The ONLY way that I can rationalize there being a God is that He designed matter and energy, and the fundamental laws by which these behave. I analogize it to making Lego pieces; the pieces can be assembled in almost limitless ways, but the "creator" of Lego has no idea of what the "designers/users" will ultimately create.

IF there is a God of this sort, then He is letting "the universe unfold as it should" according to His laws. But He is NOT watching us (well, maybe He is observing His experimental universe as it expands) and protecting us (there is simply NO justifiable reason for all the senseless violence and human suffering in this world); he is NOT meddling in our affairs (I don't believe in divine intervention); and there is no such thing as a soul or an afterlife (resurrection of a rotted body???).

All of the unexplainable phenomena become more explainable as time goes by and humans gain a better understanding of science. Eventually, as Hawking says, we will not need faith to reconcile inconsistencies that are currently "beyond human understanding and comprehension."

And I cannot rationalize why a being of such great power needs lowly humans to glorify, thank and praise Him; and if you don't you go to hell. If He is that way, then He probably learned it from Trump!

Incorrect logic. If there was ever a time when nothing existed…there would have been no gravity (or anything else)…because nothing would have existed. Therefore…there would be no possibility for anything to ever exist because some ant come from nothing.

So..if things exist now…something has to have always existed. If one believes that it is a supreme spiritual being…you are what is known as a theist…if you believe that the always in existence thing was matter or material…then you are an a-theist…or atheist. Feds people that claim to be atheists have really thought this through…what they actually believe…at least most of the ones I’ve talked to…is agnostic.

For some, the Bible has all the answers. It guides them. It is timeless and unchanging. It provides stability and constancy in their life.

Unfortunately, for some, Science does not provide those assurances because new data may create alternative explanations that more accurately predict phenomena. This inconsistency is intolerable to those wishing to have answers that don't change.

T. Edison paraphrased~ "I found 10,000 ways how to not make a lightbulb."

Patience and Persistence are qualities of Scientists. Change is frequent in Science.

"Keeping the Faith!" is not a scientific strategy.

Your TDS is getting the better of you, John. You can’t even discuss something like this post without bringing Trump into it. I do feel sorry for you, though. You let your intense hatred toward Trump color your entire world view, and now you have to, not want to, bring him into every discussion, and you will continue to do so until you die. And, by the way, God was here before you or Trump. I’m surprised that a man of your age doesn’t know that. Perhaps you need to study the science a little more.

Incorrect logic. If there was ever a time when nothing existed…there would have been no gravity (or anything else)…because nothing would have existed. Therefore…there would be no possibility for anything to ever exist because some ant come from nothing.

So..if things exist now…something has to have always existed. If one believes that it is a supreme spiritual being…you are what is known as a theist…if you believe that the always in existence thing was matter or material…then you are an a-theist…or atheist. Feds people that claim to be atheists have really thought this through…what they actually believe…at least most of the ones I’ve talked to…is agnostic.

For some, the Bible has all the answers. It guides them. It is timeless and unchanging. It provides stability and constancy in their life.

Unfortunately, for some, Science does not provide those assurances because new data may create alternative explanations that more accurately predict phenomena. This inconsistency is intolerable to those wishing to have answers that don't change.

T. Edison paraphrased~ "I found 10,000 ways how to not make a lightbulb."

Patience and Persistence are qualities of Scientists. Change is frequent in Science.

"Keeping the Faith!" is not a scientific strategy.