I think that a being that is capable of creating the universe is probably also too vast a being to be understood by me. I will settle for trying to understand the universe, why else would I be here? This does not mean I do not ever perceive, worship or talk to God. Just that I think he is bigger than the universe and probably beyond my comprehension.
Dana On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:09:05 -0500, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting. It sounds like a split where religion is religion and does not > impinge on non-religious activities. In Judaism (at least orthodox Judaism) > there is no seperation. The religion is how you act, think, be. When someone > asks me how I am, my answer is 'Baruch Hashem' (thank God). I've been better > and I've been worse, but I always attribute my current state to God. > I attribute the laws of physics to God as well. :) > > > >> But was it generally 'understood' that it was all from God? > > > > You're assuming that understanding in this case just 'is'. It isn't. > > You have to start somewhere. > > > > The point I am trying to make is that it was not "understood" in our > > science class that everything comes from God, we were studying > > science, religion study was for the religion classes. There wasn't an > > implied blanket policy of "all things come from God" we were being > > taught to think critically about facts and theories and we weren't > > taught to throw in a God angle simply because it was an easy out, > > e.g., I don't understand what to do next or why this behaves the way > > it does, throw in a "Mind of God" and our problem can be left for > > future generations to figure out. > > > > So I am lead to another question. At what point should science give up > > trying to explain the unexplainable and adopt a "God created > > everything 'understanding'"? Is there a limit? Should there be? > > > > If so, why? If not, why not? > > > > I should think that if God did indeed create everything, and is > > lurking out there behind Intelligent Design, then perhaps there is a > > curtain to be pulled up, to be looked behind. > > > > Would it be too much to think then that God might want to cap our > > knowledge and understanding at some point be before we get to the > > rivets and I-beams of this ol Universe of ours? > > > > > > -- > > > > will > > > > > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > > and that would just be unacceptable." > > - Carrie Fisher > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:140142 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
