This topic finally went into a fight between God and non-God believers. It took longer than I expected... oh well.
Regarding science, that is my opinion: all our theories about the way the universe works are limited by our very limited nature of being humans.
Studying the universe, ReneƩ Descartes once said: "God is an unnecessary variable in my equations." That incredibly arrogant afirmation was said by a seventeen century man, who knew nothing about integral and diferential calculus, or Einstein's atronomic theories, or quantic physics, and didn't have any sort of technological devices available to support his researches. Nowadays, he is still considered one of the most brilliant men of his time.
Looking at this example, we can think a little about the limited knowledge we have of the universe. If God exists or not, we will only be able to tell in a far future, when we become ready to experience it. Meanwhile, we have to keep our minds wide open, and, as Carl Seagan said, maintain an skeptic methodology to analise the world, and express our profound admiration on each new discovery.
I have an annoying feeling that this reply doesn't make a minimum sense at all...
Last edited by Lampion; 04-09-2002 at 09:12 PM..
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