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Universe from Nothing?
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RE: Universe from Nothing?
(November 8, 2013 at 5:30 am)max-greece Wrote: "How did a Universe come from nothing? If not nothing - then what? Explain the rise of the Universe without implying a supernatural agent of some kind."

The thing is - you have the universe coming from nothing a much as we do.

True.


Quote:"God did it" doesn't address the question of how God made something from nothing.

It's a good start wouldn't you say?
It's a firm claim. It's corroborated by the testimony of a gazillion biblical theists.


Quote:...Basically you are arguing for God did magic and made the universe.
Define magic. Dark Energy?
You know what Genesis says. It's just a simple 4 words. Nothing contentious.
"In the beginning God..."

Quote:...As everything we know of that was previously ascribed to magic...[God] has since been explained by science...

Has it? Why are there still "gaps"?

Quote:... this is just another God of the gaps argument.

What gaps?

Quote:..We don't know how the universe started or from what. That doesn't mean magic is the answer - particularly as it has never been before for any unanswered question.

How is atheistic...'we don't know', better than theistic...'we think we DO know'
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Messages In This Thread
Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 6, 2013 at 9:37 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Polaris - November 6, 2013 at 9:39 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 7, 2013 at 1:04 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by MindForgedManacle - November 7, 2013 at 3:27 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Faith No More - November 7, 2013 at 4:53 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Whateverist - November 7, 2013 at 5:16 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Mister Agenda - November 7, 2013 at 6:47 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Faith No More - November 6, 2013 at 9:40 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Darkstar - November 6, 2013 at 9:42 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 7, 2013 at 1:22 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 3:08 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 7, 2013 at 7:25 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by MindForgedManacle - November 6, 2013 at 9:44 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jackalope - November 6, 2013 at 9:48 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Zazzy - November 6, 2013 at 9:55 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 6, 2013 at 9:55 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 7, 2013 at 12:54 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 1:20 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 6, 2013 at 10:04 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Minimalist - November 6, 2013 at 11:09 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 6, 2013 at 11:31 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 12:39 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Mystical - November 10, 2013 at 4:45 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Walking Void - November 6, 2013 at 11:39 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Minimalist - November 6, 2013 at 11:46 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Bipolar Bob - November 7, 2013 at 12:33 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 8, 2013 at 2:34 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 8, 2013 at 3:53 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by MindForgedManacle - November 8, 2013 at 11:13 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 9, 2013 at 10:30 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 9, 2013 at 10:38 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 9, 2013 at 11:15 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 9, 2013 at 11:22 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by MindForgedManacle - November 10, 2013 at 6:40 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Faith No More - November 8, 2013 at 11:25 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Godschild - November 7, 2013 at 1:02 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Psykhronic - November 7, 2013 at 2:10 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 7, 2013 at 2:17 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Bipolar Bob - November 7, 2013 at 2:36 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Anomalocaris - November 7, 2013 at 2:42 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by max-greece - November 7, 2013 at 3:10 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 7, 2013 at 7:46 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Doubting Thomas - November 7, 2013 at 10:36 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by popeyespappy - November 7, 2013 at 10:57 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 8, 2013 at 3:46 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by orogenicman - November 7, 2013 at 3:33 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by downbeatplumb - November 7, 2013 at 3:36 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Simon Moon - November 7, 2013 at 5:06 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by max-greece - November 8, 2013 at 5:30 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 8, 2013 at 6:35 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 8, 2013 at 6:40 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 8, 2013 at 6:46 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Chas - November 14, 2013 at 2:41 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 8, 2013 at 6:44 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by max-greece - November 8, 2013 at 6:44 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by LastPoet - November 8, 2013 at 6:46 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 9, 2013 at 10:40 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 9, 2013 at 11:20 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 9, 2013 at 11:11 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 10, 2013 at 12:41 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 11, 2013 at 9:30 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Whateverist - November 11, 2013 at 10:07 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by max-greece - November 10, 2013 at 4:13 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by justin - November 10, 2013 at 7:54 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Angrboda - November 11, 2013 at 1:33 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 11, 2013 at 1:59 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 11, 2013 at 2:27 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 11, 2013 at 2:52 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 11, 2013 at 3:07 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 11, 2013 at 3:38 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Angrboda - November 11, 2013 at 3:03 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 11, 2013 at 6:38 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 11, 2013 at 6:43 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 11, 2013 at 9:59 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jesus is Lord - November 11, 2013 at 10:53 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 11, 2013 at 10:55 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by MindForgedManacle - November 12, 2013 at 10:38 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 12, 2013 at 6:08 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Cinjin - November 13, 2013 at 12:09 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by KichigaiNeko - November 13, 2013 at 6:11 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by The Valkyrie - November 13, 2013 at 12:14 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 13, 2013 at 5:47 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Esquilax - November 13, 2013 at 6:06 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Whateverist - November 13, 2013 at 11:28 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 13, 2013 at 6:10 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 13, 2013 at 6:35 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Bob Kelso - November 14, 2013 at 12:00 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 13, 2013 at 7:21 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Owlix - November 14, 2013 at 2:56 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Jacob(smooth) - November 14, 2013 at 12:37 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Mister Agenda - November 14, 2013 at 12:45 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lion IRC - November 14, 2013 at 9:48 pm
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 15, 2013 at 12:31 am
RE: Universe from Nothing? - by Walking Void - November 14, 2013 at 4:57 pm

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