Creationism question...

[M.D. Holloway]

Originally posted by scottmandue
Lubemaster is a big stinky poopy pants!

(coffe on the keybored! - thanks)

[M.D. Holloway]

Originally posted by Jim Richards
I always wondered where the material that makes up the universe came from?

I always wondered how they got that little ball into the ball point pen! And how the heck do they get the peanut butter into the Reese peanut butter cups? And if bugs out number people by like a zillion to one why don't we see more bug poop? And whats the deal with baby squirrels? Why don't we see more of them?

These are the things that plague my mind...

[Rick Lee]

I always wondered if I could see my headlights if I were driving at the speed of light. How did a fool and his money get together in the first place? What was the best thing before sliced bread?

[IROC]

Originally posted by SoCal911SC
I recall from "A Brief History of Time" that physicists/astronomers/scientists seem to have a handle on the history of the universe from the split second AFTER the Big Bang, and it's pretty widely accepted.

But no one really has any idea of what occured BEFORE that split second.

At least that's what I recall, feel free to correct.

While it is true that we don't know what things looked like before the Big Bang, the Big Bang itself doesn't present as big of a problem as it once seemed.

A quote from Steven Hawking seems appropriate:

"It is perhaps ironic that, having changed my mind, I am now trying to convince other physicists that there was in fact no singularity at the beginning of the universe."
-Stephen Hawking (A Brief History of Time)

(the "singularity" being the problem where our understanding of the laws of physics broke down)

Interestingly, mbrane and string theory(s) holds the promise of explaining alot of this stuff. Mbrane theory has the potential to explain gravity (which is huge since we don't actually understand how gravity works).

As far as creation goes, I think it is much more exciting to actively try to figure out how we got here (through science) than to assume that we already know (through religion). If the scientific method reveals that a supernatural being created the universe and everything in it, then that's fine. At least we figured that out for ourselves and didn't take somebody else's word for it.

Mike

[Jim Richards]

Originally posted by IROC
As far as creation goes, I think it is much more exciting to actively try to figure out how we got here (through science) than to assume that we already know (through religion). If the scientific method reveals that a supernatural being created the universe and everything in it, then that's fine. At least we figured that out for ourselves and didn't take somebody else's word for it.

+1

[scottmandue]

Originally posted by LubeMaster77
I always wondered how they got that little ball into the ball point pen! And how the heck do they get the peanut butter into the Reese peanut butter cups? And if bugs out number people by like a zillion to one why don't we see more bug poop? And whats the deal with baby squirrels? Why don't we see more of them?

These are the things that plague my mind...

And where do brake pads go, do they just disappear? Where does the other sock go? Do woodchucks really chuck wood, and if so why? where?

[Nathans_Dad]

Originally posted by IROC
As far as creation goes, I think it is much more exciting to actively try to figure out how we got here (through science) than to assume that we already know (through religion). If the scientific method reveals that a supernatural being created the universe and everything in it, then that's fine. At least we figured that out for ourselves and didn't take somebody else's word for it.

Mike

I actually agree with this and as a scientist by profession I try and look for commonalities between what science tells me and what my religious beliefs are. I don't personally think trying to figure things out is bad at all. In fact, the more we delve into my own universe of choice (the human body) the more I see evidence of a divine creator. I suspect that we will eventually come to a similar conclusion with the cosmos, but who knows.

I'm all for science and I don't believe that science and religion are mutually exclusive pursuits. I think that the religious people who refuse to acknowledge science are wacked and so are the people who refuse to acknowledge the possibility of a divine creator despite science's inability to explain things.

[Rick Lee]

I just can't figure out the Mormons who think the Earth is only 6,000 yrs. old. Boggles my mind more than any unsolved science mystery.

[Jim Richards]

I can't figure out The Osmonds.

[Don Plumley]

Originally posted by Rick Lee
I just can't figure out the Mormons who think the Earth is only 6,000 yrs. old. Boggles my mind more than any unsolved science mystery.

"I've got great news, and bad news."

"What's the great news?"

"You get to have as many wives as you want."

"Wow! What's the bad news?"

"Our religion thinks the earth is only 6,000 years old, and you have to believe this to get the multiple wives."

"Okay, the earth is 6,000 years old."

[Rick Lee]

I don't think I could handle one wife. I certainly couldn't handle more than one.

[Jim Richards]

maybe you can do that on a trial basis, RL.

[widebody911]

Originally posted by scottmandue
And where do brake pads go, do they just disappear?

I see you've never used Pagid Oranges...

[M.D. Holloway]

And is the green stuff on potato chips really poisonous?

And do the worn parts of tires go to the same place as the worn parts of brakes?

Why do I have a better game of golf if I play only once a year than if I play once a week?

Would I have a par game if I only played every decade?

And I don’t understand women, I’m not asking her to crack an atom only her…