From: me22over7@gmail.com   
      
   On 3/02/2026 1:10 am, jillery wrote:   
   > On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 09:18:56 +1100, MarkE  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/02/2026 7:59 am, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:   
   >>> On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 06:57:31 +1100   
   >>> MarkE  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 2/02/2026 1:55 am, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:   
   >>> []   
   >>>   
   >>>>> I came to see what recent advances there had been on how life began.   
   >>>>> 'Goddidit' isn't a satisfactory answer.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> What if, in reality, God did it?   
   >>>>   
   >>> Then he's a rubbish creator, if it takes 4 billion years to get any   
   >>> worshipper feedback.   
   >>>   
   >>> What if I asked you a trick question with a huge suppostion in it?   
   >>> e.g.   
   >>> Do you feel some deep insecurity about life that you need a 'god'   
   >>> to comfort you?   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Marx's "opium of the people"?   
   >>   
   >> Certainly, recognise one's worldview and the risk of confirmation bias   
   >> etc that it brings. I try to argue on the basis of science, as best I   
   >> can. But who of us is free from the influence of our preconceptions and   
   >> beliefs?   
   >   
   >   
   > It's reasonable to expect thoughtful individuals to recongnize their   
   > perceptions and beliefs, and the limits to them.   
   >   
   >   
   >> Similarly, do you reject God because the idea of moral accountability is   
   >> uncomfortable?   
   >   
   >   
   > The fatal flaw with God as an explanation is that it doesn't explain   
   > anything.  Even if you were to precisely define what you mean by   
   > "God", you still couldn't show why your God did this instead of that.   
   > With God, it's mysterious ways all the way down.   
   >   
      
   Are you saying that because God doesn't provide an explanation according   
   to the scientific method, a supernatural creator cannot have any   
   expectations over their creation?   
      
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