RE: Present a BETTER worldview
September 20, 2010 at 4:47 pm
(This post was last modified: September 20, 2010 at 4:48 pm by Welsh cake.)
(September 19, 2010 at 7:32 pm)theVOID Wrote: 1.Ummm, dude. The Big Bang isn't the beginning of the universe, it's the birth of spacetime from the "Einsteinian singularity"1. I never said it was.
2.The big bang has nothing to say about the nature of reality prior to this event since relativistic equations are dependent on the notion of frames of reference in spacetime - Thus no spacetime no equations.
3. M-theory is frankly the best hypothesis for this phenomenon. Stephen Hawking's new book "The Grand Design" is a really good introduction to the subject, i'd highly recommend it.
2. Never said it did.
3. I've already read your response. Very insightful - however he refused to accept it as an explanation for the existence of the universe.
Quote:Umm, you really didn't answer the question, you answered a different questionA classic instance of garbage in, garbage out; although I'm still not certain what those original "120 constants" ever were supposed to be, or where they were cited from. I'd appreciate a link.
Quote:However there is no reason to assume that suitably-self aware structures made out of fundamentally different components cannot exist.?
Are you responding to me here? Again, as much as I enjoy nitpicking, I don't recall ever making such claims.
Quote:Yeah, again... i think you misunderstand what fine-tuning is, then again his whole "inflation rate of the big bang was fine tuned" is complete nonsense because the inconsistency of inflation is what made gravity non-uniform and thus allowed the formation of influential masses.GIGO. Besides I'm still waiting for him to explain what the hell he meant by providing "a BETTER mechanism than design for DNA, consciousness, the ability of thinking and speech, and morality".
(September 20, 2010 at 4:27 am)Rayaan Wrote: So, what do you think would serve you as a good enough evidence?My standards of evidence... I couldn't possibly hope to list in one reply, I have different standards for different claims. Regardless of empirical verifiable data, you providing a positive clear ontology or meaningful definition for the god concept would be a HUGE start.
I doubt if God will ever show Himself somewhere in the stars above and speak to us. That'll happen next on the day of resurrection, I believe.