Originally posted by GenLo
Originally posted by A Fortiori
reply to post by GenLo
Your read my response? Really? I can hardly believe that when followed by the rest of your post.
Yes, I did read it. The better question is: did you read mine? I asked you for specifics and you hand me this:
Really though, the answer to your first question is: ITS BEYOND HUMAN COMPREHENSION! Yes that's right, beyond human comprehension! Why?
Because man's idea of time cannot be observed at some sort of birthing point, what you're asking for is the impossible! Even if we get to the point
where we see beyond when our universe began (to which scientists have been able to look back to less than a second after), THAT'S JUST OUR
UNIVERSE!
Beyond human comprehension...THATS JUST OUR UNIVERSE...
How is that different than someone who believes in "intelligent design" (as opposed to anthropomorphic "the world was created 6,000 years ago"
creationism)? They are saying that scientists cannot possibly disprove intelligent design because of the vastness of the concepts, nor can it not be
attributed to G-D since our definitions of G-D are all different.
Then you give me this:
Listen you apparently others to believe that something came from a something called GOD, now lets say we just say # science and let your completely
untestable, unobservable, unintelligent hypothesis fly in the global community mmmk.
That wasn't even a sentence and you are calling
me unintelligent???
What about this?
Uh oh, speed bump, now we got god believers asking well where did GOD come from?
Note: Not me. I can barely define what I
think G-D is let alone ask where IT came from.
Obviously since GOD created the universe something must have created god!? OMG ARE WE WORSHIPING THE WRONG SUPER-BEING!? But didn't we hear
that he was the "Alpha and the Omega" the "Beginning and the End" but then that must mean god came from nothing if GOD was the
BEGINNING!
That means a circle, meaning no beginning, nor end.
...MMMK!? Do you see why god is flawed yet?
Uh, no?
Can I make it any simpler?
Yes, yes, you can.
Can I quote you on this? Oh wait I already did.
Originally posted by A Fortiori
reply to post by GenLo
Okay, then if you are not saying that the universe came from "nothing" then what happened? Please, I am all ears. Explain it to me.
And then I proceeded to answer this question thoroughly since the others were just complete rubbish holding no merit what so ever.
Thoroughly? By whose definition. You proceeded to create a straw man and beat me with it as I have never once said I subscribed to the
anthropomorphic version of G-D, calling it once or twice "the universe" or "the string".
Jesus as my personal guide? Yes, I've said that. That's all I've said.
Originally posted by A Fortiori
reply to post by GenLo
My issue, Sir, was not with people who politely state their opinion on the non-intelligent design origins of the universe, but with those who find it
necessary to label and disparage those that disagree with them.
Oh so THIS was the main issue! THIS was the "exact question" that I missed! No wonder you think I am putting words in your mouth! Apparently I am
using mind control because the quotes I used earlier were just something I implanted in your mind to type!
Again...what? Put down the bowl and rub those eyes.
Where is the question in that? It was a statement. I gave you a list of questions of which you addressed, but did not answer, one of them.
I asked you those questions because my point was that you can't answer them. I can't answer them. The scientist man in the white lab coat can't
answer them. It is acceptable to leave them unanswered and
appropriate to discount nothing.
Originally posted by A Fortiori
reply to post by GenLo
As for your replies to my questions, once more you are attempting to label me as one who believes in an anthropomorphic deity in white robes creating
the universe 6,000 years ago.
Yes, yes I am because when you make statements like:
Originally posted by A Fortiori
reply to post by randyvs
No worries. I just like to profess my faith. I am a happy little camper when it comes to that.I believe in G-D. Absolutely, and I have a hard
science background to boot. Nothing else made sense to me. Be forewarned, there are posters who find me holier than thou. I will work on this.
[edit on 5-9-2009 by A Fortiori]
I do believe in G-D. I just don't believe IT is anthropomorphic (unless it chooses to be) and I don't think it wears long white robes and is a
particular religion. I think G-D is bigger than that. Once more, you are putting thoughts in my head that do not exist and judging me by the
statements of others that believe in G-D.
You say you subscribe to Buddhist philosophy, not the religion, correct? When I confused you with having a faith similar to that of Thich Nat Hanh's
you corrected me. I am correcting you.
It makes it difficult for me to imagine you aren't unless you would like to further clarify your beliefs for me. When you say something like,
"My suggestion was that there seems to be a sentience, an order that I do not happen to feel is "accidental" and then self-perpetuating." I can be
a little bit more understanding.
My point this whole time is that G-D is something different to everyone. G-D could be the underlying math and order to the universe. It does not
have to be Yahweh or Allah or Krishna. It can be anything and everything. It can also be any of those things.
Wasn't there supposed to be a truce in there somewhere....?