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Originally Posted by arloiginla
Either it always was, meaning you still believe in something omnipotent, or it just magically came into existence by chance. All I need to do is look at the human brain and the literally billions of different functions it has been built to perform, how the sun is just the perfect distance from the Earth, and wonderfully functioning things like that, and what this debate really comes down to, is which is easier to believe: that there is an omnipresent being that created it all, or that all living matter as we know it happened completely by chance.
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Remember that it's not an issue of random chance. People who believe in intelligent design seem to have this idea that the structure of the universe is either A) random chance, or B) the work of a creator. Look at the process of evolution for example - it is
anything but random!
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how the sun is just the perfect distance from the Earth, and wonderfully functioning things like that
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If we take an extremely conservative estimate and say there are a billion billion planets in the universe, the fact that at least one had the conditions in which to harbour life should not be a surprise. You can say things like, "Look - our sun is perfectly positioned for life," well, that's bound to happen given the size of the universe.
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or it just magically came into existence by chance.
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How does adding god to the equation solve the problem? OK, so god made the universe. But, what made god? How did he start? If you say he's always been there, maybe the universe has always been there in some form or another. Adding god doesn't solve any problems at all, because the same apply to god.