Comments on: What does science tell us about God?

By: Shawn

Shawn — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:27:08 +0000

A long long time ago, nothing exploded and formed the earth, then it rained for millions and millions of years, and the rocks cooled, then…slowly, over millions of more years the rocks turned to you

By: Shark Trager

Shark Trager — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:21:33 +0000

What interests me is that some of the questions from the floor are asked by invisible beings. I think this itself proves that there is something supernatural in our world. I’m surprised that neither of the speakers pick up on it.

I also think that its unfair that this is taking place in a church. That’s geographically biased. It should be taking place in a Leisure Centre. Or a car dealership.

By: Tim Atyeo

Tim Atyeo — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:07:20 +0000

@raymond,continue. im 33 now maybe i could argue i was given the oppurtunity to make good. or because I had the feeling of faith in something, I did things myself. so i could now say that maybe its just words and the meaning we as individuals give them that gives us the power and not an actual supreme being or ? I now think that I have internal battle for and against, which might last some time. I dont think ive cleared up the issues on my vision on faith but confused the issues more. fun finding out.

By: Tim Atyeo

Tim Atyeo — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:55:29 +0000

@raymond, good question, made me think. I was brought up to believe in jesus christ and god, my grandfather was a lay preacher we went to church on christmas day, and had to prey to god at bed times.
so my beliefs as a child was there is a god and jesus. and this is were I condradict myself on the one hand the faith I have was instiled with as a child, the belief in god, on the other is my rational side HOW can there be a god wheres the evidence. maybe I say I have faith because of my inner conflicts god vrs no god. so i sit behind the word faith because either side. so is it a copout to seem to sit on the fence till i find the evidence. use the word faith for my own uses. but then you could argue what right do i have to argue. I sat in church when I was 22 and asked god for help, when no-one else to turn to. continue-

By: Victor

Victor — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 07:19:06 +0000

The same goes to Scientists as well, the scriptures say don’t argue with fools and God purposely put the message in a way that requires a child like mind to understand. Those great debaters and intellectuals have great difficulty in finding God because of this.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:00:02 +0000

I’ve given up arguing with religious people, let them believe, let them get on with it. Centuries of science have failed to convince them that they’re wrong. A debate won’t either. 100 debates won’t.

By: Raymond

Raymond — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:01:55 +0000

@Ateyo, I read that you have faith but not necessarily believe in a supreme being my question is what it is you have faith in, except for your own abilities to control your life? I think you take an exit on a interesting side road. Until now I only have heard people say they have faith in Jesus, God, Mohammed, Allah, an astral being what ever.

Would you mind to explain your vision on faith?

By: Tim Atyeo

Tim Atyeo — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:10:15 +0000

fair comment, this is one way to look at things,I have many ways at looking at the world, as we all have our own models of the world our reality is not always “the actual reality” and if you stand on a chair in your own longe your probaly see things differently.what I am saying we as humans take things general without questioning. in my opionen Im not warped in my thinking.I like to push the envelope get people thinking. question, argue, adventure.humour have fun. natural curiosty of humans and their thinking,thoughts on the world. and thoughts on other peoples ideas and thoughts.

By: Gav

Gav — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:03:08 +0000

I’m still going

You could argue for the existance of god, but it all depends on your definition of god. If you were to define god as being nothing more than a comforting thought for people (because in reality, in your own life, that is all he would actually be) then you could say yes he does exist, for the individual. All the other things associated with god in religious texts have been given to ‘god’ my mans own interpretation of him (or her, or it).

I myself don’t subscribe to a belief in any god, deity, or superpower, I have no need for this comforting thought, but I can respect and understand that other people do.

Therefore, by my own definition of ‘god’ I suppose I have proved his existence, but I myself don’t need that comforing thought =)

By: Gav

Gav — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:56:10 +0000

Using your won argument for there must be God as something had to start the universe. where did ‘god’ come from then? You can’t just put a hat on the end of something and say ‘Oh, it was god’ because you don’t know the answer, the world doesn’t work that way.

And what DOES make your religion the right one?

I would also argue that religion can be used for very bad things (terrorism for one) if someone manipulates what is being said, changing the meaning. We’ve all read a text message or email when we’re upset and that has an impact on the way we interpret what’s being said. It all comes down to the person reflecting their own emotions on their interpretation.