Why I believe in God.

[Jay1982]

Regarding the question of the Universe's beginnings, theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss' "A Universe From Nothing" explains current thinking much better than anyone I've seen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImvlS8PLIo

I second that. Krauss's lecture on "A Universe from nothing" is brilliant, and definitely one to be watched by anyone having trouble grasping how this could come about.

[Cyberman]

I wonder who among us will sit through the full hour though?

(Incidentally I was dithering about whether to embed the vids rather than just give links. I thought that a wall of videos might have seemed a bit too daunting, and I'm still not sure I made the right decision. Why is life so damn complicated?)

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

Well I guess that took some time to compose. Why did you bother to do such a thing on an atheist forum?


I can't begin to tell you how uninterested I am in your personal superstitions.

I hope you have something a bit more engaging to say.

Harsh? Me? Beliefs based on faith and personal certitude,unsupported by evidence, are often called 'faith based'. I call them 'superstitions' ,which I consider more precise and intellectually honest.

[Mystic]

Thanks everyone for the welcomes. Someone asked why I came to these forums, and to be honest I don't know. I also go on religious forums, always interested in hearing thoughts of other people.

[Erinome]

Butterfly wings are a beautiful accident. I think there is more beauty in that fact than some shitty creator who made things like:



WTF? Those things are hideous and they kill people.

Welcome.

[ElDinero]

I've watched the whole lecture by Krauss, though I need to watch it again. A lot of it went over my head.

[fr0d0]

Whilst I believe that a knowledge of God is properly basic, I disagree with the design argument, so I think your logic is flawed at that point.

i.e. If we can logically infer God as basic then everything else follows and needs no further support.

[ElDinero]

^ World's biggest 'if'.

[Darth]

Teensy bit confused as to what your arguing for in the first half. A god that is ultimately good and moral, all loving, omnibenevolent and all that jazz?

Then is the second half you claim this god created everything, or at least guided the design of everything?

Then whence cometh evil? Where did all the nasty pathogens come from?




Also: this deistic 'God' is a 'He'?

[ElDinero]

I agree. I think it would require some kind of an intelligent process to cause matter to go from inanimate to animate (even through evolution which I believe in).

I missed this first time through. What is that belief based on? Don't say scripture.