If you were ever a theist...

[MTL]

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If He exists to be 'found' at all, the path to Him will be through real honest and real Truth,
...read, Science...not through Religious gobbledegook passed off as 'truth'.

It is ironic to me that for all Religion has opposed Science over the thousands of years,
it is through Science that we will likely find Him, if He is there to be found at all.

The problem with this is the fact that no god is any good to a believer without being also mysterious, and beyond human capacity for understanding. If it can be observed and studied, then no matter how great it may be it isn't a god, it can only be something great. Therefore, if there really is a person, persons, or some force of intelligence which is responsible for the origin of our universe, and the day comes that we can explain it, then on that day it will destroy all organized religions which have asserted the existence of a creator/designer. Even if mortal humans are able to meet Yahweh and Jesus, and they turn out to be exactly what the Xtians say they are, this will be bad for Xtianity when they are no longer mysterious, because you cannot apply faith to something which is or can be understood. Smart religious leaders have understood over the centuries that the more people learn through science, the less mystery it leaves them to exploit, therefore religion and science cannot truly be non-overlapping magisteria.

From the Catholic liturgy: Let us proclaim the mystery of faith...

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MTL wrote:

I'm having difficulty responding;

edit pending, it's not quoting properly; one moment.