tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644742690759744999.post1576288740610908676..comments2024-03-12T09:18:55.268+02:00Comments on Hell's Teeth: The theological implications of the Higgs BosonHell's Teethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03068603610322030020noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644742690759744999.post-32539610595011244782012-07-27T07:58:24.904+02:002012-07-27T07:58:24.904+02:00Interesting view, but I think you may have been cl...Interesting view, but I think you may have been closer to the truth in your teenage years. <br /><br />You seem to be making a corollary error to the one believers make when they resort to 'God of the Gaps.' You seem to be making the 'Non-God of the Non-Gaps' error. That is, you're being able to see the design, and taking that to mean that there is no Designer. Like seeing the blueprint and concluding there is no architect. <br /><br />A number of scientists have noted the rather remarkable apparent design in the universe and wondered on this problem. For example, look at most any of Paul Davies' works, for example his Cosmic Blueprint. Coming from the non-theist that he is, his observations are revealing, culminating in the statement 'The impression of design is overwhelming.'<br /><br />Or better: You quote Anthony Flew's views from a few decades ago, but if your non-faith is strong, you should test his thoughts many years later, as he reflects on this 'problem' of seeing more and more of the blueprint. The book is, 'There is a God.'<br /><br />The discovery of the Higgs is not a big theological event -- it (or something close to it) has been expected (even relied on) for decades. That's what finding more and more of the blueprint is about.<br /><br />It's an enjoyable venture to test the other waters if you're still able, and I thank you for your thoughts.<br /><br />cheers<br />TJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com