(July 18, 2009 at 1:56 am)Faith Tester Wrote: In other words if there is not strong evidence in existence of God, there is no God.No. I never said "there is no God". I am an atheist; I do not believe there is a god. I make no claims to actual knowledge (I am also an agnostic).
If there is not strong evidence for the existence of god, there is no strong reason to believe in the existence of god. That is a view I would agree with.
Quote:But can we observe patterns around us and come up with a hypothesis?Of course; as long as people admit that it is a hypothesis; merely an idea.
Quote:I understand where you guys are coming from. At the same time, don't you think it leaves us a little clueless?Nothing wrong with being clueless if there are no clues.
Quote:Finding answers is in human nature. But that does not mean that one should create a vague Super Being in one's mind. I was looking at the intelligent design theory and it made some sense (definitely more sense than the Muslim Allah and the Christian God). What are your guys views on this theory.Intelligent Design theory is not a theory. It may claim to be, but it simply isn't. It has provided no evidence other than "oooh, this looks designed", and there is a big difference between something that looks designed and something that is designed. They use the a modification of the argument "If something is designed, it must have a designer", yet whilst this is perfectly true, you first need to prove something is designed before you can even begin to ascertain the identity of the designer.
I.D does not give any methods or mechanisms by which to ascertain what is designed or not (and there are many things in nature which look designed but which we know are formed by natural forces), or by which to find who the designer is.
