• Question: what do you think of there being a god

    Asked by to Aimee, Chris, Dave, Greig, Laurence on 19 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Laurence Perreault Levasseur answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      Hi 12pearj! thanks for the great question!

      I don’t think there is an answer to this question, at least, not a scientific one.

      This is because science explains how the world works, what are the rules, the laws of nature, an that’s why it can be a proof-based system. Because the existence of god cannot be proven, science does not say anything about the existence of god, in one way or the other.

      Religion, on the other hand, most often tries to tell people about the purpose of life, the existence of god, or the intension underlying the creation of the Universe. These are completely different questions than what science is trying to answer. An there is no way to get a definitive answer on those questions either, that’s why it’s based on belief, and so it depends from person to person.

      Personally, I do not believe in the existence of a god, but my answer is as valid as anybody else’s.

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      Dave Jones answered on 20 Jun 2014:

      As Laurence says, the question of religion is a very personal one and not really a scientific one. This is because science is all about proof and religion is all about faith. Because God’s existence (or not) cannot be proven (or disproven) it has to remain a question of what you believe rather than what you know to be true.

      Personally, all my experiences as a person and as a scientist have led me to believe that there is no God, and so I am an atheist (the word for someone who does not believe there is a God). But, I do not have any proof to back up my belief, it is just what I believe to be true so I cannot say for sure if I’m right or if I’m wrong.

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      Aimee Hopper answered on 20 Jun 2014:

      personally I dont believe there is a god, because I dont think that we have to have a Creator to make the universe we live in.
      That’s the great thing about probability and chance – these things occasionally happen!

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      Greig Cowan answered on 25 Jun 2014:

      I don’t believe, I find the Universe amazing enough without having to have a God. However, this is really personal preference.

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