RE: Question for Atheists
March 12, 2014 at 9:16 pm
(This post was last modified: March 12, 2014 at 9:18 pm by Mudhammam.)
(March 12, 2014 at 9:04 pm)Lek Wrote:(March 11, 2014 at 4:21 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: 14 pages in, and I'm still interested to know why Lek thinks science isn't a good avenue for exploring "why" the universe exists (I'm hoping this means "how"). I'd also like to know why he's uncomfortable creating his own meaning/purpose.
When I talk about "why" the universe exists, I don't mean "how". I'm talking about the reason and purpose for us and everything else. If an infinite, thinking being created everything then he would have a reason for creating the universe. Though I'm not sure of the reason, I could say that I and the universe are here because God wanted it and my purpose here is to do his will. I have trouble envisioning a universe that is just here for no reason - it just is and that's all. Some ask "if there is a God why does he allow all the suffering.?" I ask "if there is no God why are we here suffering?" I view science as a vehicle for discovering how the universe operates, but not why. Those are some of the thoughts behind my original question.
Inserting God gets you nowhere on the "why" question. "God created us to be in fellowship with him." Why? "Because that's what God wants." Why? "Because God is lonely." Why?
Catch my drift?
Ultimately, our answers are bound to converge: WE DON'T, MAYBE CAN'T, KNOW WHY... Or if there even is an ultimate purpose.
If there is, I see no reason why it should include human beings anymore than cockroaches.
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza