kingblaze84
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Trashboat;7499357 said:Stiff;7499346 said:Trashboat;7499198 said:Stiff;7496798 said:Trashboat;7496705 said:Your argument fails on a couple grounds
Those are all man made objects you mention in the OP
It injects a bias into the analogy similar to the intelligent design argument
"When I see a watch I know a human made it, therefore the universe has a maker too"
Except watches are human creations
If you had no prior experience to watches, say you were a papoose that had never seen one before, you would not necessarily know it is a human creation
the bias of your experiences with watches informs you that humans made it
Much like it would in your example
Your conclusion that the universe needs a creator because of its complexity fails to realize it's own shortsightedness:
If the complexity of the universe necessitates an intelligent designer then surely the complexity of an omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent being does too.
So then you say what, that God made himself? Then you commit the same alleged transgression you just criticized.
See my reply to BoldChild about the underlined.
To the bolded,I say the explanation of a Supreme Being that always was answers this. Science says that because of the way the Universe is expanding, it most likely had a definite point in space/time where it "started". It's not likely that the Universe has always existed. The existence of a theoretical (for the sake of argument) Creator that predates the existence of the Universe would clear this up, because it itself wouldn't need a creator because it always was, unlike human life, the universe, and the man-made objects in the o/p .
If the Universe has a starting point then that being would seemingly need to exist outside of space and time in order to create it. How exactly would such a being function?
It's a huge assumption to believe that it is even possible when as far as I know it is not.
Also, atheism derived from skepticism is not resolved by your issue
If beliefs are to be based on evidence, and there is none for a God, then the belief is not reasonable
I stated the underlined myself. My main point was that most atheists are just as dogmatic as theists. @ the bolded, who knows? Perhaps a multiverse? All speculation. Show me some science or evidence that disproves the existence of a Creator, or that explains the beginning of the universe.
I pose to you the same question that I asked Ruberto, if you're an atheist what reason do you have to discount the possibility of the universe being intelligently designed?
The intelligent design argument was squashed pretty easily by Neil Degrasse Tyson
TLDW: It's an unintelligent design
Furthermore it's an argument by analogy, which is basically the weakest argument that could be made
There is little evidence of an omniscient, omnipotent, omnibenevolent being
Also a lot of the intelligent design stuff can be explained by evolution
But evolution has more proof
So it is the more believable view
I'm not atheist but this is a pretty powerful video. I've always said IF THERE IS a god, it's a fuck up who didn't design the world very well.