RE: Question for Atheists
March 12, 2014 at 9:30 pm
(This post was last modified: March 12, 2014 at 9:32 pm by *Deidre*.)
(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.
I used to think along these lines as a Christian, but I came to the realization that if a Creator exists, my belief or disbelief doesn't change that fact. And that my belief or disbelief doesn't cause me to gain or lose any knowledge as it relates to if a god exists or not. If he exists, how could we ever really know? if he doesn't exist, how could we ever really not know?
The purpose of life is to live it, while we have it to live.
If a god exists, perhaps that is his gift. Nothing more or less, but just life itself.
