Atheists, if God used science instead of miracles, then would you believe in Him? [Spirituality & Religion]
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Ha ha!
There are quite a few sects of Christians who believe that Genesis was only ever a poetic metaphor, and that God created matter, space, time and the laws of physics, and that creation really evolved from those elements.
I am an atheist - at the fairly extreme end of the spectrum. I don't believe that it's possible for a non-material form of consciousness (spirit/intelligence, call it what you will) to exist independently of physical existence. Thus, by my view, a god could not pre-exist the world.
In Richard Dawkins' view, some people are "almost atheists - 98%". They don't believe in the Semitic definition of God, but that a universal consciousness could (or does) exist. It is aware of all that is, but does not interact or influence what happens.
There are many variations on this belief, some of which coincide with aspects of Buddhism or of the most esoteric aspects of Hindu Vedanta,
There are quite a few sects of Christians who believe that Genesis was only ever a poetic metaphor, and that God created matter, space, time and the laws of physics, and that creation really evolved from those elements.
I am an atheist - at the fairly extreme end of the spectrum. I don't believe that it's possible for a non-material form of consciousness (spirit/intelligence, call it what you will) to exist independently of physical existence. Thus, by my view, a god could not pre-exist the world.
In Richard Dawkins' view, some people are "almost atheists - 98%". They don't believe in the Semitic definition of God, but that a universal consciousness could (or does) exist. It is aware of all that is, but does not interact or influence what happens.
There are many variations on this belief, some of which coincide with aspects of Buddhism or of the most esoteric aspects of Hindu Vedanta,
