It gets even deeper if you pay attention to quantum theory. At its
ultimate there is nothing that exists unless we observe it and (if you
follow Julian Barbour) time doesn't really exist. If you'd like to
tackle something that's hard to get your head around read Barbour.
<http://www.platonia.com/>
On 12/6/2012 3:54 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> Robert
>
> I must admit that every time I watch a programme on the science of
> the origin of the universe I wonder at the proportion of guesswork
> and assumption. I'm always left with the impression that no one
> really knows what happened, in scientific terms, except that it was a
> loooong time ago.
>
> Chris
>
>
> On 6 Dec 2012, at 18:11, Robert Burnette <r.burnette@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> I think it is humorous that those who subscribe to the
>> hypothesis/theory of evolution have to accept the notion that the
>> essential ingredients of life genesis for that first cell (water,
>> heat, chemicals, minerals, etc.) just "happened" to be present in
>> the universe in the right place at the right time. (Serendipity?)
>> How and from what source were those elements created? IMHO simply
>> taking them for granted takes as much "faith" as believing in a
>> creator. It's just faith in a different "first cause."
>>
>> Another thing that makes me wonder: if everything began with a
>> common origin (the "big bang" single origin hypothesis/theory) and
>> expanded from that, why aren't all the heavenly bodies similar?
>> ;o)
>>
>> Hypothesis/theory.... A rose by any other name....
>
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