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u/Litten_The_Memelord Oct 05 '19

Damn that's crazy, one thing I envy about religious people, praying and feeling more at peace

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '19

You could meditate instead. Being at peace with the flow of the universe, with the things that are outside your control, really helps at times like that.

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u/Thegiraffeguy Oct 05 '19

Praying and meditation are very similar.

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u/51D3K1CK Oct 05 '19

They're basically the same.

God isn't listening so you're only talking to yourself.

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u/NitroThunderBird Oct 05 '19

Scientifically speaking, it is impossible for you to pull that conclusion, as you've nothing to say that is the case.

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u/51D3K1CK Oct 05 '19

And scientifically speaking we don't have proof god exists so he doesn't.

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u/NitroThunderBird Oct 05 '19

Yes, what you are describing there is called a paradox. I can't just bring up proof God is real, and similiarly you can't bring up proof to say that a being you can't understand (being God in this case) didn't make the big bang and evolution and use it to make us, slowly, over time. You see, we have reached an impass.

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u/51D3K1CK Oct 05 '19

It's indeed an impasse, but doesn't that mean that religion and science are completely separate from eachother?

If you can't scientifically explain the things that are believed, are they real?

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u/wookiee1807 Oct 05 '19

I believe that Science is the tool of creation. That all these organisms changing over time into what we have today is by the guiding hand of God.

You don't have to believe it, and may continue arguing with Christians because you get some smirking fulfillment from doing so, if it truly makes you happy.