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Frankly, I find this infinitely more compelling (and interesting) than the idea that there's a god-like being out there.[/quote]

I really have a hard time believing physics can come up with an explanation for why energy has to exist at all.  An explanation for why there isn't just nothing.  Once you postulate energy, you can use many world theories, etc to maybe explain everything else.  But you are still left with "who created god", just rephrased as "why is there energy (=anything)?"[/quote]

Indeed.  And putting aside the many problems with Darwin's theory, why are there creatures to evolve at all?[/quote]

Re-read the PP comment.  The idea that a theist talks about "the many problems with Darwin's theory" is laughable.  But furthermore, it's intellectually impoverished to say, "You can't tell me why there has to be energy!  Why isn't there nothing?  You can't answer that, but I can:  It's because there's this infinitely complex phenomenon called 'god' that I define with a wave of my hand."

God may not exist, but He's an extremely powerful tautology.  He doesn't "explain" anything; "god" is the sound of otherwise rational people throwing in of the towel.  It's an abdication of our responsibility as adult human beings with cognition.[/quote]

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