Clothahump’s experience is similar to mine. I was talking to an acquaintance who found out I was an atheist, and he commented that he couldn’t bring himself to think that there’s no god when he sees the trees, mountains, and sunset. I didn’t push back, but I was just thinking to myself that he picked all things that we have well-known natural explanations for.
If there is a God and if God revealed truth to humans 3000 years ago, would not he have to use language and concepts understandable to them.
If God or our alien overlords tried to explain to us on 2017 the specific science explaining the universe and everything within, we could not understand it. They would have to try to explain in using language and concepts that we do understand.
They’re both beliefs, but they’re not both equally valid. I can believe a flipped coin will land heads up. You can believe it will turn into a potato in mid air. Both beliefs
I have to disagree because again we have no idea whether there is a ‘creator’ or not. Imo, we should keep as open a mind as possible as new evidence pours in.
Why is the idea of a creator so hard to believe? Where did the matter and energy of the universe come from?
Any concept understandable to people today would be understandable to people 3,000 years ago, if you have the patience. If there was a god 3,000 years ago and wanted people to understand the germ theory of disease, he could have told them how to make a fucking microscope instead of giving instructions on exactly what the curtains in his temple should look like.