I Do Not Believe That There Are Any Gods.

[SparklyKid]

Any proof that there are. Apart from silly notions like the the wonders of nature.

[Mamyalynne]

Theland , don't take on so - why does it matter to you what SK (or indeed anyone else) doesn't believe?

[Mozz71]

Dr Thaxton most certainly is an expert I his field, but I'm afraid creationism is far from scientific. I certainly don't begrudge you or him your beliefs, but its a leap of faith too far for me.

[Theland]

Its a simple belief that there is a mind behind the universe.
No other answer makes sense.

[Theland]

Mamya - you are right.
I should not be too concerned.

[Mamyalynne]

Good man x

[Theland]

Mamya - You are my Jiminy Cricket.

[mibn2cweus]

Complexity first, posing as an explanation for how anything came to exist, is absurd as the notion of a mind totally devoid of comprehension.

[Theland]

Mozz - Brief History ....... I enjoyed the book. Great science written for dummies like me.
But he left his area of expertise when he began to speculate and decided that as long as there was a law of gravity the universe would create itself.
I found that breathtaking.

[Theland]

Mibs - You must have some thoughts on our Genesis.
Would you share your thoughts?

[mibn2cweus]

As for my genesis, I'd refer you to my parents. Unfortunately they don't say much of anything anymore these days. Perhaps you might look them up should you end up where they said the were going . . . back when they were still speaking to me.

[pixie374]

If there was any proof, sk, it would be science. It is faith, because some people believe it in spite of no proof.

[Theland]

Faith in God or faith in science?
Either way, it is faith.

[andy-hughes]

ag - // Andy, if you had found your dancing shoes you may have had half a chance (oh sorry, I forgot about Mrs Hughes ahem) ;-) //

As Jimmy Carr ceaselessly reminds us on Cats Does Countdown, the delectable Ms. Riley did not cover herself with glory during her tenure on Strictly - although she did bag a life partner from the experience.

Would her lack of twinkling toes detract in any way from her cosmic appeal as a woman of epic attraction in my eyes?

Er, no!!!!

[Theland]

Bereavement or fallout Mibs I am sorry.

[beso]

@Theland

Until you can explain how the most complex thing in the whole universe just happened to always exist without any origin you won't have any plausible explanation for where we came from.

Science tells us the Universe began with a single pixel of pure amorphous energy. Everything we see today can be derived from that beginning without the need for any conscious creativity.

[mibn2cweus]

//Bereavement or fallout Mibs I am sorry.//

Not a great deal of either actually Theland. I reckon the prospect of heaven appeals all the more to those who view their time on Earth as nothing more then a test of their endurance or a dress rehearsal for the afterlife.

You might find it interesting Theland, if not peculiar, that of all those I've encountered here in AB land ideologically you most resemble my father, (Lord have mercy) albeit he was of the previous generation.

[bainbrig]

SparklyKid. I don’t believe in you.

[naomi24]

//Until you can explain how the most complex thing in the whole universe just happened to always exist without any origin you won't have any plausible explanation for where we came from.

Science tells us the Universe began with a single pixel of pure amorphous energy. //

Perhaps 'God' originated in that way - and then put his hand to creation. What say you, Theland?

[beso]

Naomi //Perhaps 'God' originated in that way - and then put his hand to creation. What say you, Theland?//

Cue Occam's Razor.

[mibn2cweus]

^ or 'Occum's Club' maybe?