the universe being intelligent is not the simpler choice. matter and energy exist, but to say that matter and energy exists AND is intelligent is the extra unproven claim. intelligence is nothing more then a system in animals heads for making more advanced decisions in their environment, its not some magical or special divine thing. attributing intelligence to god or the universe etc.. is simply using one thing you don't understand to support another thing you don't understand: cosmology.
i dont deal in black and whites, i keep my beliefs relative to the evidence on a percentage level. the more evidence the more i believe. the rest i consider either guesses, or subjective view points.
and the only reason science isn't "truly objective" to you is because you have used fantasy to put objectivity on an unreachable pedestal. so fine, i will simply say that science is the most objective method we have of acquiring knowledge. i dont need to prove that science is 100% philosophically objective to make my point that there is a difference between a real apple on the table and an idea of an apple in your head. the difference between science and religion is that science is that first apple, and religion is the second one. the imaginary one.
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