(February 6, 2019 at 9:13 am)Gae Bolga Wrote: Which is amusing in and of itself..because our existence in a universe (or even just a place) in which "the rules" -didn't- allow for our existence would be much more demonstrative of something funky and unseen going on.
I've probably said it dozens of times.... talk to me about divine intervention when you find yourself alive and well on the surface of a pulsar. Bipedal primate on earth just isn't all that miraculous..it's not even coincidental.
This is a good point, that I have also made many times.
If you want evidence of a universe created by gods, one where we (or other life), should NOT be able to survive, yet we do, would be astonishing.
A universe like ours, where the laws are such, as to able to bring about and support life naturally, is evidence against a god. Or, at the very least, evidence against an omnipotent god.
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.
