FallentoReason 2.0

[FallentoReason]

Everyone has a choice:
1- worship something which offers no evidence of its own existence.
2- worship the obvious(gravity, stars, the physical world, etc).
3- worship nothing(while thinking and theorizing), wait for evidence.

What if #2 gives you reason to believe in a god like it did to me?

The universe is grandiose indeed, but it is not what we define as perfect. Not everything in the universe is so spherically beautiful, Many planetary systems would not offer life, etc., etc.
The universe IS chaotic. I don't think you argue that , though.

Agreed. This is why I would never believe in religion again because it's putting humanity on a pedestal which, in the face of all the chaos around us, is arrogance beyond this world.

If there is a god or creator, then wait for it to intervene. Until then, focus on one's self and others and the universe as it pertains to us. Why slow down intelligence with unnecessary ideas. When asked if there is a god, an atheist doesn't say no, they say I don't give a fuck.

To the contrary, I find that my Deistic inclinations enhance my experiences with reality. For example, the evidence shows that most drugs will destroy your body one way or another. That in itself is obviously something to take away and remember, but to me it's like the Creator is speaking and saying there's reason not to take those drugs because our bodies were never meant to be treated that way. Can you pick up on the subtlety there? On the one hand, the atheist definitely has the capacity to understand that the evidence shows they shouldn't do drugs (I don't doubt for a second that atheists are able to make wise decisions, don't get me wrong there) and on the other hand, to me the evidence in a way is saying you will not do drugs because the Creator never intended it to do you any good. Basically, the only "authority" in my life is the noble endeavour we call "science" because I believe there's good reason for why things are the way they are, and so sticking to what the universe tells us through science is bound to do you good.