would insist you ask someone with the credentials of such things and ask them.
2) What existed before it? Well as you can see space isn't an empty place, several galaxies existing much older than our own. Frankly there was always something there, strings perhaps? Like I said its beyond human comprehension to have the thought that something exists simply because, there will never be an answer for 'everything', but that is no excuse to believe in some mighty being, however I don't see the problem of the thought of a higher consciousness being that of the Universe today.
3) What caused it? Refer to question 1.
4) What was the nature of what came before it? Refer to question 2.
5) How can we duplicate it? Reverse engineering of such a cataclysm? I don't think that would be possible for quite some time.
How is that different than someone who believes in "intelligent design" (as opposed to anthropomorphic "the world was created 6,000 years ago" creationism)? They are saying that scientists cannot possibly disprove intelligent design because of the vastness of the concepts, nor can it not be attributed to G-D since our definitions of G-D are all different.
That wasn't even a sentence and you are calling me unintelligent???
That means a circle, meaning no beginning, nor end.
Where is the question in that? It was a statement. I gave you a list of questions of which you addressed, but did not answer, one of them.
My point this whole time is that G-D is something different to everyone. G-D could be the underlying math and order to the universe. It does not have to be Yahweh or Allah or Krishna. It can be anything and everything. It can also be any of those things.
Wasn't there supposed to be a truce in there somewhere....?
k warren, why do ask questions that obviously no one has the
let's say there is this "creator", how did it get created