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  1. Prince Darkmoon

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    Yes, I agree my idea of God is as a force beyond human comprehension. Personally I have never believed in a personified deity, therefore I concur that God is making himself known, all we can comprehend is part of God, together with unknown amounts of what we can't comprehend. Is there some kind of intelligence behind this uncomprehendable being? Perhaps, but I feel it is a mistake to believe God is as simple as human minds and human religion make it seem.
     
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    I love Futurama's take on God: Where he is there, but understands that if he does too much, people become reliant on him and don't live full lives, but if does nothing, the world goes down the drain. He realizes that doing just enough to remain unseen is the best approach someone/thing of his power to take.
     
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    I think this could be related to this whole discussion on understanding god.
    Post edited due to language:

     
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    Um, I will go ahead and say this:
    TL;DR
     
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    Interesting post but there's a couple of things I disagree with. Mainly the idea that computers are conscious or intelligent. My computer today is no more 'intelligent' then my primary school calculator, one just happens to add a lot more numbers a lot faster. Expert systems are merely the illusion of consciousness.

    Secondly the mentioning of Planck length, I'm dubious as to whether Planck length is a limit of our universe or our knowledge of it, but admittedly I don't know much about the Planck constant so I'll stop here.
    Retracting this statement since I was a bit confused as to what Planck's constant actually was.
     
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    Pretty much this.

    My PC is as dumb as a retarded squirrel.
     
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    Which god?
    The standard monotheistic portrayal?

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    God is just an easier way to saying 'higher power' or 'deity' or what ever.
     
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    Mmm.
    Not necessarily.
    It all depends on how you choose to define god.
    Some definitions of god may not fit the
    Above described.

    IE. God was a lifeless particle that exploded
    To create the universe we exist in.

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    I see your point I guess, but this is a religous thread, so therefore we are talking about God/gods/goddesses/deities/etc.
     
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    Science is a religion.

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    Science is science, religion is religion, you may mix the two, but one is not the other.
     
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    Religion is a system of beliefs
    Intended to explain our existence and our creation.

    Ditto for science.

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    Snow just back away.Grey is trolling you.
     
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    I am not.
    I am quoting the first thing we touched upon
    In philosophy.

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    Fun fact.No one cares.

    For philosophy is just an opinion.
     
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    Must I remind you of my previous avatar?
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    I did not expect much more
    From one so simple minded.

    Everything that today is explained by science
    Was once explained by philosophical means.
    Many things in physics still rely on philosophical assumptions.
    Interesting, no?

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