(August 25, 2013 at 11:03 am)Minimalist Wrote: I agreee that making up a god to answer all the questions of the universe is a lot easier than learning what really happened. It is what I expect from simpletons.
It's either God or the mystery non-intelligent natural process of some kind you believe in. Either it's the same difference only God would explain all the fine tuning, the physical laws, the complexity of it all, the meaning/purpose of life, morality/freewill and all that stuff. The mystery non-intelligent natural process of some kind is just ummm...
A bit of extra effort is needed to engage with the true mystery of reality.
Quote:Oh, so now you trot out the Argumentum Ad Populum? A billion fools uncritically believe some silly shit and you're fine with that?
I'm sure you fit right in.
So if it's in a minority it has to be about feeling special and if it's in a majority it has to be part of a flock? Why can't it be about a genuine interest in what is actually true, the meaning behind what it's all about? A desire to connect with the source of all things? An interest in reality in the full?
Come all ye faithful joyful and triumphant.