--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <no_re...@...> wrote: > > Given the speed of light being the limit of the universe, of > course, one cannot know what is happening on the nearest star > RIGHT NOW since it would take 4 years for that information to > travel to Earth. > > So, if one is to know something INSTANTLY, even about the > neighbors across the street, it cannot be done, but, if one > knows everything about the neighbors before it is asked "what > are they doing now?" then one can predict what they'll be doing > (but only if I know them perfectly -- which uncertainty theory > says is impossible.) > > So, how does God do it? > > Answer: He doesn't.
Even simpler answer: There is no God. The belief in one is just a sense of discomfort with the notion that the universe runs just fine without one. Or, as I like to say, paraphrasing the similar quote about drugs, "God is just a crutch for those who can't handle reality." While I understand people's desire to believe that there is an intelligence "running" creation, and within the limits of some kind of "plan," I don't buy it. One can explain all the workings of the universe *without* a God; therefore posit- ing one is *adding complexity* to a situation that can be more easily explained without the complexity. Simplify, simplify, simplify. And shave-and-a-haircut with Occam's Razor, too. :-)
