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Originally Posted by Azure
I prefer to believe that God created everything to function by itself.
Which is why most things will at some point be able to be explained by physical means. Or through science.
Still doesn't mean God doesn't exist though. Or that he does either.
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A non intervening God that has never had a son on earth, sent angels or performed mircles is the hardest God to argue against from my standpoint.
An intervening God performing miracles, sending hurricanes to punish us, et al.. Is very flawed and much easier to poke tons of holes, and Science as Dawkins says can and should investigate this. Especially in the case of miracles
As for our universe, perfect conditions exist in order for this universe to exist, well there's the multiverse theory and I think its quite possible our Universe is only one of infinitate ones each with differening conditions than ours.
As for our Universe being perfectly right in order to allow life on our planet, this is true in some mathimatical terms, but boy does this universe, our galaxy and our solar system really really want to kill us all.
The hostility and danger on our own planet, within our own solar system, and on the grand scale the galaxy and the universe is amazing.
This is one of my favorite things Neil Degrasse Tyson has done, explaining how hostile things really are, quite funny stuff: