On Thursday, October 9, 2014, Samiya Illias <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On 09-Oct-2014, at 11:30 am, Stathis Papaioannou <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > > > > On Thursday, October 9, 2014, Samiya Illias <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> What is your position on teleology? Do you think that there is a cause or >> purpose for everything? >> Also, what do you think of this: >> http://signsandscience.blogspot.com/2014/08/teleology-purpose-built-universe.html >> >> > > Does God's existence have a purpose, set by a supergod? If you're happy > with the idea of God not being created for a purpose, then why insist that > the universe is created for a purpose, and why insist that humans are > created for a purpose rather than (as presumably is the case with > God) inventing their own purpose? > > --Stathis Papaioannou > > Valid question. However, imagining the reason for God would be speculative > at best as nobody knows anything about God, nor can we observe God. > However, the observable universe/multiverse/creation seems to be > purpose-built and the scripture also speaks of a purpose-built creation. > Samiya > The multiverse doesn't seem to be purpose built, it seems to be random. --Stathis Papaioannou -- Stathis Papaioannou -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
