Will God eventually be "phased out" or unnecessary? INTELLIGENT DESIGN?
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Completely untrue. Countless societies throughout time have swung between religion and atheism. What you declare is a form of atheism called scientism. You state that our knowledge of the natural world is ever greater than before and with that new knowledge comes proof against God.\n\nThat is bogus and you know it. Think it through. If you told me that now we understand the inner workings of a cell or can map the paths of planets and that I no longer have to believe God has a hand in any of that, what do you think I would say?\n\nI would say the most annoying thing to those who believe in Scientism. "Yeah, so you just put words to what God created and still sets in motion."\n\nEverything that science defines, you have to realize, is merely a definition of the world. Science observes and describes and defines and even manipulates. But all this is done to and with the world that God created.\n\nI have a career in science. The more I learn about scientific theories the more I see how complex and cool God has made things.  When I see the inside of a person's body I marvel at the wonder of God. When I read about new states of matter beyond the three you think there are (got that from your 3rd grade textbook?) I thank God for the creativity placed in His creation.\n\nScience will never figure everything out. How short of a time ago was it when we didn't even know about strong interactions, weak force, and electromagnetism? How much longer before we define the other forces that we know are there, but can't get a hold on?\n\nAnd even if science could figure everything out, you are just plain narrow-minded in thinking it buys up God's property.\n\nScientism. So many believe in it for its logic it just doesn't have.
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The problem is.. god does not exists.. so nothing will be changed...  \n\nBut the world will be a better place without fanatics....
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i am an atheist, and i have the same concept of time as you do. Also, i think the world will eventually be on average atheist, because science will do what it hasnt been able to do without a doubt yet, and that is to prove god doesnt exist, but there will always be people who do believe in a higher power
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Well, it lacks of logic that's it. If everything in the universe needs a creator, then the creator needs a creator, since he's part of the universe, if something like god can exists without a creator, why can't the universe exists without a creator?\n\nIf the universe and its "order" requiere design, does that mean god as a being lacks of order? If there is order in him as a being, doesn't it means it needs a designer since order can't exist without a designer or, can it? If something like god, as a being, can have order without a designer, why can't the universe have order without a designer?\n\nIf nothing can't be created from nothing and the existance of the universe implies creation, does that mean the existance of god implies he had to be created? If god can exist without creation, can't the universe exist without creation? Who created god? If he needs no creator, why does the universe needs a creator?\n\nIf god has no begining and end, why can't the universe have no beginign and end and just being in constant change? Who really knows without basing his knowledge in ancient books.\n\nIt sounds to me like god is just a concept used to explain everything that lacks of logic or just can't be explained yet, since our knowledge is very limited. God violates logic and to me it can only exists through faith. If the world is too beautiful that it can't be an accident, does that mean god ain't beautiful? Because if he is, he needs a creator, I mean, beautiful things need a creator, don't they? Where does the logic lays?\n\nSometimes I think it's hard for some to simply admit "I don't know". Can the universe exists without a designer? Well, I don't know and I don't need to make fairy tales to explain its creation, because really, I don't know and those who claim they do, they sound highly suspicious... They do.
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I'm with you.  "God" is either evil or incompetent.  Take your pick.
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No, Actually I think that reproducing, concious and self-aware machines will be more ultimate.\n\nTwo parts:\n\nOne . . . \nIntelligence, is measurable as problem solving ability. Perhaps ultimately as the ability to solve new problems. Important, but I think that there are more interesting thing in store for us in the future.\n\nFor example, machines would be able to reproduce, and to adapt as a group through the processes of mutation (mistakes in reproduction) and natural selection. If they are concious and self aware, then their behaviors would be quite difficult to predict in different environments.\n\nTwo . . . \nPerhaps then we will have created something that can qualify as alive. Whether a supreme deity (I will use god in the generic sense rather than God in the specific sense, because I think this debate is applicable to many different interpretations of god.)\n\nDoes god take responsibility for man's creations? Though god may take responsibility for creating a world with disease, suffering, etc, Does god take responsibility for murder, war, genocide etc.? If god takes credit for man's creations then yes, god is ultimately responsible for these things by giving man the choice and ability to make these thing happen . . . and god would be responsible and credited for intelligent of living machines that were made by the hands of man.\n\nHowever, if god is not responsible for murder, war, genocide etc. then god would also not be responsible for man making an intelligent machine.\n\nA god can't have it both ways . . . either he's responsible for all of humanity's actions and creations or none of them.
