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Originally Posted by vektor
not yet at least. maybe we'll one day find a god particle that shows the only way the matter in the universe can possibly exist is because of divine intervention. Or maybe we create a mathematical formula that shows the infinite possibilities of matter and energy one of which our universe belongs to, something akin to a mandelbrot set with infinitely repeating geometry. Education in particle physics shows how little we actually know about the way the universe works. Study up on advanced quantum mechanics and you'll learn how anything could be possible.
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That's pretty much my point. Although I didn't qualify my statement by saying "at this point in time". And your right, maybe some day we will find evidence one way or the other, but even then, given the hugely complex nature of particle physics and quantum mechanics, there will be people on both sides (theists and atheists) that don't believe the science is accurate or complete and that a future discovery will prove it untrue. Given that most of quantum physics these days is a theory, albeit a good one with lots of supporting evidence no doubt, but still a theory that could potentially be demonstrated incorrect with some future discovery (even if the existing models works great for practical purposes), we have a tremendously long way to go before there would be enough evidence to convince people on either side of a/theist to change their beliefs. It's possible it could happen, but I wouldn't expect it in the next century.