God, Science and Creationists

God is greater than logic: there is no way to logically prove or disprove the existence of God (However, there are ways to logically expose flaws and contradictions in my - and your - inadequate conception of God). God is beyond the reach of science: by what controlled experiment could God's existence be proven or disproven?

Caution to scientists: The fact that science cannot (currently) explain something does not disprove its existence (unfortunately, all too many scientists and their boosters need this reminder).

Caution to creationists: Do you think that the words God uses to speak to us can be simply read and comprehended without effort, without struggle and growth on our part? Do you think that in the holy texts there cannot be metaphors and allegories, paradoxes, used to convey ideas which are beyond the capability of our merely human languages to express? And do you think God incapable of setting into motion a process of evolution through which humans can come into existence through the development of God's other creations? (higher from lower, perhaps, a process of ongoing perfecting). Even the most literal-minded interpretation of Genesis 2, vii must cede that Adam was created from the earth. . . .


The point of science is not to provide a belief system to replace religion and mythology, but to provide a process for discovering the truth bit by bit, step by step, with the unrealizable aim of understanding, explaining and allowing us to control everything. It is a never-ending process, and it oversteps its abilities when it presumes to state the answer to the ultimate question, "what is everything". Religions and personal beliefs provide answers to this question, however short they may fall from the full truth. Scientists must always guard against the natural human desire to explain and know the ultimate answer - the desire for completion or "closure" - and the desire to be seen by others to possess such awesome and prestige-endowing knowledge.