RE: The absurd need for logical proofs for God
December 8, 2020 at 2:27 pm
(This post was last modified: December 8, 2020 at 2:35 pm by GrandizerII.)
(December 7, 2020 at 2:01 pm)Klorophyll Wrote:(December 4, 2020 at 3:38 am)Grandizer Wrote: Whether there is some God ultimately at the starting point of the causal chain that eventually leads to these formations and variety of life on earth is a different subject of debate.
It is exactly the subject of debate. An atheist thinks that, because we figured out some of the processes that took place along this causal chain, we're free to dispense with its starting point. It's really, really, really stupid.
Well, it's a good thing that was not what I argued. My point is you can't appeal to apparent design in nature as evidence for the divine, since we have very good scientific/naturalistic explanations for that. If you want to argue that nevertheless there has to be some starting point ultimately, then you should've brought up one of the first cause arguments instead of this watchmaker type of argument.
ETA: A question out of curiosity. Do you believe God is involved in the natural selection aspect of biological evolution?