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Originally posted by Slartibartfast
It's not easy to explain the infinite.
Look at science. Science is a tangled mess of contradictions and uncertainties (and many truths that took years and years to discover). It too is an attempt to explain something infinite and extremely complex, in this case the universe. I'll admit the analogy is not perfect, but it's the best I can do at the moment.
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Well, there is a distinct, important difference here... when science does not have enough information to answer a question, the hypothesis is not touted as a fact, regardless of how long or how fervently someone believes they know the answer. Firm, convincing, consistent evidence is required for anything to go beyond the realm of theory. When there is a contradiction between theories, the scientific community at large does not label either a "truth," they label both as "possibilities."
The polar opposite is religion... where firm, convincing, consistent evidence simply does not exist... but depite that, in the minds of believers, these "facts" are completely irrefutable. Add to this a God from whom believers are not allowed to ask evidence of his existence, and you have what appears to a be a circular problem. But really, it all amounts to the fact that people who believe in God do so only because they
want to. And that's fine... it doesn't make them right or wrong, it just makes them naive and illogical... Even if it turns out they're right.
Especially if it turns out they're wrong.