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Re: How many people can I piss off today?

Posted By: DC-Ohio
Date: Wednesday, 21 March 2007, at 6:49 p.m.

In Response To: How many people can I piss off today? (Stick)

Ah the age old science vs religion topic.

I'm an odd case. I'm catholic... I'm a chemist... and I believe the bible is the greatest work of fiction ever written. There is way too much scientific evidence that we were not created "in God's image", but that we evolved from lower life forms which evolved from lower life forms, ad infinitum.

Now... you may be asking yourself, "Self, how can he be catholic, but not believe in any of the basic fundamental beliefs?"

Well... the answer is simple. I follow the Catholic faith because I believe in the teachings of the bible and of the religion: to be a better person. In fact, it is my belief, that really all religions (excluding cults... but that's another topic unto itself) have that simple purpose as their central mantra. Whether you are catholic, jew, muslim, hindu, buddhist, etc... all of those religions teach you to be a better person.

Do I believe in God?

Yes and no. Science only takes us so far... we haven't yet determined what created the universe, what creates the infinitesimally small sub-atomic particles, etc. We look at matter and see it is made up of molecules which are made up of atoms, which are made up of sub-atomic particles (neutrons, electrons, protons) which are made up of quarks, which are made up of... get my drift? It has to end somewhere right? And when it does... what explains those particles or energy or whatever they may be made up of.

And really this topic really shouldn't piss anyone off... scientific minds love questions...

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