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Originally Posted by Matthew Shea  In addition to what Dragon said, this sounds like you're confusing belief with science. God may very well be used to explain the unexplainable, but that's not the purpose of belief. The purpose of belief is to provide a moral compass, giving guidance to help people react properly to the world around them. Belief explains "why", science explains "how." |
You don't think that gravitation, relativity, quantum mechanics, natural selection are all explanations of "why" things happen as they do?
As for the moral compass, why should you need to believe in a higher power in order to have morals? Morality comes from an individual--everyone creates their own values independently, which are unique to themselves. There are many ways to do this other than appealing to an imagined higher intelligence.