TBH it really is the ultimate easy way out because you don't have to explain a god, because he is a god. [It] is outside the "natural realm" and therefore not bound by the laws of the natural.
Edit: But I think we are all aware of that. Kind of "ldo".
Easy way out, more like cop-out. Again, argument from ignorance. No different than the sacred mysteries of Catholicism. The point is to not understand because proof lies in faith.
So if this God lies outside the natural realm, in what ways does he operate within the natural realm? He's obviously played some part, no?
This is an asinine comment that deserves the same response I give everyone who is for population reduction:
"Why don't you set the example and start with yourself then?"
In no way did I imply I was pro-population reduction. Overpopulation is not so much the problem as the morbidly unequal distribution of resources.
Now, try looking from my perspective: that the world and life have no purpose. Our evolution was a "mistake" in that it's the result of the tiniest of chances that a species develops a higher intellect than the rest of nature. Given that our civilization is destroying the environment and ourselves, the path we're taking will render the planet uninhabitable. That includes nuclear holocaust. Species that cannot adapt to their environment (in our case, by destroying it), by natural law will perish.
Luckily, more people are taking steps to slow this process down, perhaps even stop it. But it's a humanistic endeavor.
Of course, if you believe life has a purpose and that salvation is on the way both/either in this life or "the next", then you need not worry about current issues like global warming, because
Revelation is soon to be fulfilled.
No but he's my idol.
Well said.
