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Yes but see, the same uncertainty also goes to you. Evidence may paint a picture, but evidence is also continuously fluid so there is never a correct picture. A
by jansho 9y ago
Yes but see, the same uncertainty also goes to you. Evidence may paint a picture, but evidence is also continuously fluid so there is never a correct picture. A more accurate picture, possibly. But even so, we're not just ruled by rational thinking. Even scientists are driven by a thing called wonder and curiosity - you need those facilities together to make progress. Call intuition as one tool to take advantage of.
But hey I may be wrong too. There's no telling unless He says "Game's up, now who amongst you could see me." I admit that there is that fear in me, but as I explained in another child post, I just can't put down the super complexity and beauty of this world to a chance.
(If my tone seems condescending, I apologise as this is not in my intention at all.)
- nkrisc 9y agoOf course I can only be as certain as the evidence we have. I also know that our understanding will probably evolve and change and we learn new information. As for chance? Well, for every Earth (only one we know of) there are (as far as we know) billions of dead planets. After billions and billions of dead planets I'm perfectly will to accept that one with life is just chance.
- jansho 9y agoThat's not the only chance though. It's a chance within a chance within so many other chances over many, many years, from the moment the Big Bang happened. For sure our knowledge will grow, but I am not so sure if this will apply to our understanding. Yet the more we know, the more we seem we don't know! Hey thanks for letting me indulge in this thread, I was hoping to test my thoughts and learn something new (I did) :)