Carl Sagan - God, the Universe, & Everything Else

how odd an intelligent being on youtube :D

What a line up, great minds!

One day every knee will bow...

lol

To your robot overlords

@BigMisterBig1
Yah, why are they all the same? Seems every time I leave a comment on a video like this that isn't about left-brain ideology people pounce on me, but the weird thing is they always sound exactly the same and generally say the same things. You know, a lame little insult followed by this and that. Maybe they're really are robot humans.

(8:55) Does God can intervene in the world or is He bound by His laws?

Spinoza answered both  questions 350 years ago with just one shot:

"THE REASON WHY IT EXISTS [GOD OR NATURE/EXISTENTIAL QUANTUM] IS THE SAME WHY IT ACTS." (Spinoza/Silveira)

IF God existed then he could intervene in the world, but since we have laws that govern the physical world, he cannot exist. In order for God to not be bound by the laws of the universe, magic would need to exist. And in order for there to be a God at all, magic must exist. But magic does not exist, therefore neither can God. IF God exists then there would be NO laws.

amen, oh wait lol.

It is not our egos that have the problem. It is our logic and critical thinking. As Carl says, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. We tend to rely on intelligence rather than emotion, reality rather than fantasy, and facts rather than superstition. We wonder why others refuse to accept logic, and choose mythological beliefs over common sense and rational thinking. :)