Voted other. I don't believe in god, even though I was raised as a Jehovist. I'm not actively atheistic in the sense that when somebody believes in God I try to convince them that they are wrong. I'm not into confrontations most of the time so I just live and let live.
However I believe that the reason life on Earth is the way it is is not because of chance, luck or accident. Simply put, in certain circumstances, things will go certain way. I'm sure many things have evolved in the past, like in a trial and error system. The mutations that were inefficient were preyed upon, killed, went extinct because only the best and the most efficient survives, only the creatures that are able to adapt or excell at something can survive and so the life we have today is a result of this process of elimination.
Humans don't yet fully comprehend a lot of things. But throughout history, people have ALWAYS looked at things they didn't understand as magic and witchcraft. I believe this is no different. Just because we don't understand the mechanics of how universe came to be doesn't mean there has to be something supernatural behind it. For me, religion is a relic of a bygone era, it clings to every thread and fights to survive in a society that places emphasis on science and understanding rather than belief.
The bottom line is, science has trouble explaining how something can come from nothing (where did matter come from? how was universe created? etc.) which gives power to religion. But for me, the explanation that matter came to be because God willed it is not good enough. If there was nothing, how come God created something from it? What was god born from? The "something from nothing" problem is there either way, and I don't think human brain is advanced enough to solve this yet.
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However I believe that the reason life on Earth is the way it is is not because of chance, luck or accident. Simply put, in certain circumstances, things will go certain way. I'm sure many things have evolved in the past, like in a trial and error system. The mutations that were inefficient were preyed upon, killed, went extinct because only the best and the most efficient survives, only the creatures that are able to adapt or excell at something can survive and so the life we have today is a result of this process of elimination.
Humans don't yet fully comprehend a lot of things. But throughout history, people have ALWAYS looked at things they didn't understand as magic and witchcraft. I believe this is no different. Just because we don't understand the mechanics of how universe came to be doesn't mean there has to be something supernatural behind it. For me, religion is a relic of a bygone era, it clings to every thread and fights to survive in a society that places emphasis on science and understanding rather than belief.
The bottom line is, science has trouble explaining how something can come from nothing (where did matter come from? how was universe created? etc.) which gives power to religion. But for me, the explanation that matter came to be because God willed it is not good enough. If there was nothing, how come God created something from it? What was god born from? The "something from nothing" problem is there either way, and I don't think human brain is advanced enough to solve this yet.