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On the other hand, we often find it difficult to make connections that are not obvious. For thousands of years people were unaware that cholera and other diseases were transmitted by contaminated water. Or we'll stubbornly resist connections that contradict our worldview - as many people refused to accept the link between smoking and cancer when the evidence was clear. Before we decide if phenomena are connected - by cause or correlation - or if there is no connection at all, we need to examine all the evidence, and be prepared to change our minds each time new evidence comes to light. 0.5c The cause is God? The question of cause, correlation, or no connection comes up in two ways when we talk about God. On an everyday level, believers assume that God is acting in various ways that cause changes in human lives - either when he appears to react to human prayer or when he apparently causes or allows violence or natural disasters to occur as a sign of his displeasure. In response to such claims, rational people always ask for evidence of that links cause (God) with effect (recovery from illness, Hurricane Katrina, etc), but while evidence of the supposed effect is almost always available, evidence of the cause never appears. Then there is the Big Question: must everything have a cause? I only exist because my parents mated and they only exist because their parents did the same; the human race only exists because it evolved from other primates, which evolved from single-celled organisms, which were the result of the conditions on a primaeval earth that came into being as a consequence of the Big Bang. What caused that Big Bang? Was it God? Is the First Cause that exists without something to cause him? Believers come to one conclusion, non-believers come to another. We will return to the subject, or if you want time out, you can ask yourself if God is the First Cause, by following the argument further, here. Otherwise, continue this basic introduction to reasoning by clicking below. And remember to be careful of cause and correlation and be prepared to accept that in some circumstances there may no connection between phenomena at all. Next: Introduction: Section 6 Don't jump to conclusions ... 
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If God existed, he would... admire the beauty of a universe that he did not create recognize that eternity is meaningless deny both heaven and hell disown all men and women who speak in his name denounce the harm caused by religious "morality" help the human race to thrive without him If God existed, he would be an atheist. What is the difference between science and faith? science is certain of nothing and requires proof of everything faith is certain of everything and requires proof of nothing Which do you trust? "I know there is no God" or "I believe there is no God" ??? Check the answer |
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