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> Verily I say unto thee, that Tillerman spake thusly:
>
>> Matter can not be created nor destroyed.
>> That's a scientific principle.
>>
>> So the only explanation is, that matter always existed.
>>
>> The same could be said of a "God".
>
> For what it's worth, here's my logical analysis:
>
> Assumption: Matter cannot be created or destroyed
> Conclusion: Therefore matter has always existed
> Therefore matter was not created
> Therefore there is no Creator
> Therefore God does not exist
>
> QED.
>
> Unless God exists but is not the Creator, in which case he (it?) is not
> a supreme being, and thus by definition not really God.
>
> OTOH the conservation of mass principle might be wrong.
>
> Or maybe "creation" simply means "transformation" in the context of the
> universe, which would be equally applicable to either the theory of the
> Big Bang or Creationism.
>
> If we dismiss the idea that something needs to be "created" in order to
> exist, that still leaves the question of why the entire universe was in
> a singularity to begin with, and what caused it to explode?
>
> Or not.
>
> Frankly the whole debate is pointless. Whoever or whatever created this
> universe is irrelevant. It's here now and we're in it, living our short
> lives the best we can. It is far, far more important to lead a good and
> happy life as a productive member of society than to waste time engaged
> in idle speculation about esoteric trivialities that, even if proved, I
> doubt very much would make a single iota of difference to any of us. We
> could explore the universe for all eternity and never find the answers,
> and if we did - what would we do with them? Personally, I'd rather just
> enjoy the view.
>
>> What is our purpose?
>
> See above.
This knowledge may actually be crucial for colonisation of other hospitable planets because
we're destroying the only planet we ever evolved to live in. If we know how wormholes and
black holes work, maybe we can experiment with those, e.g. to push or pull matter, to move
Earth away from the Sun when it heats up, etc. Before we knew about germs in our surroundings,
there was more agony due to disease. These days, people can have smaller families (sustaining
controlled growth) because there is less paranoia due to loss of a child.
Cosmic understanding is independent from morality and fantasy.
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