The laws of physics derive from a slight alteration of the perfect symmetry of nothing. Symmetry is the most fundamental principle of natural law. No much space for patchwork universe there. Giovanni
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Edmund Storms <stor...@ix.netcom.com>wrote: > I have always been interested in how people describe a "Creator". Are you > claiming that the universe resulted from some super intelligent life-form > getting the idea that a new universe would be an interesting project and > then set about creating it? Or is the idea of a creator an abstract > simplification of a process that would have occurred regardless of any > intent? Too often the idea is applied to mankind as a reason why we are so > special. Or at a more childish level, that God is here to answer our > requests for personal protection or to help win sporting events. At which > level are you describing the "Creator" and what use is the concept to > anyone? > > Ed > > > > On Feb 15, 2013, at 9:56 AM, Chris Zell wrote: > > Dawkins is an example of 'atheist theology' (oxymoron). He seems to > desire a neat, ordered, understandable world without any Creator behind > it. He extends traditional moral concerns to general society, as if they > still had a Divine authority behind them. Why is objective truth > important? Why aren't some lies better? > > I prefer to think that the lack of a Creator suggests that we should > expect a sort of patchwork universe, full of paradoxes and anomalies - such > as Feyerabend suggested. It would make a lot more sense - and might lead us > into unexpected discoveries. > > >
