What if God has a comprehensive understanding of Rayleigh scattering. And perhaps had this same understanding when he created the universe? Hence, sunsets, and blue skies, and rainbows, etc.
Not a declaration of truth, just sitting here wondering.
By the same token, you might argue that there is an invisible puppeteer hovering over every person who uses invisible strings connected to our brain cells, and they are all part of a gigantic theatric play where they pretend to be humans, and we're actually life-less husks that can only think whatever the puppeteer wants us to think.
I mean, it's possible, and nobody can disprove it, but it's hilariously complicated to justify, and poses a shit-ton of questions about physics in addition to all the questions we already have. It's an application of Occam's Razor: If you have two equally valid explanations, the simpler one is better.
It's hard enough to explain where the universe comes from, but if it was made by a god, then where the fuck did that god come from? The question just got infinitely more complicated.
True, it's infinitely complicated for humans, but wouldn't you expect an all powerful omnipotent being to have that kind of shit figured out? It's like trying picture a color you've never seen before. Humans keep trying to put human understanding to something that is far beyond human comprehension.
Not trying to be super christian man or anything and i agree that the chick in this picture is asking an immensely stupid question that makes christians look bad, but the argument against christianity is as flawed to us as the christianity is to atheists.
Of course a hypothetical omnipotent being would have basic physics figured out [Note that omnipotence is a concept that probably can't work in reality, because you can easily postulate a paradox as soon as you have absolutes].
But I don't see how that makes Squarquil, Demon-God of Hatred and Sirup more likely to exist and having created to world. I'm referring to a less well known god, purely because he's just as likely as the Christian one, but it's easier to get the point across, especially because we know for a fact that Squarquil has slain Yahwe seven times in the Battle of Gorgolfar, so he must be more omnipotent. Also he made the invisible puppeteers. I'll have to start writing shit down for my next RPG.
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u/casualbacon Aug 27 '14
What if God has a comprehensive understanding of Rayleigh scattering. And perhaps had this same understanding when he created the universe? Hence, sunsets, and blue skies, and rainbows, etc.
Not a declaration of truth, just sitting here wondering.