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Originally Posted by Zach  I obviously believe that the universe is just too complex and beautiful to have just been spontaneously made or evolved over billions of years, and was created by a higher being. |
A problem that isn't typically mentioned is how a higher being could have screwed up so badly in making the universe.
There's nothing obvious about your belief; it doesn't follow from being a creationist, though it's certainly common.
A question for you: what is complexity, and what is beauty? Feel free to start another thread on the topic.
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Originally Posted by Nico Kempe Anyway, I don't think some entity created all this, because I don't believe in a separate God-like entity but I believe we all are gods. We all "are", we all consist of that energy, thesame energy everything consists of. |
I agree with the general sentiment; I dislike the dichotomy of God/Human, and prefer to conceive of human beings as theomorphic.
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Originally Posted by Nico Kempe Science answers how, religion answers why. |
Correct, but a niggling point is the detail of the question. Religion answers "Why should I do what I do?". That's an extremely important distinction, and one that keeps getting missed.