# The world was created by a single thought? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [May 16, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-was-created-by-a-single-thought/582139 "2011-05-16T21:03:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-was-created-by-a-single-thought/582139/41 "2011-05-20T05:44:29Z")
> [@Jawadakhtar](#): > > So what do you guys think about it? To be blunt, not much. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-was-created-by-a-single-thought/582139/42 "2011-05-20T09:02:20Z")
Balls of the highest order. As has been mentioned it is merely a tired twist on an uncreated-creator. And you know what? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Mr Pratchett has a better handle on the human condition than most people who set themselves up as philosophers or theologians. We should be thankful he turned to proper literature rather than choosing an L. Ron Hubbard cult creation. Imagine what _that_ would’ve looked like! ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-was-created-by-a-single-thought/582139/43 "2011-05-22T16:14:49Z")
I love how the creation problem is defined away by deciding there is an “everlasting creator”. That is a clumsy attempt to remove the first cause argument. World created by a thought. Then who had the thought? When did he get created? Who created him? God created the world. Who created god? Well, he always was and always will be. Who can find fault in that? ---
**Author:** ![Free\_Sample](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce73a5/32.png) [@Free\_Sample](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Free_Sample)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-was-created-by-a-single-thought/582139/44 "2011-05-24T03:27:30Z")
> [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > Profundity is overrated anyway. Clarity is much more important, and the OP’s quote is severely lacking in it. AMEN! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-was-created-by-a-single-thought/582139/45 "2011-05-24T04:17:54Z")
Imagine a thread created by a single thought… so pure in its simplicity, so profound in its implications. From this single thought, from this single thread, an entire message board grows, one thought inspiring the next, one thread inspiring another. In time every thought is expressed, every problem is posed, every solution is offered. Then… eh, I got nothin’. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-was-created-by-a-single-thought/582139/46 "2011-05-24T15:06:06Z")
> [@Jawadakhtar](#): > > Maybe none of you understood it, since you did not read the whole article which I did and it is wise! Anyway, here is the best part from the article: > > Source: Nurkun site (anchor text “nurkun site” with url [http://www.nurkun.com/creation-story-universe-created-by-a-thought/](http://www.nurkun.com/creation-story-universe-created-by-a-thought/) > > What do you think of it now? Is it still nonsense or just some superficial babble? It make sense to me how this world can be liken to a script and us being actors in a elaborate and complex play, which our puny mind cannot understand! I think it’s made-up meaningless bullshit. That’s great if it strikes some sort of chord with you. However it isn’t based on any particular fact or repeatable observations or anything else the author could possibly actually know or understand. That makes it his arbitrary made-up thoughts. And if it is arbitrary, the only thing that lends it any credibility over anyone elses arbitrary musings is that you happen to like it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-was-created-by-a-single-thought/582139.md?page=2)