Re: [asa] Science proves there's no need for God?

In an important sense God is not "necessary" for an understanding of the world. This is the import of Bonhoeffer's argument that the world can be understood "though God were not given" becauuse God "lets himself be pushed out of the world onto a cross." The fullest exposition of this is Eberhard Juengel's _God as the Mystery of the World" in which he argues that the "nercessity" of God would in fact impose conditions upon God. God, he concludes, as the unconditioned ground of the world's existence is "more than necessary."

Shalom,
George

--- "Dehler wrote:
> I'm entering a yahoo discussion board debate with another person (an atheist). Here's my planned post (first draft)- any comments? This is just the opening statement- the meat will come next.
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> ...Bernie
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> Resolved: Given the success of science, including evolution, there is
> no need for a God as posited by Christians to explain the universe.
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> <<Opening statement from the negative side.>>
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> Ultimately, either God exists or He doesn't. No one can either prove or disprove the existence of God. Nobody. Not one. Therefore, it logically follows that "the success of science" cannot disprove God. Therefore, the onus is on the advocate who thinks that there is a logical proof for demonstrating how "the success of science" can "put God out of business," so to speak.
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> I will show that all arguments that try to prove that God is superfluous (not needed, extraneous) are not logical. In other words, there are flaws in the logical arguments when trying to prove the thesis that by using modern science one can disprove the existence of God. In fact, the great mysteries of the universe actually cause many scientists to reach out for God, and that is why the majority of modern scientists and doctors believe in God[1].
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> Footnotes:
> 1. Robert Roy Britt, "Scientists' Belief in God Varies Starkly by Discipline," LiveScience, 11 Aug. 2005, <http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/050811_scientists_god.html>
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> [1] Robert Roy Britt, "Scientists' Belief in God Varies Starkly by Discipline," LiveScience, 11 Aug. 2005, <http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/050811_scientists_god.html>

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