Present Evidence Here II

[Hydra009]

Life fits the laws that exist, and if the laws were otherwise, then life would be different.  Or impossible.

And of course, any universes without life tend to not have anyone around to wonder about it.

Imagine playing blackjack and automatically folding if your starting hand is less than 20.  Then remarking at the "miracle" that your current hand is a pair of kings.  What are the odds!

[Gregory]

Whatever.

[Gregory]

God is not the answer.

[Baruch]

God is not the answer.

Ah, but what is the question? - Deep Thought

[Gregory]

The question is irrelevant, for the answer is always FOO WASN'T HERE.

[Baruch]

The question is irrelevant, for the answer is always FOO WASN'T HERE.

No, the answer is always "42".

[Mike Cl]

No, the answer is always "42".

Jackie Robinson would be pleased

[Paolo]

And of course, any universes without life tend to not have anyone around to wonder about it.

Imagine playing blackjack and automatically folding if your starting hand is less than 20.  Then remarking at the "miracle" that your current hand is a pair of kings.  What are the odds!

Is this atheistic or theistic? I can't even tell at this point.

[Baruch]

Just an observation on method. Using obvious truths that anyone can check, is empirically or mathematically reliable.  Arguing over the details of the Big Bang is not.  The deeper aspects of math, won't be intelligible to most people.

[Unbeliever]

The deeper aspects of math won't even be intelligible to most mathematicians.

[Hydra009]

Is this atheistic or theistic? I can't even tell at this point.

The scare quotes around "miracle" are a bit of a tell

[Baruch]

The deeper aspects of math won't even be intelligible to most mathematicians.

Shh ... the AMA (American Mathematical Association) will excommunicate you if they hear you said this! ;-)

https://www.earthlymission.com/the-mathematics-trench/

Notice Cthulhu is at the bottom!

[Baruch]

The scare quotes around "miracle" are a bit of a tell

Real priests gamble with loaded dice.  Snake eyes every time! ;-)

G-d plays with loaded dice - contrary to Einstein ... which pretty much nullifies all the pseudo-intellectual basis for atheism

[OrangeDon]

Evidence?  You mean -- sunsets, flowers, and babies being born isn't enough?  :D

[Mike Cl]

Evidence?  You mean -- sunsets, flowers, and babies being born isn't enough?  :D

Don, one of my minor hobbies is doing Jesus research.  I have a degree in history and taught it for 38ish years and so I tend to like most history topics.  Anyway, I have done enough studying to convince myself that Jesus did not actually exist and that he is a mashup of many different avatars of that time period.  What ended up being the final compelling element of the 'history' of Jesus is that not a single writer wrote about the guy during his proposed lifespan.  If Jesus existed Philo would have wrote about him!  BTW, Richard Carrier is one of my favorite writers on the subject.  Anyway, Don, what are your thoughts on that subject?