Evidence

[CleanShavenJesus]

No. That's just it. The evidence doesn't lead us anywhere yet. Life on this planet and the universe itself is not proof of a god. Is a forest fire proof of an arsonist?

Ummm... I didn't mention anything about a god or proof for a god. My question was "how does the evidence answer this question: how did all this get here?" Certainly we have evidence of a big bang and evidence of evolution that, at least, begins to answer how.

So...

[Jiggerj]

So the question is, what does the evidence tell us about how everything got here? Do we have enough evidence to answer that question?

I believe that the one piece of evidence related to this question is that we cannot reduce anything into nothing. We can smash it, pulverize it, blast it with a laser, and in one form or another that material will still remain in the realm of somethingness.

This evidence suggests that this cosmic space that we occupy has always been here. Not saying it's right or wrong, just saying that this is what the evidence suggests.

[Whateverist]

What is it about our evolution as humans (I don't have a problem with the theory of evolution) that we can even ask the question "why."

Language is a double edge sword and so risky for those who wield it. Symbolic language is a recent development of something which started off as means of cooperative action with others. When we ask questions such as this we have flown off the rails. Not every question capable of being asked has an answer. This isn't always a good thing, even though occasionally it will be. (This question is not likely to yield anything of value and you might just get drawn into believing in magic.)

[MindForgedManacle]

So the question is, what does the evidence tell us about how everything got here? Do we have enough evidence to answer that question?

I believe that the one piece of evidence related to this question is that we cannot reduce anything into nothing. We can smash it, pulverize it, blast it with a laser, and in one form or another that material will still remain in the realm of somethingness.

This evidence suggests that this cosmic space that we occupy has always been here. Not saying it's right or wrong, just saying that this is what the evidence suggests.

That wasn't my post. Also, the Law of Conservation of energy isn't applicable at all levels of reality, or at least I recall Victor Stenger clarifying something like that in his "The Comprehensible Cosmos".

[ManMachine]

So...

... a needle pulling thread!



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