Do You Believe in God?

[Knig]

how did that reason get within itself

Is is just is because it is.

[Nyerp]

how did the universe start? what is it? can it end? how big is it? are there other ones? is there other life?

[Knig]

There is no time in God, therefore God must be eternally creating (the alternative is that God is doing nothing, which is not the case we are observing).

The universe entails all of this creation and therefore never has a start or an end, just change.

Since it is eternally changing it has no definitive size.

The strict definition of universe implies that there is only one such realm.

Existence of other forms of life is an almost certain possibility.

[Houdini]

If there is no God, how did we, a contingent universe, come to be made?

Yes, an omnipotent being creating a universe out of nothing simply through sheer will totally makes perfect sense. I definitely wouldn't bother researching any other theories.

[Det in F♯ Major]

Yes, an omnipotent being creating a universe out of nothing simply through sheer will totally makes perfect sense. I definitely wouldn't bother researching any other theories.

What's your explanation, then?

[Nyerp]

why do you have to have a theory? what if some things just can't be explained?

[Knig]

why do you have to have a theory? what if some things just can't be explained?

The only things you can't explain are those you don't know.

Therefore, if you knew everything, you could explain them.

[Nyerp]

The only things you can't explain are those you don't know.

Therefore, if you knew everything, you could explain them.

huh?

[Knig]

huh?

If you know something, you can (at the very least) explain that knowledge to yourself. You have a grasp of what it is; you understand it. You are aware of its existence; without that knowledge that thing doesn't exist according to your point of view.

You can't explain things you don't know; therefore, in answer to your previous statement, "what if some things can't be explained?" those things would have to be non-existent, i.e. nothing.

[Daddy]

If you know something, you can (at the very least) explain that knowledge to yourself. You have a grasp of what it is; you understand it. You are aware of its existence; without that knowledge that thing doesn't exist according to your point of view.

You can't explain things you don't know; therefore, in answer to your previous statement, "what if some things can't be explained?" those things would have to be non-existent, i.e. nothing.

What the hell are you talking about?
We can't explain existence itself and, by definition, existence exists.

[Knig]

What the hell are you talking about?
We can't explain existence itself and, by definition, existence exists.

Existence is also defined by its opposite, which is nonexistence. It's similar to how one describes darkness, cold, etc.

Granted, it becomes increasingly difficult to describe such fundamental terms in a technical way, because doing so complicates it with our cumbersome language. Much of the workings of the universe and of our day to day lives are still a mystery, but at some level I believe we understand some of those things instinctively.

[Ezloﺕ]

While I kind of believe in God, I'm not exactly sure if I'm actually a religion person. I'm not particularly against organized religion, but eh...

just givin my opinion u kno

[Houdini]

What's your explanation, then?

I don't have one, but that doesn't make the Christian theory of creation any less silly.

[Det in F♯ Major]

I don't have one, but that doesn't make the Christian theory of creation any less silly.

2+2 doesn't equal 4. I don't know what it equals, but definitely not 4.

[YPrrrr]

2+2 doesn't equal 4. I don't know what it equals, but definitely not 4.

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