RE: The Problem with Christians
April 6, 2016 at 11:32 pm
(This post was last modified: April 6, 2016 at 11:34 pm by AAA.)
(April 6, 2016 at 10:12 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: In other words...how do you, in your mind, reconcile requiring scientific evidence to believe in your designer, but NOT require it at any point after accepting that belief? Let me ask you this: if you couldn't make a scientific case in your own mind for a designer, would you believe in Him anyway?
It is much easier to reach the conclusion that something was designed than to determine the identity of the designer. They are two very different questions and require different approaches. Nobody has come up with a scientific way to identify the designer from a designed system, so I can't require it. But we can look at other evidence that isn't as solid as typical science.
For example. If I was trying to determine the identity of the designer of my car, I can use other clues to reach a reasonable conclusion. The year of my car helps me gain a possible age range for the designer. The country it was built in helps me gain a general location where the designer may have lived. You can eventually assemble clues to get a picture. They aren't as solid as the science that would be ideal, but they are still useful.
And no I would not to answer the last question.