RE: Intelligent Design
January 13, 2016 at 6:58 pm
(This post was last modified: January 13, 2016 at 6:58 pm by Simon Moon.)
(January 13, 2016 at 5:40 pm)AAA Wrote: I think we're actually in agreement that our universe is not eternal, but I'm not sure. Wouldn't something outside of time be exempt from the need of a previous cause? Obviously we can't jump to God from that, but the God of the Bible does claim to be the creator of time and space, and therefore removes himself from the need for a previous cause.
What does "outside of time" even mean?
Since existence is a temporal attribute, how could something even exist without time? Please explain how you are using the word "exist".
Just because the god character in your chosen religious texts is described as claiming to have created space and time, why should we believe it? Why should we believe the Bible is authoritative? How do you know that the Bible actually reflects the claims of a god?
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You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
