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You're using the proper noun 'God' again - do you have a specific one in mind, or are you suggesting all gods - some 18,000 or so? - are all proven by the exist
by Jedd 3y ago
You're using the proper noun 'God' again - do you have a specific one in mind, or are you suggesting all gods - some 18,000 or so? - are all proven by the existence of life?
I'll gleefully agree that DNA is complex, and certainly more complex than the Ptolemy-related ramblings on a 2200yo stone tablet, but I do not agree that gets us to:
life is complex ⟹ god(s) exist
Things that aren't complex include the 'inspired by deity' writings from 1200-3000 years ago, that all fail to exhibit any of the anticipated god-level complexity, and instead concern themselves with despairingly pedestrian affairs such as rules around food preparation, slave management, agricultural practices, treatment of enemies, other gods, etc.
All of which sound much more like the contemporary concerns of middle aged blokes somewhere on the mildly literate to reasonably angry spectrum.
One would hope a deity that could countenance, let alone create, the complexity of DNA would have far more compelling interests than worrying out loud whether my shirt was a blend of polyester and cotton.