Originally Posted by
chalks75
“ rare , random events that brought us into existence “
It does not matter if you are talking about life or the universe , no one knows how either began
So how do you know that it was rare or random
This is another case of saying “ a god did it”
Rather than saying” I don’t know”
It must be comforting to believe you know all the answers, not just of puzzling questions today , but of any question that could be posed in the future,
Have you ever wondered why so many different cultures all came to different conclusions about fundamental questions like our origin or the origin of life .... it’s because nobody knows , we didn’t then , we don’t now .... so what do people do , they invent an explanation as best they can... we call those explanations gods.
It’s an indisputable fact , people invent gods.
It’s an indisputable fact , people become convinced those gods are real.
It’s an indisputable fact , they convince other people those gods are real.
It’s an indisputable fact, parents convince their children , the gods are real.
No matter which religious person you ask , they are always convinced that their “ god” is real , and all the other gods are false.
I’m not sure what you make of this
It demonstrates to me , it’s possible for billions of people to believe something is real, when it has no basis in reality
This is especially true in relation to gods and religions .