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Not really. God will always exist to those who believe in him. Personally, I don't believe in God (Believing in God to me is sort of animal-like; we control our own destinies and fates and there is nothing beyond death) but those who do...well, they aren't going to stop for Hawking, are they? And Hawking isn't neccessarily going to discover the beginning. There are many other brilliant scientists out there working or working with Hawking to discover the origins of the universe.
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Science will eventually disprove religion
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The intricacy of the laws that govern our universe make me think it must be designed rather than random.  \n\nIf you really are interested, there are many books about the how modern science almost proves that there is intelligent design based on the shear overwhelming number and perfection of physical laws that can be used to describe the universe.\n\nHas Science Found God? The Latest Results in the Search for Purpose in the Universe - by Victor J. Stenger\n\nOr\n\nLife, the Universe and Everything: Investigating God and the New Physics\nby Andy Fletcher\n\nare just two.\n\nGive em a try!
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I am the I.D. disciple, it is my sacred mission here to spread the glorious (and scientific) word of Intelligent Design (or I.D.).\n\nOnly through true harmonious integration of theology and science can our world be completely understood (and logically explained).  The key Principle of I.D. is Science Harmoniously Integrating Theology (or S.H.I.T.)  Please join me on our wonderful journey through the world of S.H.I.T.\n\nIntelligent Design - coming soon to a school district near you! \n\nGlory be ID
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I'm not sure why you think that nothing matters if you don't believe in God.  Love of family matters, concern about the future of humanity and your descendents matters, everything matters- In fact, I would imagine that a belief in God would decrease, not increase, your concern for life and the future- According to the Bible, no matter what we do, it will all end in a huge battle, and all things humans do or have done will not matter at all.. It's a fairly hopeless viewpoint, thinking that there is no hope for ultimate salvation, that humans will not advance, that we will all be judged based on how well we worshipped a deity, and the human world is baseless, and all we know or do or try to accomplish means nothing.  Without a belief in God, there is hope for the future, hope that mankind can excel, improve, learn and grow and someday become more than we are today- That each thing we discover may be unknown in the Universe, that what we do really does matter to the future and has some real effect.\nWhether or not you believe in evolution doesn't emotionally upset me, any more than a person who doesn't believe the Earth rotates around the Sun.  I think a rejection of the massive amount of data and logic supporting the theory should at least be studied carefully, not merely rejected out of hand because it may threaten a belief system, but in the end, it likely has very little effect on the daily life of either you or your opponents.  There are good, kind, intelligent people that believe in evolution, and good, kind, intelligent people that don't...and vice-versa.
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The main reason is that intelligent design is not based on science and not accepted by the scientific community. Moreover, it is actually religious teaching disguised as if it were science, and it is clear that teaching religion is unconstitutional.
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everything has a cause. So, yes. That's not the same as divine intervention. For that to be true, everything would plotted out. I guess that would be a good reason to stop trying.
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That's what god's sending now that he's developed some better software.  We're obsolete now.  I sure hope he doesn't reformat though.
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Hey look, I'm answering a day old question.\n\nThe simple point that everyone here fails to conceive is that the world isn't perfect.  You're right, any dummy can put together some computer components, just like any ol' deity can throw together a universe.  But it takes a good deal of intelligence to make it work.  Human nature is corrupted and the world today has basically gone haywire in some parts.\n\nIs the creator stupid?  Maybe.\n\nIs the creator cruel?  The Christian God--yes.  Punishes disbelievers, which defeats the purpose of "free will."  The Muslim God--yes.  Pretty much the same thing, but personified through the actions of Muhammad.  <sarcasm>Yay for prophets...</sarcasm>\n\nIs evolution the intelligent design?  Quite possibly.  I may believe in a god, but I've never come to a conclusion on HOW he/she/it created stuff...
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No, we do not need a God or Goddess, but our minds have evolved to the point where we can't stop asking why, and when we have no logical answer we seek an ilogical answer just to stop the whirling maelstrom of thoughts raging in our minds.  However, we are steadily beginning to find the answers to the questions that previously had no answers but that of which revolved around a God or Goddess doing something that we can not do.  However, religion is fighting back where it no longer is needed, and those in power don't like the thought of being swept under the rug very much.  When science answers all of the questions people have, they may stop turning to the churchs for answers, and so the churchs will lose both power over the people as well as funding, and those in charge do not like this idea.
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There are about 2,000 more stupid design flaws in humans.\n\nIf god designed man, he should be fired.\n\nIf a god exists, he's either stupid, or doesn't give a sh!t.