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Originally posted by Samichking
This leads us to the second possible response: agnosticism. In dealing with an open-minded agnostic, an approach I have found effective is to point out that the universe is an effect which requires a sufficient cause, and the only sufficient cause is God. As Scripture says, “the heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands” (Ps. 19:1).
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Ok, so essentially the counteraction to agnosticism in the zealot handbook is point out that we can't comprehend or begin to understand where the universe came from, therefore, God must have done it. Yea, a scant few millenia ago (and possibly even sooner), folk worshipped the sun as God because of the heat and light it provided, but also because it was a big bright shiny thing in the sky they couldn't comprehend. Now that we've advanced to the point we know what the sun is, hence, no longer worship it, zealots turn to the birth of the universe as God's calling card. When science advances in a few more millenia and we figure out what caused the big bang (to which we're getting closer), what great curtain are zealots going to hide their Wizard of God behind?
Faith is fine, i'm open to the idea of a god, but i'm not open to people who are sure they can prove it to me, especially with an argument as hollow as attributing the as of yet unexplainable to Him.