It seems that the Big Bang is our way of humanizing the universe by giving it the attribute of birth and death. Perhaps this is out of jealousy that we must die and the universe will go on.
The majority of matter is inanimate and non living. Only a tiny percentage evolves into life under the right conditions. Matter/energy does not requir…
It seems that the Big Bang is our way of humanizing the universe by giving it the attribute of birth and death. Perhaps this is out of jealousy that we must die and the universe will go on.
The majority of matter is inanimate and non living. Only a tiny percentage evolves into life under the right conditions. Matter/energy does not require birth nor death. It is in motion and constant conversion from one form into another and this process could continue forever.
I am not an atheist attempting to challenge the scriptures. I believe they were written by wise men as an operating manual for living a better life. Perhaps Genesis is not a description of the creation of the universe, but a description of our own birth. Perhaps the story of Armageddon is a lesson in the personal struggle we encounter as we near death.
Most of the great scientists were religious in nature but non dogmatic. Einstein wrote of the beauty of nature being always far beyond the grasp of mere mortals.
In my earliest religious instruction I recall being told that God is infinite and eternal, which is a beautiful thought for me. So why would such a God sit around and wait until a specific point in eternity to will the universe into being? I propose there was never a period of waiting or contemplation. It simply always was and always will be, infinite and eternal, seen and unseen.
Pantheism, or something similar is, in my opinion, a good practice for anyone who believes that faith and science are more than compatible. The two are quite complementary in my opinion.
It seems that the Big Bang is our way of humanizing the universe by giving it the attribute of birth and death. Perhaps this is out of jealousy that we must die and the universe will go on.
The majority of matter is inanimate and non living. Only a tiny percentage evolves into life under the right conditions. Matter/energy does not require birth nor death. It is in motion and constant conversion from one form into another and this process could continue forever.
I am not an atheist attempting to challenge the scriptures. I believe they were written by wise men as an operating manual for living a better life. Perhaps Genesis is not a description of the creation of the universe, but a description of our own birth. Perhaps the story of Armageddon is a lesson in the personal struggle we encounter as we near death.
Most of the great scientists were religious in nature but non dogmatic. Einstein wrote of the beauty of nature being always far beyond the grasp of mere mortals.
In my earliest religious instruction I recall being told that God is infinite and eternal, which is a beautiful thought for me. So why would such a God sit around and wait until a specific point in eternity to will the universe into being? I propose there was never a period of waiting or contemplation. It simply always was and always will be, infinite and eternal, seen and unseen.
Pantheism, or something similar is, in my opinion, a good practice for anyone who believes that faith and science are more than compatible. The two are quite complementary in my opinion.