But you are not talking about intelligence and capacity, you are talking about a supposed being that transcendes all we understand (for now). However the god of the gaps theory has been exposed in this forum before.
You exist and there is evidence supporting this claim. There is no evidence...
Hello everyone
Nice to join your forum. I am a Pantheist / Transhumanist, but my parents background is in Sikhism. I really enjoy discussing religion and various life philosophies.
Everyone seems very nice and polite here. I look forward to making some new friends and learning about different...
I agree 100%, however my question was a completely hypothetical if. If christianity had been allowed to govern what we knew of the universe we would not of found out the truth about our solar system.
I see that no one has actually answered Penguins excellent thread with anything other than some banter about corn oil. Somehow i dont think anyone actually will either.)(
Your postition is very different in that your knowlegde that the earth travels around the sun is based on evidence collected first hand by mankind. Not conjecture or medievil fairy tales.
But its relgious leaders did try to stop the spread of the knowlege that the earth travelled around the sun. Copernicus's book was banned and Gallileo was accused of heresy by the church for making these claims.
Quick poll to gauge the general opinions of the people on this forum.
Thinking of Copernicus, If christianity had been strictly adhered to since conception would we still believe the sun went around the earth?
Was this a scientific study on the probability of extraterrestrial life visiting earth, or was it just anacdotal evidence gathered from astronomers? If it was the latter then it carries about as much weight as most anecdotal evidence. However Sagans conclusion was based on many other factors...
Hello Jay
The absence of evidence is not evidence, it is an absense of evidence.
Why is the teapot analogy vapid? It merely states that just because something has not been disproven, it does not mean is has been proven either. The ownes lies with whow ever is making the claim.
Very well explained. The reason i dont trust religion is because it does beleive it knows the nature and wants of a god when they can never know the true nature of god if such a being does exist.
You miss understand me, i have not said that the lack of evidence is evidence that god does not...
Hi Willamena (thats a lovely name)
Your statement makes no sense. It would be very unreasonable for there to be no evidence of such a powerful being ruling over all the universe. That would be like finding a man guilty of murder without any evidence to back up the charges.
Because there is absoloutly no evidence such a being exists, and you would think it reasonable that such a being would leave some solid evidence rather then just medievil myths and anecdotes.
Hello Emu
im sorry to offend you (if i do) but you cant call the belief in an all powerful being that has total control over all the matter in the entire universe reasonable.
Religion is about faith, not reason. If reason came into the equation no one would believe in a magical being who lives everywhere at the same time, and can hear and see everything in the universe whilst talking to and hearing us and answering our prayers simultaneously. Oh and i forgot he made...