(December 30, 2017 at 11:11 am)Dan Brooks Wrote: And of course, if you watch these "science" shows on tv, they don't go and say, "We don't know what happened" they're quite dogmatic about it. They speak as though it's a fact. I agree it would be much more honest to say, "We don't know what happened at the beginning, but here's what we believe and why." I could accept that. I think that type of answer should be acceptable to anyone, whether we agree or not. But for one to say, "This is the way it happened." and another to say, "No, this is the way it happened." etc, just leads to contention and arguing and even people making fun of each other.
You are right to put "science" in quotes. No real scientist, so far as I know, claims to know what happened in the first moments after the Big Bang. But not knowing doesn't mean that any made-up answer is "okay until we know more."
The God idea, for example, adds an extra element-- sentience-- without justifying any need to do so.
