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Originally posted by Tophat665
If there is an omniscient, omnipotent (and possibly omnibenevolent, but I only need the first two for this argument) God that created humanity, then the human capacity for science was created by God, the human endeavor of science was forseen by god, and, frankly science has as much God in it as church, which is also a human endeavor to answer a human proclivity: curiosity.
Therefore, God and science are not incompatible, and, if either rules anything, it is merely parts of the same thing, and those parts either overlap significantly or are identical.
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I'm not saying that god and science can't coexist. Just that god can generally be used to explain the things that are beyond science. Religions generally evolve along with scientific thought(when they aren't trying to silence the scientists). Example: many christians see the story of adam and eve as mere myth/parable/metaphor since evolution became the vogue method of creationism.
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2) Searching for truth is hard work, many or all facets of which have at this point a specialized vocabulary that takes time, effort, and desire to learn. However, people are fundamentally curious, so, if they haven't the resources or desire to try to find out what's really going on, or if they lack patience or ability or gumption, then God is as good an answer as any. (Yes, you read that right: because they're stupid, lazy, or both.)
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So if believing in a deity is stupid and lazy, how lazy do you have to be if you can't even take the time to believe in anything? Now this kind of argument is ad hominem at worst and misleading at best.
Do you know that many religions require that their pastors/priest actually go to college? My dad had to get a masters degree. How stupid and lazy is that?
I think i know what you mean though, that many people lack the desire to attempt to make sense of their own spirituality. I agree with you there.
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Very interesting...i like the way you put it.
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Thanks fellow minnesotan. You're pretty well spoken yourself.