It's not a question that has any meaning for those who believe in God.
There is no existence without God.
Some scientists theorize that there was nothing in existence before the Big Bang.
It's not a question that has any meaning for those who believe in God.Oh yes, special pleading and begging the question, the fallacies which form the basis for all apologetics.
There is no existence without God.
Some scientists theorize that there was nothing in existence before the Big Bang.I was under the impression that matter/energy can't be created or destroyed and therefore something has always existed. Unless you're talking about "nothing" as defined by Lawrence Krauss in the book A Universe from Nothing, which I believe is an idiosyncratic definition. It's not absolute nothing like in the philosophical sense.
Oh yes, special pleading and begging the question, the fallacies which form the basis for all apologetics.I don't believe in any gods myself (though I'm not all angry and condescending to those who do). But I do know that trying to science away faith with apparent gotchas like 'who created god then, eh? Checkmate!' never works. Science and God don't really belong in the same conversation. One relies on hypotheses and testing, the other on belief alone.
I don't believe in any gods myself (though I'm not all angry and condescending to those who do). But I do know that trying to science away faith with apparent gotchas like 'who created god then, eh? Checkmate!' never works. Science and God don't really belong in the same conversation. One relies on hypotheses and testing, the other on belief alone.I didn't assume you were a believer, and I 100% agree with what you're saying.
I didn't assume you were a believer, and I 100% agree with what you're saying.We're cool. Apologies if I came over as a bit snotty.
What created God???Probably the Ancient Greek gods.
A powerful light source?
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Don't religious people believe God always existed? Like he had no beginning, he was just always there.
If that could be a real concept I guess it's over my head.
This reads like some kind of made up New Age garbage.
....and those 'scientists' aren't worth their weight in salt...many of the vocal ones hailing from the mid 20th century or even earlier, and yes, no sensitive way of saying it, many of them being western monotheists . ..
Nowadays a majority does believe that at least something went on before the 'big bang' ( more like Big Misnomer), they're just divided over what 'that' exactly was...