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Question from “Alex the Deist”: This last month, there has been some news about the existence of God proved by Michio Kaku, who asserts that the universe is perfectly ordered, “it could have been chaotic”, but it is not. He says that with this we could understand the mind of God. The ultimate argument for … Continue reading “Deism by way of Michio Kaku”
Question from Andrew: Why do atheists like Stenger say that the universe can be eternal, when this does not hold? Stenger argues that the universe can be eternal, non-created, extrapolating the law of conservation of energy-mass before the planck time, he says that because we do not see a violation to this law, the universe … Continue reading “The World of Leftover Energy”
Question from Rick: In previous discussions it appears that we have come to rational conclusions: – Two positions of understanding exist: everything came from absolute nothingness or there is an “eternal imperative”. Most “thinking” people know that an “eternal imperative” is most logical. – Science, thanks to people like Lawrence Krauss are close to proving … Continue reading “Eternal Imperative Redux”
Question from Andrew: What if Quantum Mechanics are wrong? What if the supposed undetermined, random events in quantum mechanics are actually under some kind of law and causality? Wouldn’t this be a stronger reason to think the cosmological argument is true? Do atheists have other arguments to argue against the main premise of the cosmological … Continue reading “Post-Quantum Cosmological Apologetic”
Question from Andrew: How do atheists explain the existence of symmetry? How do you explain for example; that all electrons have the same charge and mass, and that they are all negative if they are the product of blind chance, and purposeless mechanisms? How do you explain this, if blind chance and purposeless mechanisms don’t … Continue reading “The Consistent Electron”
Todays question comes from Lee who asks…. Name: lee Message: Hello, I have a religious/political question I’ve been wondering about the atheistic point of how on. The Declaration of Independence says, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, … Continue reading “Where do atheists think they get rights from?”
Got a question from Rick today who asks… Name: Rick Message: Do atheists believe that everything came from nothingness or do they believe that something has always been? Great question Rick! This is a common question that most atheists get from believers and it’s understandable why. Believers are taught that all things have a beginning … Continue reading “Something from nothing?”
Todays question is from Bishoy who asks… Name: Bishoy Message: Well, this will be long but please bear with me as my life is based upon this: First off a historical background of me, I’m 20 year old guy, have been raised and baptized as Coptic orthodox Christian and I became an atheist when I … Continue reading “Fear and uncertainty”
Questions from Tabassum: 1. Things are existing around us. Why do they exist? Someone once answered that things exist because they just have to. But why do they HAVE to? How do I answer this without metaphysical ideas? 2. Evolution. How did genders arise? People usually answer by giving some of the benefits of sexual … Continue reading “Sex, Evolution and Everything”
Not-a-question-as-such from Joel: I don’t have a question as such. But I just wanted to point out my views…I am devout Christian.I am in fact very rational. I know the first thought that you will have when you hear the word Christian and Rational in the same sentence will be “Bull shit”. But I was … Continue reading “Science and the Bible”