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Originally Posted by water_bug
My theory is this. The concept of God, Time, Space and the Universe is to complex for human understanding. We do ourselves an injustice trying to understand it rather than just accept its exsistance. Infinate space, time, and balckholes are nothing more than our attempt to label nothingness.
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I'm not sure I understand your meaning here.
How is the desire for understanding an injustice? If you want to get right down to it, it's that same desire that seperates man from beast. All myth and legend are the sum of our attempts to comprehend the events and the world around us. As we expand our knowledge and horizons as a species, the nature of the mystery deepens. Instead of being presented with an enigmatic ball of fire that treks through the sky every day, we now find ourselves questioning the fabric of our universe and the nature of our being.
Philosophy is all about trying to understand, rather than accept. So are all modern sciences. The computer I use to type this out now is a by-product of those attempts; our knowledge of particle physics and the properties of electrons are key to the workings of the device and said knowledge arose out of the desire to understand the nature of matter, that which forms the world around us.
There certainly is a level of acceptance necessary within our daily lives. I may not understand the exact nature of time or gravity, but accepting that they are is what allows me to function. I would not, however, want to live in a world of blind acceptance. A world where no questions are asked is a world where no human progress is made.
I think it's a fallacy to assume that because a certain facet of existence is complex, said facet is beyond our intellectual grasp.