Thread: For An Intelligent Conversation On Spirituality/Religion

Originally Posted by paco

Qualified to answer, I don't know about that. First I seem to be amongst people with more schooling than I and don't understand some of terms mentioned. 1.- "God of the gaps, position" need that one explained in grade school language. 2.- " how is it you believe that god is the source of such things? " What things? I'm not following.

You are qualified in that you have the experience of belief.

"God of the Gaps" refers to the idea that if it cannot be readily explained, "God did it" is good enough. Oftentimes that is where enquiry ends, and further attempts are discouraged.

I might have been assuming there - do you think god is the source of conscience/ethics? If yes, why?

Originally Posted by Elliette

You are qualified in that you have the experience of belief.

"God of the Gaps" refers to the idea that if it cannot be readily explained, "God did it" is good enough. Oftentimes that is where enquiry ends, and further attempts are discouraged.

I might have been assuming there - do you think god is the source of conscience/ethics? If yes, why?

This may sound like a pat answer and alude to the God did it hook, but it's all in the Belief and Faith. If I am to believe in a Creator God then I must have faith to believe He is who He says He is.

As I can see in all discussions I have had there are basically two camps. Creation, Evalution \ i don't know how to spell it. / [from Big Bang for i have no idea of other way to put it]. told ya I was not highly educated.

However in both there has to be a faith or belief that something or someone is Eternal, A form of matter which all evolved or a God that created. My logic, and i'm not saying my logic is better than anyone else, [don't want to be called arrogant again. Sorry had to take the shot]
is that this total existance of everything seems like it would need some sort of intelligence behind it, just to intricate, from the micro to the macro of everything just to be a coincedence of the right things coming together at the right time under the right conditions. It's like i'd have to say the smallest particle of matter given enough time equals everything. Just can't wrap my head around that. IMO!