(April 29, 2011 at 10:32 am)DeistPaladin Wrote: I see the universe as a machine as opposed to something that we're lucky to have. I see the human mind and our capacity for building our civilization as an intention as opposed to a fortunate turn by natural selection.This implies purpose, order, design, regulation, certainty, maintenance etc. Yet there is no evidence of purpose in the natural world, just chaos and probability. On a macro level it can give the appearance of design, but can you describe what would a disordered universe would look like? Something that would cause you to doubt the existence of an ordering, creative force when you look through the telescope or microscope?
Quote:Because, to quote Mr. Spock, I look at the universe and say "fascinating".Wasn't Mr Spock an atheist?
"I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack of confidence"...Doug McLeod.
