Yes, but a 'something' is not necessarily a 'someone'.
Thats what I was getting hung up on Foxfyre. They aren't claiming to know if it was something, someone, or random but want to see if they can find out. I dont understand people taking issue with them trying to use scientific methods to explore that idea.
I really shouldn't play with people so much on stuff like this either because then no one knows when i'm serious or joking, this time im serious
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LOL, if you don't have fun doing this, you're not doing it right. So have all the fun you want. Respectfully of course. (cough)
Aristotle, Spinoza, Einstein et al did not claim to know the answers. But to these brilliant minds, there is such an order and symmetry to the universe and most of the things in it, they could not reconcile their own common sense and sense of purpose with a universe that got this way purely by chance. And that is why they left the door open for some explanation other than pure chance. Not one embraced any concept of a personal God or diety who called it all into being however.
In other words they were scientists with open minds, a very good thing for scientists to have.
I oppose Creationists who would force their personal religious beliefs into a science curriculum. Creationism is not science and has no place in a science classroom.
But I also oppose those bigots who are so full of hate and loathing for any religious concept that they would use that as an excuse to close minds to all possibilities. I oppose any who would deny students opportunity and encouragement to wonder about all unexplained things and how things got to be the way they are.
