On Saving the World and Other Delusions

Re:On Saving the World and Other Delusions by ZenoArrow on Sunday March 29, 2015 @04:16AM (#9284208)

There's another possibility that the universe doesn't need a creator, it has always existed, going through a cycle between 'big bang' and 'big crunch'. That doesn't exclude the possibility of higher powers within the universe (or multiverse if that idea floats your boat).

A universe without a creator might seem scary to those who have been brought up to believe in a creator, but how would it affect your day to day life? The pleasure and the pain found within existence is just as real as it was before, you can still take time to reflect on the nature of existence as it's a fascinating but unanswerable question, the only real difference is taking advice from different sources about the path you take through life.

Furthermore, if there is a God, and this God designed us, then our natural state is what God intended us to experience. By separating ourselves from the life that surrounds us we can disconnect from these experiences. How can a God judge you for living according to the nature it designed?

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Re:On Saving the World and Other Delusions by user7923489 on Sunday March 29, 2015 @03:20PM (#9286090)

I'm not saying that this is the only possibility but merely that we cannot exclude it.

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Re:On Saving the World and Other Delusions by ZenoArrow on Thursday April 02, 2015 @09:59AM (#9310679)

I agree. That's why I'm agnostic. We're not able to determine whether God exists or not, so I accept the possibility that it does exist as well as the possibility that it doesn't. Instead of looking for answers to impossible questions, seems better to explore the possibilities of the existence we can experience.

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