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Old 03-October-2007, 12:47 AM
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Could you explain what exactly creationsim is, because I am a little confused at your hostility towards it? What do you believe created the universe?
The "hostility" or argument I have is with those who attempt to insert personal religious beliefs into the science class. As for your question about the origin of the universe, I would say that we don't yet even know if it makes sense to say the universe was "created." Philosophically speaking, a creator doesn't resolve anything, it just adds another step: If the argument is that the universe must have been created, then logically, so would the creator. If it is argued that we can't assume the creator must have been created, then logically we can't assume that the universe must have been created. You can believe whatever you want on this issue, but it isn't within the purview of science.
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