FallentoReason Wrote:If I could strip it right back and talk basics, then I'd say the order of the things that make the universe function lead me to think there's something behind it all. E.g. the maths/physics I have to learn for my engineering degree blow me away. Such elegance and beauty is behind the mechanisms of the universe.While I understand what you're saying, I can't help but be drawn to a certain quote:
"The brain does much more than just recollect. It inter-compares, it synthesizes, it analyzes - it generates abstractions.
The simplest thought like the concept of the number one, has an elaborate logical under-pinning. The brain has its own language for testing the structure and consistency of the world." - Carl Sagan
There is a video I am compelled to use as a response to all of this. However, as this thread was to help you work out your thoughts on things, I will not risk trying to "persuade" you in any way. So I'm going to start a diff thread with it.[/code]
