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To: Katelew who wrote (252858)	6/15/2014 8:12:28 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540824

There is no scientific proof for the existence of God. You can, of course, believe in anything you want, but don't get confused about the difference between science- testable, repeatable- and belief. All sorts of people organize good things- people who believe in all sorts of things, and people who believe in no invisible, unprovable being. I like "Invisible friend"- because it conveys the sort of madness I think attends a belief in things like fairies, elves and gods. Invisibility by itself doesn't make the idea of gods ridiculous- what makes the idea ridiculous is the completely illogical nature of the belief. There is not study, anywhere, proving the existence of God. There is proof that people who believe in placebos, or anything else, can do things with their minds. So perhaps that's what you have in mind.

To: Katelew who wrote (252858)	6/15/2014 8:13:27 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540824

Katelew, to prevent that I open two tabs with SI If I leave what I'm writing to go fetch a link, I lose the post.

To: Katelew who wrote (252858)	6/15/2014 8:52:50 PM
From: Metacomet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540824

Why is there a necessity for a reason or answer to every question Maybe random happens ...and we don't need a reason

To: Katelew who wrote (252858)	6/16/2014 5:27:55 AM
From: koan	Respond to of 540824

<<Scientifically speaking, there's no way thus far to prove or disprove God. I'm confused that invisibility seems to somehow disprove God. I can't see why that's a deal-breaker considering most of the cosmos is invisible to the naked eye, but so be it. >> We cannot disprove god, but we could prove god. Invisibility would not be a problem if there was other proof. There is no proof for any supernatural being and the invisibility just adds to the doubt. Why most doubt ghosts and spirits. Just because we cannot disprove something, doesn't also mean it exists. All of the religious ideas in the world are just stuff made up in peoples heads. That is what all the science in the world says to date. Some of it is very clever, but still nothing more than creations of ones imagination. I can think of a world of unicorns and fairies and you cannot disprove it, but that does not make it real. That is sort of the logic you are using it seems to me. Show me some proof is all I ask.