(September 13, 2013 at 8:37 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote: Because saying "godidit" seems lazy, and at the same time it explains nothing.
Why? So saying, “the Egyptians built the pyramids” is a lazy position and explains nothing? We must therefore postulate a purely unintelligent and natural explanation for the formation of the pyramids even though we know it is wrong? Your faith commitment to naturalism is ruling out the best explanation we have.
Quote: When NASA launches a rocket into orbit, is it done by magic? Do we accept that the process of propulsion is miraculous? Or rather do we look to the theory of rocket science to establish the true cause for the launching of space probes and shuttles?
If God were not governing His creation, the launching of rockets would be impossible. Is concluding that NASA created those rockets also a lazy inference that explains nothing?
Quote: Most people will agree with the latter.
Most people are perfectly capable of being wrong.
Quote: You don't get to just fill in gaps of knowledge with "godidit".
I am not; knowledge itself requires that God did it.
Quote: If we can't explain something, then honest people will not lie and say that the reason is god.
So saying, “the Egyptians built the pyramids” is merely a lie used to fill in the gaps since we currently do not have a purely natural and unguided mechanism that can build pyramids? Science does not disallow for the use of creative agencies as explanations.
Quote: They will instead say "I don't know", and then move on from the subject in question. The cause or reason for anything as of yet unknown or in question does not get to be an unproven and unknowable entity just because you like the sound of it.
God is a proven and known entity, so I am not sure what you’re referring to.
Quote: Saying godidit is the ultimate copout, and it halts any real progress on exploring the unknown.
“Saying theEgyptiansdidit is the ultimate copout, and it halts any real progress on exploring the pyramids.”