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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: haqihana who wrote (124263)7/9/2005 5:14:51 PM
From: alanrs  Read Replies (2) of 794411
 
It seems that there must be boundaries somewhere.

Something cannot come from nothing.

I'm neither a philosopher nor a physicist, but I believe it's entirely possible that there may not be boundaries and that something can come from nothing. That was kind of my point earlier about the conceit of believing that if I can't conceive of it, it cannot exist. It's the same type of conceit involved in religion, just the inverse (or reverse, or converse). The idea that if I can conceive of a God, it must exist, and further that I am capable of proving this and knowing the mind of God. (And then of course jamming it down someone else's throat).

I am capable of having a cup of coffee in the morning, taking out the garbage, driving on the right side of the road. God is beyond my capacity. Despite that, I actually do believe in God, if only because my life works better that way. Strictly a matter of faith, not provable, or checkable.

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