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Has Science done away with a need for God?

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Has Science done away with a need for God?
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RE: Has Science done away with a need for God?
July 27, 2015 at 7:47 pm
(July 27, 2015 at 7:34 pm)bennyboy Wrote: I don't think science has solved the questions that God is meant to solve.  It doesn't explain cosmogony well, or why consciousness exists rather than not.  At best, it gives for things things a narrative not more rooted in observable fact than religious narratives.

Bolding mine.

I feel like consciousness is a pretty aptly demonstrated survival advantage for those that possess it. We are the dominant species on the planet because of ours, after all.
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Has Science done away with a need for God?

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Has Science done away with a need for God? - by Kingpin - July 27, 2015 at 11:29 am
RE: Has Science done away with a need for God? - by Lek - July 29, 2015 at 12:22 pm
RE: Has Science done away with a need for God? - by Esquilax - July 27, 2015 at 7:47 pm
Has Science done away with a need for God? - by Kingpin - July 31, 2015 at 10:20 pm
Has Science done away with a need for God? - by Kingpin - July 31, 2015 at 11:36 pm
RE: Has Science done away with a need for God? - by IATIA - August 1, 2015 at 9:46 am

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