Unintelligent Desgin

[Wyrd of Gawd]

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But wouldn't god be "just there"? Why replace one mystery with an even bigger one? In this case god would himself have no purpose. I say we stop the infinite regress before invoking the supernatural.

Organisms do things for a reason because they are trying to survive; the universe itself has no will and thus no agency. Thus, the universe never does anything for a reason other than "the laws of physics dictate that this will happen".

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So the universe, or rather whatever makes up the universe, had no beginning.  There was just always something there with no beginning. and no end, since matter can neither be created nor destroyed.

Do you have a basic understanding of how hydrogen atoms go nuclear in stars and cook up heavier elements?  So of course matter can be created.  You're supposed to be a modern educated person; not some ignorant goat herder from 4,000 years ago.  Use your brain sometime.