Dawkins and The Trouble with Physics

An examination of the problems associated with explaining the standard model constants - and its implications on the faith of atheists

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[freemind62]

Your video does highlight some mysteries in physics, however the video,s point seems to be that we don't know everything right now. I don't believe this is an argument agaist atheism. Dawkins believe, as do I, that science can describe the univers. If string theory is wrong then that doesn't disprove his argument. You seem to place the rediculus burden that science must know everything; which is impossible. Give scientists time to figure things out.

[3superdogs]

Perhaps they will figure things out (and I want them to keep on trying) but I find the conclusions reached so far to be interesting. The harder scientists look, the more problems they find.

The hardest one is the creation of the universe. Some scientists have developed the most contrived excuses for the big bang just because they cannot stand the notion of a Prime Mover. The anthropic principal and the multiverse are NOT science.  Believing in those ideas requires faith.

[mrainc]

You are missing a couple of factors in your monkey analogy..

The number of monkeys are not a bunch, but infinate, so the monkey would not die before they finished the job, because it would happen instantly, some monkey, somewhere in the room would get it on the first try..

I would suggest reading "Philosophy and science for dummies who need to incorporate God and/or a Creator into everything 101"

[kitchenaut]

I suggest you look at all of String Theory before writing it off. You're also dead wrong about Quantum theory, as Max Planck began work on it in the early 1900's, and we still don't have the quantum theory of gravity, so in fact it's taken more than a century.

Another thing is, if there is a God, why would it be the one that relates to the bible? You quote from scripture at the end of the video, but why that particular God?

[harp03n]

to add on my explaination of the anthropic principle..

the anthropic principle doesnt describe WHY this universe is how it is.. it just describes why there might be a universe or a place in that universe that can sustain life..

once you realize that, you can figure out that IF we are alive, and there has to be a place for that, then (logically) we live in that place..

if the circumstances here on earth were different we wouldnt be here..

[harp03n]

yeah and the origin of life, space and time is such a SMALL event, that you would expect that scientists would solve that in 200 years :P

geez. you're asking the life questions. no-one knows, scientists can only make (educated) guesses, sofar atleast..

the anthropic principle might not be scientific proven, but i offers a POSSIBLE explaination. christians say. WHAT ARE THE ODDS?

the anthropic principle gives a philisofical answer to that question. that is A POSSIBILIY!! just like your god

[3superdogs]

read 'why i am a christian' edited by norman geisler

[3superdogs]

what are you talking about? HOW IS THERE ANY INFINITE AMOUNT OF MONKEYS?

[3superdogs]

Ultimately God desires faith - believe it or not, He does not want to force us to believe.

BTW, I like smiley faces, and there is light on the other side of the window :)