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Originally Posted by Maguru  A belief such as no.2 is a fear-based belief and not very encouraging. |
Sorry but number 2 is not fear-based. It's just being intelligent. There's no downside to believing in God, but a probable upside. Who wouldn't take a chance like that?
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Originally Posted by Mark Lapierre Science does not say energy cannot be created, nor does it say the universe had a beginning. |
I'm sorry to say, but yes it does. Science is about obtaining knowledge by using the scientific method. And guess what, theories are formed by using... wait for it... the scientific method. Even if the definition of science doesn't actually come out and say those things doesn't mean the scientific method doesn't imply them. Scientific theories are defined as hypothesises that are supported by an overwhelming set of data. True, there are theories that have died out due to an overwhelming set of data against it, the steady state theory to name one, but generally theories scientists believe in today are correct or correct enough to work. Theory of gravity, theory of relatively, theory of quantum physics. These theories are the framework for many other branches of science. But when it comes to explaining things like God, sometimes it's better to just have faith because there's really no proof for or against it. Just choose what's more empowering.
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Originally Posted by Advent Shade Think of it this way - a Christian can refer to God as God or they could call him Yahweh, Jesus etc. etc. They all mean the same thing even if they sound distinctly different. |
Yes, that is why I give myself a solid definition of God. When I think of God I may use many names but they all mean the same thing. I was just trying to make a point that we have faith that other people live in the same mathematical context that we do. There's no proof of that so we make assumptions - a leap of faith.