> I happen to know that the Principle of Conservation of Energy
That is the most ironic attack on religion I have ever seen considering that the big bang was a huge violation of conservation of energy. (Science currently has no explanation for it. It may someday, but right now it's completely unknown.)
Religion actually affirms conservation of energy by saying the energy came from outside the system, and that the nature of this outside system is unknown.
The main difference is that Religion hold that the nature of this outside system will never be known, and Science holds that we may someday know it, but currently do not.
>the big bang was a huge violation of conservation of energy
Really? There you go! Solved! Thanks!
A few questions, since you seem to know it all (I certainly don't):
How does religion explain 250,000 people dead from a Tsunami in Indonesia?
Or, how about a similar number in Haiti?
Or, how about the six million Jews?
And the two million Armenians?
Darfur?
How about the 48 million people dead in WW2?
Or the 21 million in WW1?
And the 20 million dead during the great Chinese famine?
OK, so god is powerful enough to create the Universe in seven days and explain the big bang by a supernatural act of unimaginable proportions. Yet, he/it can't be bothered to at least save just the children of the aforementioned disasters and genocides?
But, he/it will help someone not loose their home, pass a final exam, hit the jackpot or win Suvivor because they prayed? While, at the same time letting a child die from cancer across town?
And he/it, while being ever-present, all-knowing, all-loving and omnipotent can't be bothered to stop hundreds of millions of his people from death, horrible illness, famine, genocide and, let's not forget being raped by priests. And, while we are on that subject, why haven't any of these priests been struck by lightning?
Either he/it doesn't give a shit or he/it is indifferent or he/it is petty and nasty and can't be bothered or he/it is not omnipotent or he/it is less powerful than the devil or...
Or better yet, he/it does not exist.
Please. Spare me the bullshit.
The thought of having someone like Santorum in the White House scares the crap out of me. Such ignorance is hard to fathom in this day and age.
> "Religion hold that the nature of this outside system will never be known"
Many religions claim to already know (some part of) the nature of whatever it is outside the physical universe. They just claim that the information comes from something other than observation of physical processes.
That is the most ironic attack on religion I have ever seen considering that the big bang was a huge violation of conservation of energy. (Science currently has no explanation for it. It may someday, but right now it's completely unknown.)
Religion actually affirms conservation of energy by saying the energy came from outside the system, and that the nature of this outside system is unknown.
The main difference is that Religion hold that the nature of this outside system will never be known, and Science holds that we may someday know it, but currently do not.