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Originally posted by IROC
Was this a serious question? Surely not.
There are many things we do not yet understand. My philosophy is simply to not ascribe a supernatural explanation to these things. Example: we have a pretty good understanding as to the mechanisms that lead to the diversity of life on this planet (evolution), what we don't know is how life originated. Just because we don't know doesn't mean that some supernatural being must have created it.
My clutch cable broke a couple of months ago. I have no idea how it happened, but I don't think that god did it.
Mike
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One of the “hooks” religion uses is the ability to explain the unexplainable. Humans are very curious and we seek knowledge whenever we can. Heck, why are we here on this board? We seek knowledge about our cars, and on the off-topic board, we seek knowledge about a lot of things.
This need for knowledge has served us well over the eons. Learning about our environment when we still lived in caves helped us thrive and get where we are today, where we explore space to satisfy our thirst for knowledge.
There will always be things we can’t explain. We’re constantly learning, of course. Science has figured out a lot of things that used to be attributed to god. Things we take for granted today used to be unexplained scientifically. Some people explain the unexplainable with god, and some just say science hasn’t figured it out yet. For those who use god, god satisfies this need for knowledge. My opinion is this is one of the reasons they believe in god. It satisfies this need (and many other needs as well). Since god meets so many needs, he must exist.
As for your clutch cable, I think it is god’s way of saying you need to switch to a car with an automatic. Remember, he works in mysterious ways…
